Iwaki Formation Explained

Iwaki Formation
Period:	Eocene
Age:	Eocene–early Oligocene
Type:	Geological formation
Location:	Iwaki, Fukushima
Country:	Japan

The Iwaki Formation is a palaeontological formation located in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan. It dates to Eocene and early Oligocene periods. The formation contains three families of Artiodactyla–Anthracotheriidae, Entelodontidae, and Hypertragulidae.^[1]

Paleofauna

• Anthracotheriidae indet.
• Entelodontidae indet.
• Hypertragulidae indet.

See also

• List of fossil sites

Further reading

• (1993); Wildlife of Gondwana. Reed.

Notes and References

1. Paleogene mammals from the Iwaki Formation in Japan: Their implications for the geologic age and paleobiogeography of this formation. 10.1016/j.jseaes.2015.03.049. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 15 August 2015.