Magaki-jima (Miocene of Japan)

Also known as IGPS loco no.-Mi-76

Where: Miyagi, Japan (38.3° N, 141.0° E: paleocoordinates 41.1° N, 138.5° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: S. Nisiyama. 1968. The echinoid fauna from Japan and adjacent regions, Part II. Paalaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 13:1-480 [M. Uhen/B. Shipps/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 204452: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 09.09.2019

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Taxonomic list

Echinoidea
 Spatangoida - Paleopneustidae
Pericosmus magnificus n. sp. heart urchin