Mifune Group
Appearance
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (April 2019) |
Mifune Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Geological formation |
Sub-units | Jobu Formation |
Overlies | Unconformity with metamorphic rocks and Permian Mizukoshi Formation |
Thickness | Over 1500 metres |
Location | |
Country | Japan |
The Mifune Group is a Mesozoic geologic formation in Japan.
Fossils
Fossils found in the unit include indeterminate dinosaur remains, as well as the turtles Adocus, Shachemys, and Tienfucheloides.[1][2]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267943279_Fossil_turtles_from_the_Mifune_Group_Late_Cretaceous_of_Kumamoto_Prefecture_Western_Japan
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
References
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.