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Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japani
Regional Level Types
Wajima CityCity
Ishikawa PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
338327
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:338327:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Wajima, Ishikawa, Japon
German:
Wajima, Präfektur Ishikawa, Japan
Italian:
Wajima, prefettura di Ishikawa, Giappone
Russian:
Вадзима, Исикава, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
輪島市, 石川縣, 日本
Spanish:
Wajima, Prefectura de Ishikawa, Japón
Arabic:
واجيما , إيشيكاوا, اليابان
Asturian:
Wajima, prefeutura d'Ishikawa, Xapón
Basque:
Wajima, Ishikawa, Japonia
Bengali:
ওয়াজিমা, ইশিকাওয়া প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল, জাপান
Cebuano:
Wajima, Ishikawa-ken, Hapon
Classical Chinese:
輪島市, 石川縣, 日本
Czech:
Wadžima, Prefektura Išikawa, Japonsko
Danish:
Wajima, Ishikawa-præfekturet, Japan
Dutch:
Wajima, Ishikawa, Japan
Farsi/Persian:
واجیما، ایشیکاوا, استان ایشیکاوا, ژاپن
Finnish:
Wajima, Ishikawan prefektuuri, Japani
Galician:
Wajima, Prefectura de Ishikawa, Xapón
Greek:
Γουατζίμα, Ισικάβα, Ιαπωνία
Gujarati:
વાજિમા, ઇશિકાવા પ્રીફેકચર, જાપાન
Hebrew:
ואג'ימה, אישיקווה, יפן
Hindi:
वाजिमा, इशिकावा प्रीफेक्चर, जापान
Hungarian:
Vadzsima, Isikava prefektúra, Japán
Indonesian:
Wajima, Prefektur Ishikawa, Jepang
Japanese:
輪島市, 石川県, 日本
Kannada:
ವಾಜಿಮಾ, ಇಶಿಕಾವಾ ಪ್ರಿಫೆಕ್ಚರ್, ಜಪಾನ್
Korean:
와지마시, 이시카와현, 일본
Latvian:
Vadžima, Isikavas prefektūra, Japāna
Lithuanian:
Vadžima, Išikavos prefektūra, Japonija
Luxembourgish:
Wajima, Japan
Malay:
Wajima, Wilayah Ishikawa, Jepun
Marathi:
वाजिमा, इशिकावा, जपान
Mazanderani:
واجیما، ایشیکاوا, جاپون
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Wazima-chhī, Isikawa-koān, Ji̍t-pún
Norwegian:
Wajima, Ishikawa, Japan
Polish:
Wajima, Prefektura Ishikawa, Japonia
Portuguese:
Wajima, Ishikawa, Japão
Romanian:
Wajima, Prefectura Ishikawa, Japonia
Silesian:
Wajima, Japůńijo
Sinhalese:
වජිමා, ඉෂිකාවා ප්‍රාන්තය, ජපානය
South Azerbaijani:
واجیما، ایشیکاوا, ایشیکاوا اوستانی, ژاپون
Swedish:
Wajima, Ishikawa prefektur, Japan
Tagalog:
Wajima, Prepektura ng Ishikawa, Hapon
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Ваҷима, Префектураи Исикава, Ҷопон
Tamil:
வாஜிமா, இஷிகாவா ப்ரீபெக்ட்டுறே, யப்பான்
Telugu:
వజిమ, ఇషికావా ప్రిఫెక్చర్, జపాన్
Thai:
วะจิมะ, จังหวัดอิชิกาวะ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
Traditional Chinese:
輪島, 石川縣, 日本
Turkish:
Wajima, Ishikawa, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Вадзіма, Префектура Ісікава, Японія
Urdu:
واجیما, اشیکاوا پریفیکچر, جاپان
Vietnamese:
Wajima, Ishikawa, Nhật Bản
Waray:
Wajima, Ishikawa, Hapon


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Fossils

There are 35 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences35
Youngest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed20.4 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Horimatsu - Izumo813.82 - 11.62 Ma (Miocene)
Wajimazaki1913.82 - 11.62 Ma (Miocene)
Andaibara715.97 - 11.608 Ma (Miocene)
Anamizu120.44 - 15.97 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Bolivina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Bolivinitidae : Bolivina13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Cibicides
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Cibicididae : Cibicides15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Aphrocallistes
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Sceptrulophora : Aphrocallistidae : Aphrocallistes13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Fissidentalium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Fissidentalium15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Linthia
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Schizasteridae : Linthia13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Squalus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Plagiostomi : Squalidae : Squalus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Odontaspis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : Odontaspis13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Carcharhinus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Carcharhinus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Scyliorhinus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Selachii : Scyllidae : Scyliorhinus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Stegolophodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Stegodontidae : Stegolophodon20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Carcharias
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : Carcharias13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Rajidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rajiformes : Rajidae13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Cosmopolitodus hastalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Odontaspidida : Carcharodontidae : Cosmopolitodus : Cosmopolitodus hastalis15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Otodus megalodon
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Otodontidae : Otodus : Otodus megalodon13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Lucinoma acutilineata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Lucinoma : Lucinoma acutilineata15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Gloripallium crassivenium
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Gloripallium : Gloripallium crassivenium15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Carcharhinus priscus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Carcharhinus : Carcharhinus priscus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Parotodus benedeni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Otodontidae : Parotodus : Parotodus benedeni13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Isurus desori
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Isurus : Isurus desori13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Dalatias licha
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Plagiostomi : Squalidae : Dalatias : Dalatias licha13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wajima,_Ishikawa
Wikidata ID:Q823896
GeoNames ID:1848973


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