Oda coast (Miocene of Japan)
Where: Shimane, Japan (35.3° N, 132.6° E: paleocoordinates 38.0° N, 129.8° E)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Fujina Formation, Langhian (16.0 - 13.8 Ma)
• It is thought that the present specimen came from the Fujina Formation (approximately 14 Ma).
Environment/lithology: marine; sandy mudstone
• well-rounded floating cobble composed of a blue-grey sandy mudstone with shell fragments
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: W. Tonomori, S. Kawano, K. Otsua and H. Hayashi. 2021. Report of an allodesmine humerus from Shimane, Japan: summary of Japanese allodesmines. Historical Biology [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 220319: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 20.05.2021
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Mammalia | |
Allodesminae indet. Kellogg 1931 pinniped |