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.[1] The collection includes some 250,000 fossils, of which around 3,000 are included in the permanent display.[2]
| Mizunami Fossil Museum | |
|---|---|
瑞浪市化石博物館 | |
 Mizunami Fossil Museum | |
  Location within Japan | |
| General information | |
| Address | 1-47 Yamanouchi, Akeyo-chō |
| Town or city | Mizunami, Gifu Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°22′23″N 137°14′07″E / 35.373029°N 137.235287°E |
| Opened | 1974 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Publications edit
- Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum (瑞浪市化石博物館研究報告) (1974–)[3]
See also edit
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References edit
- ^ "Mizunami Fossil Museum". Mizunami City. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- (in English) Mizunami Fossil Museum
- (in Japanese) Mizunami Fossil Museum
- Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum