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Fossils of Tokyo metropolis
Prefectural Fossil: Patinopecten tokyoensis (Tokunaga) in Tokyo formation
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Fossils reported from Tokyo metropolis
A list of fossils observed at 13 locations in Tokyo metropolis, Kanto region, Honshu island, Japan
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Hinode city
Mount Katsubo
Oguno, Hinode city, Nishi-Tama county, Tokyo
Carboniferous?, Paleozoic (300 Ma?)
- Fusulinids
Habu
Habu, Hinode city Nishitama county, Tokyo
Miocene, Neogene, Cenozoic (15 Ma)
- Portlandia sp.
Akiruno city
Todohara
Todohara, Akiruno city, Tokyo
Miocene, Neogene, Cenozoic (15 Ma)
- Yoldia sp.
Kowada
Kowada, Akiruno city, Tokyo
Miocene, Neogene, Cenozoic (15 Ma)
- Metasequoia Leaf
- Beech leaf
- Maple leaf
Sannai river
Sannai, Akiruno city, Tokyo
Miocene, Neogene, Cenozoic (15 Ma)
- Callinassa japonica (Claws)
- Saccella? sp.
- Sardinops sp. (Scales)
- Linthia nipponica
Minamisawa
Minamisawa, Fukasawa, Akiruno city, Tokyo
Late Jurassic
- Stromatoporoids
Akishima city
North of Tama-ohashi bridge
Nakagami town, Akishima city, Tokyo
Pleistocene, Quaternary, Cenozoic (1.6 Ma)
- Trace fossils
Kujira park
Miyazawa town, Akishima city, Tokyo
Pleistocene, Quaternary, Cenozoic (1.6 Ma)
Hino city
Hino-Honcho
Hinohoncho town, Hino city, Tokyo
Pleistocene, Quaternary, Cenozoic (1.4 Ma)
- Rapana venosa
- Reticunassa festiva
Hachioji city
Kita-asa river
Kami-Ichibukata town, Hachioji city, Tokyo
Pliocene, Quaternary, Cenozoic (2.2 Ma)
- Metasequoia sp. (Cone)
Asa river
Kiyokawa town, Hachioji city, Tokyo
Pliocene, Quaternary, Cenozoic (2.2 Ma)
- Metasequoia sp. (Cone)
- Juglans cinerea var. megacinerea (Seed)
- Styrax sp. (Seed)
- Persimmon (Seed)
- genus Wisteria (Seed)
- Picea maximowiczii (Cone)
- Unknown species (Seed)
- Footprints of Stegodon sp.
- Footprints of Artiodactyla
- Footprints of Crocodilia?
Asakawa bridge
Motoyokoyama town, Hachioji city, Tokyo
Pliocene, Quaternary, Cenozoic (2.2 Ma)
- Metasequoia sp.
Okutama city
Hikawa
Hikawa, Okutama city, Nishitama county, Tokyo
Early Jurassic, Mesozoic (200 Ma)