Maja (Pliocene of Japan)
Also known as SMJ-1
Where: Okinawa, Japan (26.3° N, 123.6° E: paleocoordinates 26.6° N, 123.0° E)
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When: Maja Formation (Shimajiri Group), Early/Lower Pliocene (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; sandy siltstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: H. Karasawa. 1993. Cenozoic Decapod Crustacea from Southwest Japan. Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum (20)1-92 [C. Schweitzer/E. Johnson]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 202477: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 11.07.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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Malacostraca | |
Thalamita sp. Latreille 1829 swimming crab
Scylla serrata Forskål 1775 swimming crab | |
Carcinoplax prisca Imaizumi 1961 crab |