There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

16.0 Ma (Miocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

33.9 Ma (Oligocene)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Yamaga	4	23.03 - 15.97 Ma (Miocene)
Sakamizu	1	23.03 - 15.97 Ma (Miocene)
Ashiya - Yamaga	1	28.1 - 23.03 Ma (Cenozoic)
Ashiya	8	28.1 - 23.03 Ma (Cenozoic)
Ashiya - Yamaga - Orio	1	28.4 - 23.03 Ma (Cenozoic)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Echinodiscus genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Astriclypeidae : *Echinodiscus*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Patriocetus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Patriocetidae : *Patriocetus*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Plotopteridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes : Plotopteridae	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Squalodontidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Squalodontidae	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Mauicetus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Cetotheriidae : *Mauicetus*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Dugongidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Dugongidae	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Testudines order	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Metasqualodon symmetricus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Metasqualodon : *Metasqualodon symmetricus*	28.1 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Galloanserae unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galloanserae	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Euspira meisensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Euspira : *Euspira meisensis*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Copepteryx hexeris species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes : Plotopteridae : Copepteryx : *Copepteryx hexeris*	28.4 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic
Scutella nipponica species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Scutellidae : Scutella : *Scutella nipponica*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Linthia praenipponica species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Schizasteridae : Linthia : *Linthia praenipponica*	33.9 - 23.03 Ma Cenozoic

Fossil Localities

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Japan

Fukuoka Prefecture
- Miocene🐚 Ashiya 1 [Yamaga Formation]
- Cenozoic🐚 Wakamatsu
- Cenozoic🐚 Yamaga
- Cenozoic🐚 Yoshida Miyao
- Cenozoic🐚 Yoshida Sandstone Quarry

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onga_District,_Fukuoka
Wikidata ID:	Q1156362
GeoNames ID:	1854055

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