Ichinotani (Miocene of Japan)

Where: Shimane, Japan (35.5° N, 133.1° E: paleocoordinates 36.8° N, 131.4° E)

When: Fujina Formation, Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: N. Kuga. 1985. Revision of Neogene Mackerel Shark of Genus Isurus from Japan. Memoirs of the Faculty of Sciencem Kyoto University, Series of Geology & Mineralogy 51(1&2):1-20 [M. Uhen/B. Shipps/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 204342: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 05.09.2019

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Taxonomic list

Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Isurus planus, "Isurus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis
Isurus planus Agassiz 1856 mackerel shark
"Isurus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis Agassiz 1838 white shark