Taiki (Miocene to of Japan)
Where: Hokkaido, Japan (42.5° N, 143.2° E: paleocoordinates 43.1° N, 141.6° E)
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• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Hikatagawa Formation (Nupinai Group), Langhian to Langhian (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: surface (float)
Primary reference: F. Egashira and M. Kimura. 1998. A new fossil Mysticeti from the Taiki town, Hiroo County, Hokkaido. Nature and Science 111:7-22 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 56949: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 29.11.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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Taikicetus inouei n. gen. n. sp.2
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