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Kita-Akashi, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 38.214,140.758 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Bed of Natori River at Kita-Akaishi | Hatai K., Masuda K., et al (1973) | Moniwa | Basal part of the formation. Moniwa Formation ranges from 16-15 Ma, according to Ogasawara (1994). | sandstone | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
Kita-Akashi, Sendai City | Ehiro M., Sato M., et al (2001) | Moniwa | Early Middle Miocene | sandstone | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Coptothyris grayi species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebrataliidae : Coptothyris : Coptothyris grayi | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
Parotodus benedenii species | Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Otodontidae : Parotodus : Parotodus benedenii | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
Aturia cubaensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Aturiidae : Aturia : Aturia cubaensis | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
References
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!