Shan-tzu-chiao (Miocene of Taiwan)

Also known as Shantzuchiao

Where: Taiwan (23.9° N, 120.9° E: paleocoordinates 24.6° N, 119.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: upper Member (Kaizan Formation), Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: S. Nisiyama. 1968. The echinoid fauna from Japan and adjacent regions, Part II. Paalaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 13:1-480 [M. Uhen/B. Shipps/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 204453: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 09.09.2019

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Taxonomic list

Echinoidea
 Spatangoida - Schizasteridae