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Chikumi, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 35.5619,133.136 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Chikumi | Hirota K. (1979) | sandstone layer rich in shale | sandstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Odontoceti suborder | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Champsodelphis : Odontoceti | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Cetacea order | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
References
Hirota K. (1979) A list of vertebrate fossils from the Shimame Prefecture, Fossil Club Bulletin 13, 21-27 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!