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Do-no-kama, Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 38.0333,138.24 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Niigata, Japan |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, Japan |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Do-no-kama | Barnes L. G., Hirota K. (1995) | Tsurushi | Radiolarian zones N10 to N13. | 13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Otodus megalodon species | Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Otodontidae : Otodus : Otodus megalodon | 13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene |
Allodesmus sinanoensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Allodesmus : Allodesmus sinanoensis | 13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene |
Cetacea order | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea | 13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene |
Palliolum sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Palliolum | 13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene |
Acharax johnsoni species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solemyida : Solemyidae : Acharax : Acharax johnsoni | 13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene |
Stichocorys sp. genus | Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Theoperidae : Stichocorys | 13.82 - 11.62 Ma Miocene |
References
Barnes L. G., Hirota K. (1995) Miocene pinnipeds of the otariid subfamily Allodesminae in the North Pacific Ocean: Systematics and relationships, The Island Arc 3, 329-360 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!