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Motojuku, Kanra District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Formation	Motojuku
Age:	11.6 - 5.3 Ma Miocene
Interval	Late Miocene
Number of Collections	1
Number of Occurrences	111

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Kabutoiwa Flora Locality	Kanra District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan	Motojuku

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Aesculus sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Sapindaceae : *Aesculus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Cyclocarya sp. genus	6	*Cyclocarya*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Lindera sp. genus	6	*Lindera*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Liriodendron sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Magnoliales : Magnoliaceae : *Liriodendron*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Tetracentron sp. genus	6	*Tetracentron*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Picea sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : *Picea*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Pinus sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : *Pinus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Cornus sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Cornales : Cornaceae : *Cornus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Viburnum sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Dipsacales : Adoxaceae : *Viburnum*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Rhododendron sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Ericaceae : *Rhododendron*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Cladrastis sp. genus	6	Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Leguminosae : *Cladrastis*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Gleditsia sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Fabaceae : *Gleditsia*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Alnus sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : *Alnus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Betula sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : *Betula*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Carpinus sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : *Carpinus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Corylus sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : *Corylus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Ostrya sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : *Ostrya*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Castanea sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Fagaceae : *Castanea*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Fagus sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Fagaceae : *Fagus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Quercus sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Fagaceae : *Quercus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Ailanthus sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Simaroubaceae : *Ailanthus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Juglans sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Juglandaceae : *Juglans*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Pterocarya sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Juglandaceae : *Pterocarya*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Neolitsea sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Laurales : Lauraceae : *Neolitsea*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Persea sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Laurales : Lauraceae : *Persea*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Magnolia sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Magnoliales : Magnoliaceae : *Magnolia*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Tilia sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malvales : Malvaceae : *Tilia*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Meliosma sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Proteales : Sabiaceae : *Meliosma*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Berchemia sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rhamnaceae : *Berchemia*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Parthenocissus sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Vitales : Vitaceae : *Parthenocissus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Vitis sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Vitales : Vitaceae : *Vitis*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Prunus sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae : *Prunus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Hydrangea sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Cornales : Hydrangeaceae : *Hydrangea*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Acer sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Sapindaceae : *Acer*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Rhus sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Anacardiaceae : *Rhus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Cedrela sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Meliaceae : *Cedrela*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Euodia sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Rutaceae : *Euodia*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Koelreuteria sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Sapindaceae : *Koelreuteria*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Liquidambar sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Saxifragales : Altingiaceae : *Liquidambar*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Fraxinus sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Lamiales : Oleaceae : *Fraxinus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Ficus sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Moraceae : *Ficus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Celtis sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Cannabaceae : *Celtis*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Ulmus sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Ulmaceae : *Ulmus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Zelkova sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Ulmaceae : *Zelkova*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Populus sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Salicaceae : *Populus*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Salix sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Salicaceae : *Salix*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Actinodonta sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : *Actinodonta*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Potamogeton sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Alismatales : Potamogetonaceae : *Potamogeton*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Osmunda sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : *Osmunda*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene

References

Ozaki K. (1991) Late Miocene and Pliocene Floras in Central Honshu, Japan, Bulletin of Kanagawa Prefectural Museam Natural Science Special Issue, 1-244

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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