Mii: Burdigalian, Japan

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

Geography
Country:Japan State/province:Wajima County:Ishikawa
Coordinates: 37.4° North, 136.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:37.3° North, 134.0° 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
Stratigraphy
Formation:Anamizu
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:terrestrial 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:93878
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2010-02-05 11:58:14 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2010-02-05 11:58:13
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:

31889. H. Saegusa. 2008. Dwarf Stegolophodon from the Miocene of Japan Passengers on sinking boats. Quaternary International 182:49-62 [M. Uhen/M. Kanojia/M. Uhen]