Shiretoko (Holocene of Japan)

Where: Japan (45.3° N, 141.0° E: paleocoordinates 45.3° N, 141.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Primary reference: Y. Uni. 2006. Whales, dorphines [dolphins] and porpoises off Shiretoko. Bulletin of the Shiretoko Museum 27:37-46 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 82088: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 22.07.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Cetacea - Ziphiidae
Berardius bairdii, Mesoplodon stejnegeri
Berardius bairdii Stejneger 1883 beaked whale
Mesoplodon stejnegeri True 1885 beaked whale
 Cetacea - Monodontidae
Delphinapterus leucas
Delphinapterus leucas Pallas 1776 beluga whale
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
"Lagenorhynchus obliquidens" = Sagmatias obliquidens, Orcinus orca
"Lagenorhynchus obliquidens" = Sagmatias obliquidens Gill 1865 Pacific white-sided dolphin
Orcinus orca Linnaeus 1758 orca
 Cetacea - Phocoenidae
Phocoenoides dalli, Phocoena phocoena
Phocoenoides dalli True 1885 Dall's porpoise
Phocoena phocoena Linnaeus 1758 harbor porpoise
 Cetacea - Physeteridae
Physeter macrocephalus
Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus 1758 sperm whale
 Cetacea - Balaenidae
"Balaena glacialis" = Eubalaena glacialis
"Balaena glacialis" = Eubalaena glacialis Muller 1776 North Atlantic right whale
 Cetacea - Balaenopteridae
Megaptera novaeangliae, Balaenoptera musculus, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, Balaenoptera physalus
Megaptera novaeangliae Brisson 1762 humpback whale
Balaenoptera musculus Linnaeus 1758 blue whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède 1804 minke whale
Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus 1758 fin whale