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Miyazaki - Tano, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan

Group	Miyazaki
Formation	Tano
Age:	7.25 - 5.33 Ma Miocene
Interval	Late Miocene
Lithology	siltstone, "siliciclastic"
Number of Collections	4
Number of Occurrences	11

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Somese Cliff	Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan	Miyazaki - Tano
Tano	Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan	Miyazaki - Tano
Kawaharada Cliff	Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan	Miyazaki - Tano
Kawaguchi Cliff	Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan	Miyazaki - Tano

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Calappa sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Calappidae : *Calappa*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Carcinoplax prisca species	7	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Goneplacidae : Carcinoplax : *Carcinoplax prisca*	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Amussiopecten iitomiensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Amussiopecten : *Amussiopecten iitomiensis*	7.246 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Chlamys miurensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : *Chlamys miurensis*	7.246 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Clementia (Clementia) papyracea species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Clementia : *Clementia (Clementia) papyracea*	7.246 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Paphia exilis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Paphia : *Paphia exilis*	7.246 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Conus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : *Conus*	7.246 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Hartungia elegans species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Janthinidae : Hartungia : *Hartungia elegans*	7.246 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Trochus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Pseudophoridae : *Trochus*	7.246 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Turbo (Batillus) priscus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turbinidae : Turbo (Marmarostoma) : *Turbo (Batillus) priscus*	7.246 - 5.333 Ma Miocene

References

Karasawa H. (1993) Cenozoic Decapod Crustacea from Southwest Japan, Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum 20, 1-92

Tomida S., Nakamura Y. (2001) A new species of Hartungia (Gastropoda: Janthinidae) from late Miocene of Japan, Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum 28, 217-221

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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