Osawa River: Burdigalian, Japan
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Osteichthyes
- Cetacea
- Squalodelphinidae
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| 1 specimen | ||||||||||
| ICM-PV-509 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Japan | State/province: | Nagano Prefecture | County: | Shimoina District |
| Coordinates: | 35.4° North, 137.8° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 35.3° North, 135.1° East (Wright 2013) | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| Stage: | Burdigalian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 |
| Key time interval: | Burdigalian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 20.45 - 15.98 m.y. ago |
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: | 278876 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2026-05-26 16:21:21 | Last modified: | 2026-05-26 16:21:21 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
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Reference information
Primary reference:
| 94911. | A. Kawatani, Y. Hasegawa, and T. Kimura. 2026. New fossil squalodelphinid from the lower Miocene Tomikusa Group, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Fossils 119:5-11 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |