Fosoya (Pleistocene of Japan)

Where: Japan (34.8° N, 138.0° E: paleocoordinates 35.0° N, 137.8° E)

When: Hosoya Tuffaceous Member (Hijikata Formation), Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: W. Schwarzhans and F. Ohe. 2019. Lanternfish otoliths (Teleostei, Myctophidae) from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Japan. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 125(2):355-400 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 219780: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 21.04.2021

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Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Diaphus termophilus TÃ¥ning 1928 lanternfish
Electrona sp. Goode and Bean 1895 lanternfish