Earth:Sebayashi Formation
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Short description: Cretaceous geologic formation in Japan
| Sebayashi Formation Stratigraphic range: Barremian-Albian ~125–100 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Sanchu Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, shale |
| Other | Conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 36°06′N 138°48′E / 36.1°N 138.8°E |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 48°24′N 140°00′E / 48.4°N 140.0°E |
| Region | Gunma, Honshu |
| Country |  Japan |
  Sebayashi Formation (Japan) | |
The Sebayashi Formation is a Barremian to Albian geologic formation in Japan .[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although only two species, Fukuivenator and Siamosaurus, have been referred to a specific genus.[2]
Paleofauna
- Bivalvia indet.[2]
- Dinosauria indet. - "Footprints"[2]
- Ornithopoda indet. - "Footprints"[2]
- Siamosaurus? - "Tooth (GMNH-PV-999)"[2][3]
- Spinosauridae indet. "Tooth (KDC-PV-0003)"[2]
- aff. Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis - "Tooth"[4]
- Theropoda indet. - "Footprints"[2]
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils
References
- ↑ Sebayashi Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
- ↑ Hasegawa et al., 2003
- ↑ "A tooth of Fukuiraptor aff. F. kitadaniensis from the Lower Cretaceous Sebayashi Formation, Sanchu Cretaceous, Japan: 東京学芸大学リポジトリ". http://ir.u-gakugei.ac.jp/handle/2309/107121.
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN:0-520-24209-2
- Hasegawa, Y; Éric Buffetaut; M. Manabe, and Yuji Takakuwa. 2003. A possible spinosaurid tooth from the Sebayashi Formation (Lower Cretaceous), Gunma, Japan. Bulletin of the Gunma Museum of Natural History 7. 1–5.
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