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Ajigasawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 40.7797,140.213 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Amoroi, Japan |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Aomori Prefecture, Japan |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Ajigasawa | Kimura T., Hasegawa Y. (2004) | probably one of the module ("pseudoconglomerate") beds of the Black Shale | "shale" | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Idiocetus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenopteridae : Idiocetus | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
References
Kimura T., Hasegawa Y. (2004) An outline of the Miocene cetotheres of Japan, Bulletin of the Gunma Museum of Natural History 8, 79-88 |
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!