Tagaura (Miocene of Japan)
Where: Shimane, Japan (34.9° N, 132.1° E: paleocoordinates 37.3° N, 129.4° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Karakane Formation, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; fine-grained, coarse sandstone
• fine to caorse grains of sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: K. Hirota. 1979. A list of vertebrate fossils from the Shimame Prefecture. Fossil Club Bulletin 13:21-27 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 52020: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 12.07.2005
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Taxonomic list
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Mammalia | |
? Zalophus sp. Gill 1866 California sea lion | |
Cetacea indet. Brisson 1762 whale | |
Chondrichthyes | |
"Myliobatus sp." = Myliobatis
"Myliobatus sp." = Myliobatis Cuvier 1816 eagle ray | |
? Carcharhinus sp. de Blainville 1816 requiem shark | |
"Odontaspis macrotus" = Otodus macrotus
"Odontaspis macrotus" = Otodus macrotus Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark |