Location Ishikawa Museum of Natural History
Fossil palm tree trunk
- Display status
- No permanent display
- Period
- Middle Miocene
- Form/Type
- Specimen
- Location
- Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
The specimen is a silicified palm tree trunk, Palmoxylon, collected in 1952 at the riverside under the Sakura Bridge spanning the Sai River in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. It is considered to have been washed out from the Iozen Formation, which was formed in the Middle Miocene, around 18-16 million years ago, and is distributed in the upper and middle reaches of the river, and indicates a tropical climate in the area around Kanazawa City at that time.
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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
