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Tomiya Shrine, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 35.2144,139.85 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Chiba, Japan |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Tomiya Shrine | Nisiyama S. (1966) | Kurotaki | Kurotaki formation (Tomiya tuffaceous sandstone), Lower Pliocene | sandstone | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Glyptocidaris crenularis species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Stomopneustoida : Glyptocidaridae : Glyptocidaris : Glyptocidaris crenularis | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
Allocentrotus japonicus species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Strongylocentrotidae : Allocentrotus : Allocentrotus japonicus | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
Stereocidaris grandis species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Cidaridae : Stereocidaris : Stereocidaris grandis | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
Spatangus sp. genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Spatangidae : Spatangus | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
References
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!