Yanai: Late/Upper Miocene, Japan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus priscus Agassiz 1843
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Isurus retroflexus (Agassiz 1838)
Pisces
Pisces indet. Linnaeus 1758
synonym of Osteichthyes
see common names

Geography
Country:Japan State/province:Shimane
Coordinates: 35.4° North, 132.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:36.7° North, 131.3° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Late/Upper Miocene
Age range of interval:11.60800 - 5.33300 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Fujina
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:fine siltstone
Lithology description: fine-grained sandstone, dark ash color
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Kagani, Yadtaba-machi, Yatsuka-gun Kyochoji, Yado-machi, Yatsuka-gun
Database number:52005
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2005-07-11 11:53:08 Last modified:2018-11-24 12:41:19
Access level:the public Released:2005-07-11 11:53:08
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

13708. K. Hirota. 1979. A list of vertebrate fossils from the Shimame Prefecture. Fossil Club Bulletin 13:21-27 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]