Waita (Oligocene of Japan)
Also known as Tomoro Beach
Where: Japan (33.9° N, 130.7° E: paleocoordinates 39.2° N, 127.2° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Waita Formation (Ashiya Group), Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: deep subtidal shelf; mudstone and sandstone
• shoreface to outer shelf
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: Y. Okazaki. 1988. Oligocene squalodont (Cetacea: Mammalia) from the Ashiya Group, Japan. Bulletin of the Kitakyusu Museum of Natural History 8:75-80 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 51103: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 27.05.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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Squalodon sp. Grateloup 1840 toothed whale | |