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Fossils of Okinawa prefecture
Prefectural Fossil: Minatogawa people in Nagamo, Yaese city
Geology | Minerals | Hot springs
Fossils reported from Okinawa prefecture
A list of fossils observed at 5 locations in Okinawa prefecture, Ryukyu islands, Japan
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Motobu village
Ominebaru
Sesoko island, Motobu village, Kunigami county, Okinawa pref.
Middle-Late Pleistocene, Quaternary, Cenozoic (1.2-0.4 Ma)
- Coral
Oishibaru
Motobu village, Kunigami county, Okinawa pref.
Carnian, Late Triassic, Mesozoic (230 Ma)
- Ammonoid
Onna village
Manzamo
Onna village, Kunigami county, Okinawa pref.
Middle-Late Pleistocene, Quaternary, Cenozoic (1.2-0.4 Ma)
- Coral
- Calcareous foraminifera
Yomitan village
Cape Zanpa
Uza, Yomitan village, Nakagami county, Okinawa pref.
Middle-Late Pleistocene, Quaternary, Cenozoic (1.2-0.4 Ma)
- Calcareous algae
Nanjo city
Gyokusen cave
Maekawa, Tamagusuku, Nanjo city, Okinawa pref.
Late Pleistocene, Quaternary, Cenozoic
- Ryukyu Deer (Cervus astylodon)