Japan, Gifu
Mizunami
Fossil outdoor learning site, Toki River at Matsugase
Fossil site Source-confirmed findsPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Shark teethAlso reported: Miocene clams and scallops, leaf impressions.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Dominik Vogt (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Why this spot
Miocene (~17-18 Ma) Mizunami Group shell beds exposed in the Toki riverbed
city-run collecting site; 20+ species of shells, plants and fish documented, shark teeth and whale material reported
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
river can rise fast after rainSlippery bedrock, no rental tools
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.