(1912–1978) was a Japanese
vertebrate palaeontologist.
Considered the leading Japanese figure in the field in the immediate pre- and post-war years, species he
described include Yabe's giant deer (''
Sinomegaceros yabei
''Sinomegaceros'' is an extinct genus of deer known from the Early to Late Pleistocene of Central and East Asia. It is considered to be part of the group of "giant deer" (often referred to collectively as members of the tribe Megacerini), with a ...
'').
References
External links
Shikama Tokio (Japan Paleobiology Database)
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Japanese paleontologists
1912 births
1978 deaths