Shiriya, Locality 3-2 (Pleistocene of Japan)

Where: Aomori, Japan (41.4° N, 141.4° E: paleocoordinates 41.4° N, 141.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• No direct dating is available for the fossil localities, but the occurrence of marine vertebrates and the inclusion of marine-originated sediments indicate that the fossil-bearing layers had been deposited near the past sea level (Nakajima and Kuwano 1957; Nakajima 1958; Hasegawa et al. 1988). Therefore, the localities can be correlated to certain marine terrace surfaces Loc. 1 (~45 m above sea level) and Loc. 3 (~35 m) to the Tonamigaoka surface (35–45 m; MIS 5e).

Environment/lithology: fissure fill; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: Y. Hasegawa, Y. Tomida, N. Kohno, K. Ono, H. Nokariya and T. Uyeno. 1988. Quaternary vertebrates from Shiriya area, Shimokita Pininsula, northeastern Japan. Memoirs of the National Science Museum 21:17-36 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 101899: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 05.01.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Glirulus japonicus Schinz 1845 Japanese dormouse
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Pteromys sp. Cuvier 1800 Eurasian flying squirrel
 Rodentia - Muridae
Apodemus speciosus Eurasian field mouse
Apodemus argenteus Eurasian field mouse
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Microtus montebelli, "Clethrionomys rufocanus" = Myodes
"Clethrionomys rufocanus" = Myodes vole
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
cf. Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Macaca fuscata Blyth 1875 macaque
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Sorex shinto long-tailed shrew
Crocidura dsinezumi white-toothed shrew
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Dymecodon pilirostris True 1886 Trues shrew mole
Urotrichus talpoides Temminck 1841 Japanese shrew mole
Mogera wogura Temminck 1842 Japanese mole
 Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Schreber 1774 greater horseshoe bat
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Murina silvatica vesper bat
Plecotus auritus Linnaeus 1758 common long-eared bat
Myotis sp. Kaup 1829 vesper bat
 Placentalia -
Cetacea indet. Brisson 1762 whale
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
 Carnivora - Felidae
Panthera tigris Linnaeus 1758 tiger
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustela sp. Linnaeus 1758 weasel
Mustela sibirica Pallas 1773 Siberian weasel
 Carnivora - Otariidae
Eumetopias jubatus Schreber 1776 Steller sea lion
Zalophus californianus Lesson 1828 California sea lion
Callorhinus ursinus Linnaeus 1758 northern fur seal
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Phoca cf. largha Pallas 1811 seal
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus arctos Linnaeus 1758 brown bear
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf
Nyctereutes procyonoides Gray 1834 raccoon dog
Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Palaeoloxodon naumanni Makiyama 1924 elephant