Yomitan (Pleistocene of Japan)
Where: Okinawa, Japan (26.7° N, 127.8° E: paleocoordinates 26.8° N, 127.6° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Ryukyu Formation, Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
• ? Ryukyu lst.
Environment/lithology: limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: M. Oishi and Y. Hasegawa. 1995. A list of fossil cetaceans in Japan. The Island Arc 3:493-505 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 76047: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 09.11.2007
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Mammalia | |
Mesoplodon sp. Gervais 1850 beaked whale |