Asanai-zawa (Miocene of Russian Federation)
Also known as Nevel'sk
Where: Sakhalin, Russian Federation (46.7° N, 141.9° E: paleocoordinates 47.5° N, 139.9° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Hacchorei Formation (Honto Group), Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; shale
• hard shale
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: N. Nagao. 1937. A new species of Desmostylus from Japanese Saghalien and its geological significance. Proceedings of the Imperial Academy, Tokyo 13(2):46-49 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 91506: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 30.09.2009
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia | |
"Desmostylus minor n. sp." = Desmostylus hesperus
"Desmostylus minor n. sp." = Desmostylus hesperus Marsh 1888 desmostylian |