Where: Aichi, Japan (35.0° N, 137.0° E: paleocoordinates 42.3° N, 132.8° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Seto Porcelain Clay Formation (Seto Group), Tertiary (66.0 - 2.6 Ma)
• The Seto Porcelain Clay Formation around the Itoh and Hohtoku Mines in Obata area is 20 to 30 m thick, which unconformably overlies Mesozoic and Paleogene granitic rocks of large relief and is correlated with the Mizunami Group in Tajimi region by the molluscan fauna.
Environment/lithology: sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original carbon
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
Primary reference: K. Ozaki. 1991. Late Miocene and Pliocene Floras in Central Honshu, Japan. Bulletin of Kanagawa Prefectural Museam Natural Science Special Issue 1-244 [H. Sims/H. Lindon/H. Lindon]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 22819: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 27.06.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Pinopsida | |
Tsuga miosieboldiana Ozaki 1974 | |
Angiospermae | |
Potamogeton sp. Linnaeus 1753 pondweed | |
Carex spp. Linnaeus 1753 sedge | |
Bambusites sp. Ettingshausen 1886 grass | |
Lindera cf. miyataensis, Actinodaphne cf. lancifolia, Persea cf. thunbergii, Cinnamomum cf. camphora, Cinnamomum cf. japonicum
Lindera cf. miyataensis laurel
Actinodaphne cf. lancifolia laurel
Persea cf. thunbergii laurel
Cinnamomum cf. camphora cinnamon
Cinnamomum cf. japonicum cinnamon | |
Liquidambar miosinica sweetgum | |
Myriophyllum sp. Linnaeus 1753 water milfoil | |
Pittosporum cf. illicioides cheesewood | |
Ilex subcornuta holly | |
Fraxinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 ash
Syringa cf. pekinensis lilac | |
Cornus megaphylla dogwood | |
"Ficus" tiliaefolia Br fig | |
Vitis naumannii grapevine | |
Populus kobayashii poplar
Populus hokiensis poplar | |
Sapium hokianum milktree | |
Quercus protoaliena, Quercus protoacuta, Quercus protosalicina, Quercus aff. glauca, Castanea miocrenata, Fagus stuxbergii, Fagus palaeojaponica
Quercus protosalicina Suzuki 1959 oak
Quercus aff. glauca Thunberg 1784 oak
Castanea miocrenata chestnut
Fagus stuxbergii beech
Fagus palaeojaponica beech | |
Carya miocathayensis hickory | |
Ostrya aizuana hophornbeam
Betula sp. Linnaeus 1753 birch
Carpinus miocenica hornbeam
Carpinus heigunensis hornbeam
Carpinus cf. turczaninowii hornbeam | |
Malus sp. Miller 1758 | |
Paliurus protonipponicus buckthorn | |
Tilia sp. Linnaeus 1753 linden | |
Acer nordenskioeldii, Acer prototrifidium, Acer cf. chiharae, "Acer tricuspidatum" = Acer trilobatum
Acer nordenskioeldii maple
Acer prototrifidium maple
Acer cf. chiharae maple
"Acer tricuspidatum" = Acer trilobatum Sternberg 1825 maple | |
Dicotyledoneae | |
Halesia sp. Linnaeus 1759 silverbell
Styrax cf. japonica storax | |
Vaccinium sp. Linnaeus 1753 | |
Eurya sp. Thunberg 1783 tea |