Also known as Kilju-Myonchon, Kisshu-Meisen in Japanese

Where: Hamgyeongbuk-do, North Korea (41.1° N, 129.4° E: paleocoordinates 41.1° N, 126.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Kidong Formation (Myongchon Group), Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: F. Takai. 1958. On Cenozoic vertebrates in Korea. International Geology Review 10(1):47-51 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 48623: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 24.03.2005

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