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Mifune Group

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Mifune Group
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsJobu Formation
OverliesUnconformity with metamorphic rocks and Permian Mizukoshi Formation
ThicknessOver 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

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.