Matsuo Group

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Matsuo Group
Stratigraphic range: Hauterivian–Barremian
TypeGeological formation
Location
RegionMie Prefecture
CountryJapan

The Matsuo Group is an Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian - Barremian-aged) geologic formation in Japan. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus ("Tobasaurus").[1]

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Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

References[edit]

  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.