Tsu (Loc. 27): Middle Miocene, Japan
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Otodontidae
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Carcharodon megalodon
(Agassiz 1835)
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| recombined as Otodus megalodon | |||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Lamnidae
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Carcharodon sulcidens
(Agassiz 1835)
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| synonym of Carcharodon carcharias | |||||||
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Isurus oxyrinchus
Rafinesque 1810
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| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Japan | State/province: | Mie |
| Coordinates: | 34.7° North, 136.5° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 37.4° North, 134.0° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 | ||
| Key time interval: | Middle Miocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 15.98000 - 11.63000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Ichishi |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some genera |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:Authors cite Uyeno et al. 1980 | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 161446 | ||
| Authorizer: | C. Jaramillo | Enterer: | C. Pimiento |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | ||
| Created: | 2014-09-05 13:20:12 | Last modified: | 2018-11-24 13:03:33 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2014-09-05 13:20:12 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 52598. | Y. Yabumoto and T. Uyeno. 1994. Late Mesozoic and Cenozoic fish faunas of Japan. The Island Arc 3:255-269 [C. Jaramillo/C. Pimiento] |