Also known as Chinen village
Where: Okinawa, Japan (26.1° N, 127.8° E: paleocoordinates 26.1° N, 127.8° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Naha Formation (Ryukyu Group), Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: fissure fill; travertine
Size class: macrofossils
Collected in 1999-2000
Collection methods: quarrying, chemical, mechanical,
• use of 3% formic acid for chemical preparation
Primary reference: A. Takahashi, H. Otsuka, and R. Hirayama. 2003. A new species of Manouria (Testudines: Testudinidae) from the Upper Pleistocene of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Paleontological Research 7(3):195-217 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 191058: authorized by Evangelos Vlachos, entered by Evangelos Vlachos on 06.01.2018, edited by Matthew Clapham
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Manouria oyamai n. sp.
Manouria oyamai n. sp. Takahashi et al. 2003 turtle ESK-6150 (holotype), partial skeleton, including most of the shell and skull; various referred specimens as well
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Aves | |
Rallina eurizonoides Lafresnaye 1845 slaty-legged crake |