Fujina (Miocene of Japan)
Also known as Tamayu
Where: Shimane, Japan (35.5° N, 133.1° E: paleocoordinates 38.0° N, 130.4° E)
• coordinate based on political unit
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Fujina Formation, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
• cold water and marine environment
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: K. Hatai, S. Hayasaka, and K. Masuda. 1963. Some fossil tympanics from the Mizuho period of northern Japan. Saito Ho-on Kai Museum Research Bulletin 32:5-14 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 13068: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 18.01.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• Hirota (1979) noted "rib-like fossil bones measuring about 2 cm in width and about 15 cm in length" from Fujina.
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| Mammalia | |
Mizuhoptera fujinensis n. gen. n. sp.
Mizuhoptera fujinensis n. gen. n. sp. Hatai et al. 1963 whale | |
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Desmostylus sp. Marsh 1888 desmostylian | |