Matuura coal mine (Miocene of Japan)
Where: Nagasaki, Japan (33.3° N, 129.7° E: paleocoordinates 34.8° N, 127.4° E)
When: Setibaru Formation (Sasebo Group), Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; shale
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: T. Shikama. 1956. Miocene Chelonia of Japan. Sci. Rept. Yokohama Nation. Univ 2(5):35-62 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 191620: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 03.02.2018
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Reptilia | |
Geoclemmys matuuraensis n. sp.
Geoclemmys matuuraensis n. sp. Shikama 1956 turtle |