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Gobara, Nanmoku-mura, Kanra District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 36.1667,138.667 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Gunma, Japan |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Nanmoku-mura, Kanra District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Gobara, Haratajino Formation | Kimura T., Takakuwa Y., et al (2003) | Haratajino | not reported | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene | |
Gobara, Itahana Formation | Kimura T., Takakuwa Y., et al (2003) | Itahana | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene | ||
Gobara, Niwaya Formation | Kimura T., Takakuwa Y., et al (2003) | Niwaya | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene | ||
Gobara, Haraichi Formation | Kimura T., Takakuwa Y., et al (2003) | Haraichi | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Delphinoidea superfamily | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Prionodelphis : Delphinoidea | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Mysticeti suborder | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Burtinopsis : Mysticeti | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Odontoceti suborder | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Champsodelphis : Odontoceti | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Balaenopteridae family | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenopteridae | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Cetotheriidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Cetotheriidae | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Kentriodontidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Kentriodontidae | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Cetacea order | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Physeteridae family | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Ziphioides : Physeteridae | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
References
Uhen M. D. Mark D. Uhen's opinions |
Kimura T., Takakuwa Y., et al (2003) Cetacean fossils in the Nakajima collection, Bulletin of the Gunma Museum of Natural History 7, 19-23 |
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!