There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

1.81 Ma (Pleistocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

11.6 Ma (Miocene)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Tenoko	1	2.588 - 1.806 Ma (Pleistocene)
Takamine	2	7.246 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)
Wada	1	11.608 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Rhinotermitidae family	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Rhinotermitidae	11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Plateumaris dorsata species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : Plateumaris : *Plateumaris dorsata*	2.588 - 1.806 Ma Pleistocene
Plateumaris kinugasana species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : Plateumaris : *Plateumaris kinugasana*	7.246 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Donacia (Donaciomima) subgenus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : Donacia : *Donacia (Donaciomima)*	7.246 - 5.333 Ma Miocene

Fossil Localities

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Japan

Yamagata Prefecture
- Miocene🐚 Kamiwada
- Miocene🐚 Ykw-01
- Pleistocene🐚 Ykw-02

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higashiokitama_District,_Yamagata
Wikidata ID:	Q1155520
GeoNames ID:	2112756

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