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Mikata District, Hyogo Prefecture, Japani
Regional Level Types
Mikata DistrictDistrict
Hyogo PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
338263
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:338263:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
district de Mikata, Hyōgo, Japon
Italian:
Distretto di Mikata, prefettura di Hyōgo, Giappone
Russian:
Миката, Хёго, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
美方郡, 兵库县, 日本
Spanish:
Distrito de Mikata, Prefectura de Hyōgo, Japón
Cebuano:
Mikata-gun , Hyōgo-ken, Hapon
Dutch:
Mikata District, Hyogo, Japan
Esperanto:
Distrikto Mikata, Gubernio Hjogo, Japanio
Japanese:
美方郡, 兵庫県, 日本
Korean:
미카타군, 효고현, 일본
Portuguese:
Mikata-gun, Hyōgo, Japão
Traditional Chinese:
美方郡, 兵庫縣, 日本


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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed3.60 Ma (Pliocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Teragi - Haruki23.6 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Meimuna
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Cicadidae : Meimuna3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Graptopsaltria
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Cicadidae : Graptopsaltria3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikata_District,_Hy%C5%8Dgo
Wikidata ID:Q1155035
GeoNames ID:7370809

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Amur PlateTectonic Plate
Eurasian Plate
Japan

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