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Tonokita, Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
Formation | Tonokita |
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Age: | 16.0 - 13.8 Ma Miocene |
Interval | Langhian |
Lithology | mudstone |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 5 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Akan-cho | Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan | Tonokita |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Otodus megalodon species | Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Otodontidae : Otodus : Otodus megalodon | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
Cosmopolitodus hastalis species | Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Odontaspidida : Carcharodontidae : Cosmopolitodus : Cosmopolitodus hastalis | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
Cetacea order | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
Desmostylus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Desmostylidae : Desmostylus | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
Paleoparadoxia sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Paleoparadoxiidae : Paleoparadoxia | 15.97 - 13.82 Ma Miocene |
References
Kimura M., Yahata M., et al (1998) The vertebrate fossils and their horizon from Akan-cho, eastern Hokkaido, Japan, Earth Science (Chikyu Kagaku) 52, 44-50 |
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!