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Sasage Conglomerate, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Formation | Sasage Conglomerate |
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Age: | 2.59 - 0.78 Ma Pleistocene |
Interval | Early Pleistocene |
Lithology | conglomerate |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 1 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Kanaya-machi | Chiba Prefecture, Japan | Sasage Conglomerate |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Inagozawa | 23.0 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | 1 | |
Nagahama | 0.78 - 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 1 | |
Takeoka tuff | 2.59 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | tuff | 1 |
Umegase | 2.59 - 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | 1 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Orca paleorca species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Delphinidae : Orcinus : Orca paleorca | 2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene |
References
Oishi M., Hasegawa Y. (1995) A list of fossil cetaceans in Japan, The Island Arc 3, 493-505 |
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!