Shiriya, Locality 4 (Pleistocene of Japan)

Where: Aomori, Japan (41.4° N, 141.5° E: paleocoordinates 41.4° N, 141.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

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

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 195046: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 13.07.2018

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Palaeoloxodon naumanni Makiyama 1924 elephant