Location Ishikawa Museum of Natural History
Fossil tiger shark Tooth
- Display status
- No permanent display
- Period
- Early Pleistocene
- Form/Type
- Specimen
- Location
- Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
The area from central Ishikawa Prefecture to Toyama Prefecture was an ocean in the Early Pleistocene, around 1.7-0.8 million years ago. The Omma Formation, which consists of fine sandstone, was formed under the ocean, yields prolific fossils. The specimen is a large tiger shark tooth found in the formation along the Sai River in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, it measures 33 mm in width and 28 mm in height with a distinctive black line on the root of the crown.
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A comprehensive natural history museum that opened in 2006. They collect and store specimen materials related to Ishikawa prefecture's nature (fauna, flora, rocks, fossils, etc.) and conduct research on them. The results are exhibited in permanent, temporary and special exhibitions, disseminating a variety of information to the citizens of the prefecture. They also hold physics experiment equipment that was used at Fourth High School, and some of it is on display. The museum focuses on educational activities and holds events such as specimen preparation classes and nature observation sessions and lectures, providing a variety of opportunities to become familiar with the nature of Ishikawa.
Ri-441 Choshimachi, Kanazawa, 920-1147 Google Maps
TEL 076-229-3450 E-mail info@n-muse-ishikawa.or.jp
