Earth:Kishima Group

Kishima Group Stratigraphic range: Paleogene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Location
Country	Japan

Short description: Geologic formation in Japan

The Kishima Group is a group of palaeontological geological formations located in Japan .

It dates to the Upper Eocene—Lower Oligocene epochs of the Paleogene Period, in the Cenozoic Era.

The formations of the Kishima Group are:

• Daimyoji Formation
• Funazu Formation
• Itanoura Formation
• Kakinoura Formation
• Kishima Formation
• Magome Formation
• Matsushima Formation
• Okinoshima Formation
• Oshima Formation

See also

• List of fossil sites

Further reading

• Vickers-Rich, Patricia & Rich, Thomas Hewett (1993); Wildlife of Gondwana. Reed. ISBN:0-7301-0315-3