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Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.4508,141.007 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Fukushima, Japan |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Fukushima Prefecture, Japan |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Futaba | Kimura T. (2009) | Tomioka | late early to early late Pliocene | not reported | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Balaenidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenidae | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
References
Kimura T. (2009) Review of the fossil balaenids from Japan with a re-description of Eubalaena shinshuensis (Mammalia, Cetacea, Mysticeti), Quaderni del Museo di Storia Naturale di Livorno 22, 3-21 |
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!