Kokufu (Loc. 29): Miocene, Japan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri - Leiognathidae
Leiognathus tottari
Actinopteri - Spariformes - Sparidae
Sparidae indet. (Cuvier 1817)
Actinopteri - Perciformes
Scomberoides maruoi
Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Paralichthyidae
Paralichthys yamanai Sakamoto and Uyeno 1993
Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Sardinella sp. Cuvier and Valenciennes 1847
see common names

Geography
Country:Japan State/province:Tottori County:Iwami
Coordinates: 34.9° North, 134.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:37.5° North, 132.1° East
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Key time interval:Miocene
Age range of interval:23.03000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Geology comments: Shallow water and warm temperate.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some genera
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Taxonomic list comments:Authors cite Uyeno 1975; Uyeno & Suda 1991; Sakamoto & Uyeno 1993a; Yabumoto & Uyeno 1994
Metadata
Database number:161450
Authorizer:C. Jaramillo Enterer:C. Pimiento
Modifier:M. Uhen
Created:2014-09-05 14:18:25 Last modified:2018-11-24 12:53:30
Access level:the public Released:2014-09-05 14:18:25
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

52598. Y. Yabumoto and T. Uyeno. 1994. Late Mesozoic and Cenozoic fish faunas of Japan. The Island Arc 3:255-269 [C. Jaramillo/C. Pimiento]