palaeontological
Paleontology (), also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossi ...
formation located in Shizuoka, Japan. The formation is part of the
Kakegawa
is a city in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 117,925 in 45,519 households. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Kakegawa is in the coastal plains of southwest Shizuoka Prefecture. It is borde ...
Group. It dates to the
Upper Pliocene
The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58molluscan fossils, including those of the Rhizoconus hyaena.
See also
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List of fossil sites
This list of fossil sites is a worldwide list of localities known well for the presence of fossils. Some entries in this list are notable for a single, unique find, while others are notable for the large number of fossils found there. Many of t ...