Sendai (Pliocene of Japan)
Where: Japan (38.3° N, 140.8° E: paleocoordinates 39.0° N, 140.0° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Tatsunokuchi Formation, Early/Lower Pliocene (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithology not reported
• open to shallow water (changed over time), warm water
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: K. Hatai, S. Hayasaka, and K. Masuda. 1963. Some fossil tympanics from the Mizuho period of northern Japan. Saito Ho-on Kai Museum Research Bulletin 32:5-14 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 47462: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 25.02.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Delphinus" rikuzenensis n. sp.
"Delphinus" rikuzenensis n. sp. Hatai et al. 1963 common dolphin | |
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