Mizunami Fossil Museum

Mizunami Fossil Museum
瑞浪市化石博物館
Mizunami Fossil Museum
Mizunami Fossil Museum is located in Japan
Mizunami Fossil Museum
Location within Japan
General information
Address1-47 Yamanouchi, Akeyo-chō
Town or cityMizunami, Gifu Prefecture
CountryJapan
Coordinates35°22′23″N 137°14′07″E / 35.373029°N 137.235287°E / 35.373029; 137.235287
Opened1974
Website
Official website

Mizunami Fossil Museum (瑞浪市化石博物館, Mizunami-shi Kaseki Hakubutsukan) is a museum of fossils in Mizunami, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The museum, which opened in 1974, has a special focus on the palaeoenvironment of the area and on the fossils of the Miocene Mizunami Group [ja].[1] The collection includes some 250,000 fossils, of which around 3,000 are included in the permanent display.[2]

Publications

  • Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum (瑞浪市化石博物館研究報告) (1974–)[3]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Mizunami Fossil Museum". Mizunami City. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ 瑞浪市化石博物館について [About Mizunami Fossil Museum] (in Japanese). Mizunami City. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ 瑞浪市化石博物館研究報告 [Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum] (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

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