Shimazaki (Pliocene of Japan)

Also known as IGPS loco no. Tm-8

Where: Toyama, Japan (36.8° N, 137.0° E: paleocoordinates 37.5° N, 136.2° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Himi Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: S. Nisiyama. 1966. The echinoid fauna from Japan and adjacent regions, Part I. Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 11:1-277 [M. Uhen/B. Shipps/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 204396: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 06.09.2019

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Taxonomic list

Echinoidea
 Camarodonta - Strongylocentrotidae
Strongylocentrotus magistrus n. sp. Nisiyama 1966 sea urchin