Okinawa-Jima (Loc. 43): Pliocene, Japan
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Chondrichthyes
- Squalomorphii
- Pristiophoridae
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Pristiophorus japonicus
Günther 1870
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Chondrichthyes
- Heterodontiformes
- Heterodontidae
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Heterodontus sp.
de Blainville 1816
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Lamnidae
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Isurus sp.
Rafinesque 1810
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Isurus paucus
Guitart-Manday 1966
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Geography
| Country: | Japan | State/province: | Okinawa-Jima |
| Coordinates: | 26.5° North, 127.9° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 26.8° North, 127.4° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Pliocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Pliocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 5.33300 - 2.58000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
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 et al. 1974 | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 161452 | ||
| Authorizer: | C. Jaramillo | Enterer: | C. Pimiento |
| Created: | 2014-09-05 14:23:17 | Last modified: | 2014-09-05 14:23:17 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2014-09-05 14:23:16 |
| 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] |