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Niwaya, Nanmoku-mura, Kanra District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Formation | Niwaya |
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Age: | 11.6 - 5.3 Ma Miocene |
Interval | Late Miocene |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 1 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Gobara | Nanmoku-mura, Kanra District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan | Niwaya |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Haraichi | 16.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene | 7 | |
Haratajino | 11.6 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | 4 | |
Itahana | 11.6 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | conglomerate/tuff, sandstone | 89 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Cetacea order | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
References
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!