Hongohigashi: Gelasian, Japan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Diaphus kuroshio Kawaguchi and Nafpaktitis 1978
Hygophum proximum Becker 1965
Symbolophorus sp. Bolin and Wisner 1959
Symbolophorus californiensis (Eignemann and Eignemann 1889)
see common names

Geography
Country:Japan
Coordinates: 34.8° North, 137.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:34.7° North, 136.6° East (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period: Quaternary Epoch: Pleistocene
Stage: Gelasian 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 6
Key time interval: Gelasian
Age range of interval: 2.58 - 1.8 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Dainichi
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:219781
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2021-04-21 10:24:42 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2021-04-21 10:24:42
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
76566. W. Schwarzhans and F. Ohe. 2019. Lanternfish otoliths (Teleostei, Myctophidae) from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Japan. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 125(2):355-400 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]