Location Ishikawa Museum of Natural History
Fossil crinoid
- Display status
- No permanent display
- Period
- Permian
- Form/Type
- Specimen
- Location
- Mt. Kinsho, Gifu Prefecture
Mt. Kanabu, which is commonly called “Kinsho-zan”, is located around Akasaka-machi, Ogaki City and Ikeda Town, Ibi Gunin, in Gifu Prefecture. It consists of limestone formed at a coral leaf in the Permian, around 260 million years ago. The specimen is a crinoid stem found in it.
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Ishikawa Natural History Museum
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