Shiokumitoge: Langhian, Japan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Odobenidae
see common names

Geography
Country:Japan State/province:Fukui County:Takahama
Coordinates: 35.5° North, 130.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period: Neogene Epoch: Miocene
Stage: Langhian 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 5
Key time interval: Langhian
Age range of interval: 15.98 - 13.82 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Shimo
Stratigraphy comments: Zone N9 of Blow, approximately 15.5 million years ago
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:fine argillaceous sandstone
Lithology description: muddy fine-grained sandstone
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:59152
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2006-03-16 08:09:52 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2006-03-16 08:09:51
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
16898. N. Kohno, L. G. Barnes, and K. Hirota. 1995. Miocene fossil pinnipeds of the genera Prototaria and Neotherium (Carnivora; Otariidae; Imagotariinae) in the North Pacific Ocean: Evolution, relationships and distribution. The Island Arc 3:285-308 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]