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Northeast of Dasai Shrine, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 34.663,131.834 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Northeast of Dasai Shrine, Masuda City | Tsuru T. (1987) | Masuda | Planktonic foraminiferal zones N8 or N9 | sandstone | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Aturia cubaensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Aturiidae : Aturia : Aturia cubaensis | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
References
Tsuru T. (1987) New occurrence of fossil Aturia from the Miocene Masuda Group, Shimane Prefecture, west Japan, Geological Report of Shimane University 6, 95-100 |
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!