Teine District: Holocene, Japan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Osteichthyes - Cetacea - Balaenidae
unclassified
Osteichthyes - Cetacea - Balaenidae
see common names

Geography
Country:Japan State/province:Hokkaido Prefecture County:Sapporo
Coordinates: 43.1° North, 141.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period: Quaternary Epoch: Holocene
10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 6
Key time interval: Holocene
Age range of interval: 0.0117 - 0 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Maeda Sand
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: unlithified sandstone
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:277752
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2026-02-10 13:55:12 Last modified:2026-02-10 13:55:12
Access level:the public Released:0000-00-00 00:00:00
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Reference information

Primary reference:

94168. Y. Tanaka. 2026. Right Whale Remains from the Holocene (Quaternary) of Sapporo, Hokkaido, Northern Japan. Aquatic Mammals 52(1):79-83 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]