Where: Gunma, Japan (36.3° N, 138.5° E: paleocoordinates 37.6° N, 136.9° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Itahana Formation (Tomioka Group), Tortonian to Tortonian (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
Primary reference: K. Ozaki. 1991. Late Miocene and Pliocene Floras in Central Honshu, Japan. Bulletin of Kanagawa Prefectural Museam Natural Science Special Issue 1-244 [H. Sims/H. Lindon/H. Lindon]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 21224: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 21.06.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Pinopsida | |
Abies protofirma fir | |
Angiospermae | |
Zelkova ungeri Kovats 1865 zelkova | |
Carpinus miocenica hornbeam
Alnus sp. Miller 1754 alder | |
Quercus protosalicina Suzuki 1959 oak
Quercus aff. glauca Thunberg 1784 oak
Fagus stuxbergii beech
Fagus sp. Linnaeus 1753 beech | |
Euodia rutaecarpa citrus | |
? Parthenocissus sp. Planchon 1887 | |
Actinodaphne cf. lancifolia laurel | |
? Syringa sp. Linnaeus 1753 lilac | |
? Viburnum cf. opulus Linnaeus 1753 honeysuckle | |
Pittosporum illicioides cheesewood | |
Liquidambar miosinica sweetgum
Parrotia sp. Meyer 1831 ironwood |