Earth:Kiyosu-e Formation
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Short description: Geologic formation in Japan
| Kiyosu-e Formation Stratigraphic range: Callovian-Berriasian ~163–140 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Toyonishi Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 34°06′N 131°00′E / 34.1°N 131.0°E |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 40°54′N 139°30′E / 40.9°N 139.5°E |
| Region | Yamaguchi Prefecture |
| Country |  Japan |
  Kiyosu-e Formation (Japan) | |
The Kiyosu-e Formation is a Middle Jurassic (Callovian) to Early Cretaceous (Berriasian) geologic formation of the Toyonishi Group in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan .[1][2] Fossil ornithopod tracks have been reported from the formation.[3]
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]
- Ichnofossils
- Flora
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with ornithischian tracks
- Ornithopod tracks
- List of stratigraphic units with ornithischian tracks
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kiyosue Formation in the Paleobiology Database
- ↑ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.570
- ↑ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Azuma & Tomida, 1997
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Yamada & Kato, 2002
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka (eds.) Osmólska. 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN:0-520-24209-2
- Yamada, T., and M. Kato. 2002. Regnellites nagashimae gen. et sp. nov., the oldest macrofossil of Marsileaceae from the upper Jurassic to lower Cretaceous of western Japan. International Journal of Plant Sciences 163. 715-723.
- Azuma, Y., and Y. Tomida. 1997. Japanese dinosaurs in P. J. Currie, K. Padian (eds.), 375–379. Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs.
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