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Ōmuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japani
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Fukuoka PrefecturePrefecture
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07793010017272070134077.jpg
View of the Ōmuta coal mining town, ca. 1910.

Ōmuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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View of the Mitsui Miike coal mining area, ca. 1910.

Miike port, Ōmuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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View of the Mitsui Miike coal mining area, ca. 1910.

Miike port, Ōmuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
07793010017272070134077.jpg
View of the Ōmuta coal mining town, ca. 1910.

Ōmuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
01425370017272070142089.jpg
View of the Mitsui Miike coal mining area, ca. 1910.

Miike port, Ōmuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
05595300017272070145150.jpg
View of the Mitsui Miike coal mining area, ca. 1910.

Miike port, Ōmuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
07793010017272070134077.jpg
View of the Ōmuta coal mining town, ca. 1910.

Ōmuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
01425370017272070142089.jpg
View of the Mitsui Miike coal mining area, ca. 1910.

Miike port, Ōmuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ōmuta131,974 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
338099
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:338099:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japon
German:
Ōmuta, Präfektur Fukuoka, Japan
Italian:
Ōmuta, prefettura di Fukuoka, Giappone
Russian:
Омута, Фукуока, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
大牟田市, 福冈县, 日本
Spanish:
Ōmuta, prefectura de Fukuoka, Japón
Arabic:
أوموتا , فوكوكا, اليابان
Armenian:
Օմուտա, Ֆուկուոկա, Ճապոնիա
Asturian:
Ōmuta, prefeutura de Fukuoka, Xapón
Bengali:
ওমোতা, ফুকুওকা প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল, জাপান
Classical Chinese:
大牟田市, 福岡縣, 日本
Czech:
Ómuta, Prefektura Fukuoka, Japonsko
Danish:
Omuta, Fukuoka-præfekturet, Japan
Dutch:
Omuta, Fukuoka, Japan
Farsi/Persian:
اوموتا، فوکوئوکا, استان فوکوئوکا, ژاپن
Finnish:
Ōmuta, Fukuokan prefektuuri, Japani
Galician:
Ōmuta, Prefectura de Fukuoka, Xapón
Greek:
Όμουτα, Φουκουόκα, Ιαπωνία
Gujarati:
ઓમ્યુટા, ફુકુઓકા પ્રીફેકચર, જાપાન
Hakka:
Ōmuta, Fukuoka-yen, Ngi̍t-pún
Hebrew:
אמוטה, פוקואוקה, יפן
Hindi:
ओमुता, फुकुओका प्रान्त, जापान
Indonesian:
Ōmuta, Prefektur Fukuoka, Jepang
Japanese:
大牟田市, 福岡県, 日本
Kannada:
ಓಮುಟಾ, ಫುಕುಕಾಕಾ ಪ್ರಿಫೆಕ್ಚರ್, ಜಪಾನ್
Korean:
오무타시, 후쿠오카현, 일본
Latvian:
Omuta, Fukuokas prefektūra, Japāna
Lithuanian:
Omuta, Fukuokos prefektūra, Japonija
Malay:
Omuta, Wilayah Fukuoka, Jepun
Marathi:
ओमूत, फुकुओका, जपान
Mazanderani:
اوموتا، فوکوئوکا, جاپون
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ômuta-chhī, Hukuoka-koān, Ji̍t-pún
Norwegian:
Omuta, Fukuoka, Japan
Polish:
Ōmuta, Prefektura Fukuoka, Japonia
Portuguese:
Omuta, Fukuoka , Japão
Romanian:
Omuta, Prefectura Fukuoka, Japonia
Serbian:
Омута, Фукуока, Јапан
Serbo-Croatian:
Omuta, Prefektura Fukuoka, Japan
Sinhalese:
ඔමුටා, ෆුකෝකා ප්‍රාන්තය, ජපානය
South Azerbaijani:
اوموتا، فوکوئوکا, فوکوئوکا اوستانی, ژاپون
Swedish:
Ōmuta, Fukuoka prefektur, Japan
Tagalog:
Omuta, Prepektura ng Fukuoka, Hapon
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Омута, Префектураи Фукуока, Ҷопон
Tamil:
ஒமுடா, பிக்குஒக்கா ப்ரீபெக்ட்டுர், யப்பான்
Tatar:
Омута, Япония
Telugu:
ఓముట, ఫుకువోకా ప్రిఫెక్చర్, జపాన్
Thai:
อามาโต, จังหวัดฟูกูโอกะ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
Traditional Chinese:
大牟田, 福岡縣, 日本
Turkish:
Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Омута, Префектура Фукуока, Японія
Urdu:
اوموتا, فوکوکا پریفیکچر, جاپان
Vietnamese:
Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Nhật Bản
Waray:
Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Hapon


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Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences106
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Manda2341.3 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
Manda - Kattachi1447.8 - 41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Miike1448.6 - 37.2 Ma (Eocene)
Kannondake1548.6 - 37.2 Ma (Eocene)
Toka666 - 23.03 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Nerita
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Neritidae : Nerita48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Perotrochus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Pleurotomariidae : Perotrochus47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Batillaria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Batillariidae : Batillaria0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cerithiopsis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cerithiopsidae : Cerithiopsis48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Colpospira
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Colpospira48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Epitonium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : Epitonium0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lacuna
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinidae : Lacuna0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Modulus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Modulidae : Modulus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Orthaulax
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Strombidae : Orthaulax66 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Tympanotonos
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Potamididae : Tympanotonos0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Vicarya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Potamididae : Vicarya48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Astyris
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Columbellidae : Astyris0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cancellaria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cancellariidae : Cancellaria0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Fusinus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Fusinus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Rostellaria (Fusus)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Strombidae : Tibia : Rostellaria (Fusus)41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Mazzalina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Mazzalina47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Nassarius
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Rapana
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Rapana0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Trigonostoma
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Trigonostoma0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Acila (Truncacila)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Acila : Acila (Truncacila)48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Yoldia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Yoldiidae : Yoldia66 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Barbatia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Barbatia48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Scapharca
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Scapharca0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Anomia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Anomia0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostraea48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Arcopagia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Arcopagia0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Dosinia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Dosinia0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lucina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Lucina48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Mactra
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : Mactra0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Paphia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Paphia0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Phaxas
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Phaxas48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Solen
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Solenidae : Solen48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Tellina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Tellina66 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Venericardia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Venerupis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Venerupis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Vepricardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Vepricardium48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Lentidium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Lentidium48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Arca avellana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Arca : Arca avellana0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Striatolamia macrota
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Mitsukurinidae : Striatolamia : Striatolamia macrota47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Viviparus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Viviparidae : Viviparus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Faunus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pachychilidae : Faunus48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Lamna cuspidata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Lamna : Lamna cuspidata41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Volema (Hemifusus) ternatanus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Melongenidae : Volema : Volema (Hemifusus) ternatanus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Aturia matsushitai
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Aturiidae : Aturia : Aturia matsushitai47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Mya (Arenomya) arenaria
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Myidae : Mya : Mya (Arenomya) arenaria0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Anadara (Tegillarca) granosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Anadara : Anadara (Tegillarca) granosa0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Venericardia (Venericardia) mandaica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : Venericardia (Venericardia) mandaica41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Venericardia (Venericor) nipponica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : Venericardia (Venericor) nipponica48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Joannisiella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Ungulinidae : Joannisiella48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Thiara
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Thiaridae : Thiara0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Neverita eocenica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Neverita : Neverita eocenica48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Glossaulax didyma
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Neverita : Glossaulax didyma0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Scapharca satowi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Scapharca : Scapharca satowi0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Eucalliax yoshihiroi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Callianassidae : Eucalliax : Eucalliax yoshihiroi47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Prohomola japonica
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Homolidae : Prohomola : Prohomola japonica47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Raninoides nodai
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Raninidae : Raninoides : Raninoides nodai47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Portunites kattachiensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Camptandriidae : Portunites : Portunites kattachiensis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Branchioplax pentagonalis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Pseudorhombilidae : Branchioplax : Branchioplax pentagonalis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Fedaiella neritacea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neritoina : Fedaiellidae : Fedaiella : Fedaiella neritacea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Crassostrea gigas
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Crassostrea : Crassostrea gigas0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Aturia yokoyamai
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Aturiidae : Aturia : Aturia yokoyamai47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cycas fujiiana
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Cycadaceae : Cycas : Cycas fujiiana41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Pentacrinus ariakensis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Isocrinida : Pentacrinitidae : Pentacrinites : Pentacrinus ariakensis41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Dallina miikensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Dallinidae : Dallina : Dallina miikensis41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Perna nishiyamai
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Perna : Perna nishiyamai47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) margaritacea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyida : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya : Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) margaritacea41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Crassatella fusca
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Crassatella : Crassatella fusca47.8 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Venus mitsuiana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Venus : Venus mitsuiana41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Homolopsis japonicus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Corystidae : Homolopsis : Homolopsis japonicus41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Xanthilites pentagonalis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Tumidocarcinidae : Xanthilites : Xanthilites pentagonalis41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Polynices (Neverita) eocenica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Neverita : Polynices (Neverita) eocenica66 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Callista (Microcallista) ariakensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Callista : Callista (Microcallista) ariakensis48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Carcharodon nodai
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Carcharodon : Carcharodon nodai47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cardium miikense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Cardium : Cardium miikense66 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Corbula (Cuneocorbula) kyushuensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Cuneocorbula : Corbula (Cuneocorbula) kyushuensis56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Turritella okadai
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Turritella : Turritella okadai56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Turritella miikensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Turritella : Turritella miikensis56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Melania miikensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Thiaridae : Thiara : Melania miikensis66 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Orthaulax japonicus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thersiteidae : Orthaulax : Orthaulax japonicus48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Cmuta,_Fukuoka
Wikidata ID:Q385623
GeoNames ID:1854081

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