Gifu (Loc. 24) (Miocene of Japan)

Where: Gifu, Japan (35.5° N, 136.9° E: paleocoordinates 38.1° N, 134.4° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Mizunami Group, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: Y. Yabumoto and T. Uyeno. 1994. Late Mesozoic and Cenozoic fish faunas of Japan. The Island Arc 3:255-269 [C. Jaramillo/C. Pimiento]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 161445: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Catalina Pimiento on 05.09.2014

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Authors cite ltoigawa et al. 1985
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Chondrichthyes
 Squaliformes - Dalatiidae
Dalatias licha
Dalatias licha Bonnaterre 1788 shark
 Squaliformes - Squalidae
Squalus sp.
Squalus sp. Linnaeus 1758 dogfish shark
 Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Squatina sp.
Squatina sp. Dumeril 1806 angel shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Negaprion kraussi, Negaprion acanthodon, Carcharhinus eggertoni, Carcharhinus sp.
Negaprion kraussi lemon shark
Carcharhinus eggertoni requiem shark
Carcharhinus sp. de Blainville 1816 requiem shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Sphyrna sp.
Sphyrna sp. Rafinesque 1810 hammerhead shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis serra
Hemipristis serra Agassiz 1835 ground shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo aduncus
Galeocerdo aduncus Agassiz 1835 tiger shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Galeus sp.
Galeus sp. Schaeffer 1760 cat shark
 Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Nebrius delfortriei
 Lamniformes - Pseudocarchariidae
Pseudocarcharias sp.
Pseudocarcharias sp. Cadenat 1963 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspis volax, "Odontaspis cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus
Odontaspis volax sand tiger shark
"Odontaspis cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
"Odontaspis acutissima" = Carcharias acutissimus
"Odontaspis acutissima" = Carcharias acutissimus Agassiz 1843 sand shark
 Lamniformes - Alopiidae
Alopias sp., Alopias latidens, Alopias exigua
Alopias sp. Rafinesque 1810 thresher shark
Alopias latidens Leriche 1909 thresher shark
Alopias exigua Probst 1879 thresher shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Isurus desori, Isurus oxyrinchus, Isurus retroflexus, Isurus paucus, "Isurus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis
Isurus desori Sismonda 1849 mackerel shark
Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque 1810 mackerel shark
Isurus retroflexus Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark
Isurus paucus Guitart-Manday 1966 mackerel shark
"Isurus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis Agassiz 1838 white shark
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon, "Isurus benedeni" = Parotodus benedeni
"Carcharodon megalodon" = Otodus megalodon Agassiz 1835 megalodon
"Isurus benedeni" = Parotodus benedeni Le Hon 1871 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Cetorhinidae
Cetorhinus sp.
Cetorhinus sp. de Blainville 1816 basking shark
 Pristiophoriformes - Pristiophoridae
Pristiophorus sp.
Pristiophorus sp. Bleeker 1859 saw shark
 Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae
Hexanchus sp., Heptranchias sp.
Hexanchus sp. Rafinesque 1810 sixgill shark
Heptranchias sp. Rafinesque 1810 sevengill shark
 Hexanchiformes - Chlamydoselachidae
Chlamydoselachus sp.
Chlamydoselachus sp. Garman 1884 elasmobranch
 Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae
Rhynchobatus sp.
Rhynchobatus sp. Müller and Henle 1837 wedgefish
 Rajiformes - Rajidae
Raja sp.
Raja sp. Linnaeus 1758 skate
 Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
"Aetobatis sp." = Aetobatus
"Aetobatis sp." = Aetobatus Blainville 1816 stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
"Mobula sp." = Mobula, "Manta sp." = Mobula
"Mobula sp." = Mobula Rafinesque 1810 devil ray
"Manta sp." = Mobula Rafinesque 1810 manta
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis nipponensis, Dasyatis sp.
Dasyatis nipponensis whiptail stingray
Dasyatis sp. Rafinesque 1810 whiptail stingray
 Myliobatiformes - Rhinopteridae
Rhinoptera sp.
Rhinoptera sp. Cuvier 1829 cownose ray