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Izumo, Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan

Lat/Long (Decimal)	35.35,132.75
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Izumo, San-in	Takayasu K. (1986)		Age given as middle to late Middle Miocene	"siliciclastic"	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Izumo	Miyazaki S., Horikawa H., et al (1995)	Fujina		not reported	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Carcharhinus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : *Carcharhinus*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Allodesminae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Allodesminae	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Desmostylus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Desmostylidae : *Desmostylus*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Anadara sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : *Anadara*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Glycymeris sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : *Glycymeris*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Glycymeris cisshuensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : *Glycymeris cisshuensis*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Ciliatocardium shinjiense species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Ciliatocardium : *Ciliatocardium shinjiense*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Laevicardium sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Lahilliidae : *Laevicardium*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Serripes sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : *Serripes*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Macoma sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : *Macoma*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Cyclocardia sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : *Cyclocardia*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Panopea sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : *Panopea*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Lucinoma annulatum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Lucinoma : *Lucinoma annulatum*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Crenomytilus grayanus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Crenomytilus : *Crenomytilus grayanus*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Modiolus sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : *Modiolus*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Saccella sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : *Saccella*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Portlandia sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : *Portlandia*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Acila (Acila) submirabilis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Acila : *Acila (Acila) submirabilis*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Ennucula sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : *Ennucula*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Crassostrea gigas species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Crassostrea : *Crassostrea gigas*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Pandora sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pandoridae : *Pandora*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Anomia sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : *Anomia*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Chlamys sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : *Chlamys*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Chlamys (Chlamys) otukae species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : *Chlamys (Chlamys) otukae*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Kotorapecten sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : *Kotorapecten*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Mimachlamys kaneharai species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : *Mimachlamys kaneharai*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Mizuhopecten sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : *Mizuhopecten*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Patinopecten sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : *Patinopecten*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Placopecten sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : *Placopecten*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Mya sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Myidae : *Mya*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Teredo sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Teredinidae : *Teredo*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Cultellus izumoensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Pharidae : Cultellus : *Cultellus izumoensis*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Periploma sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Periplomatidae : *Periploma*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Thracia sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Thraciidae : *Thracia*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Mactromeris polynyma species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Mactridae : Mactromeris : *Mactromeris polynyma*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Callista (Callista) chinensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Callista : *Callista (Callista) chinensis*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Callithaca sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Callithaca*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Chione sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Chione*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Dosinia (Kaneharaia) sp. subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Dosinia : *Dosinia (Kaneharaia)*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Dosinia (Phacosoma) sp. subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Dosinia : *Dosinia (Phacosoma)*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Leukoma sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : *Leukoma*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Mercenaria sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Mercenaria*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Pitar sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Pitar*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Saxidomus sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Saxidomus*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Buccinum sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : *Buccinum*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Neptunea sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : *Neptunea*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Phos sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : *Phos*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Siphonalia sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : *Siphonalia*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Sydaphera sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cancellariidae : *Sydaphera*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Boreotrophon sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : *Boreotrophon*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Ocenebra sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : *Ocenebra*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Nassarius sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : *Nassarius*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Olivella sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olividae : *Olivella*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Surculites sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : *Surculites*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Fulgoraria sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : *Fulgoraria*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Liracassis sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : *Liracassis*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Euspira sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : *Euspira*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Glossaulax didyma species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Neverita : *Glossaulax didyma*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Sinum ineptum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Sinum : *Sinum ineptum*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Calliostoma sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Calliostomatidae : *Calliostoma*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Margarites sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Margaritidae : *Margarites*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Protorotella sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Trochidae : *Protorotella*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Trochus sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Pseudophoridae : *Trochus*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Galeoastraea sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turbinidae : *Galeoastraea*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Acmaea sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Acmaeidae : *Acmaea*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Turritella sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : *Turritella*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Fissidentalium sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : *Fissidentalium*	13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene
Cibicides sp. genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Cibicididae : *Cibicides*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Uvigerina sp. genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Uvigerinidae : *Uvigerina*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene

References

Abe T., Sugiyama M., et al (1982) New occurrence of Desmostylus from the Miocene Fujina Formation, Shimane prefecture, Earth Science 36, 224-228

Takayasu K. (1986) Characteristics of the Miocene molluscan assemblages from central San-in District, Southwest Honshu, Japan, Monograph of the Mizunami Fossil Museum 6, 155-169

Miyazaki S., Horikawa H., et al (1995) Summary of the fossil record of pinnipeds of Japan, and comparisons with that from the eastern North Pacific, The Island Arc 3, 361-372

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!

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