Kabu Formation
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| Kabu Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian, ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Mifune Group |
| Underlies | Jobu Formation |
| Overlies | Unconformity with metamorphic rocks and Permian Mizukoshi Formation |
| Thickness | probably up to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) deep |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone |
| Location | |
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| Approximate paleocoordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Region | Fukui Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
| Type section | |
| Named by | Y. Hasegwa, M. Manabe, and Y. Azuma[1] |
Kabu Formation (Japan) | |
The Kabu Formation[2] is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation of Middle Cenomanian age and is part of the Mifune Group. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus. The formation was named by N. & K. Wasada in 1979.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna
[edit | edit source]| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megalosauridae?[1][3] (nicknamed Mifune-ryu) | Indeterminate[1][3] | Mifune-ryu, Kami-Umeki[1] | "Tooth (discovered in 1979)" | Could have been the same animal as Mifunesaurus | ||
| Mifunesaurus[4] | No species given[4] | Mifune-ryu, Kami-Umeki[1] | "Tibia, a phalanx, a metatarsus and a single tooth (tooth catalogued as YNUGI 10003; rest of the skeleton catalogued as MDM 341)"[4] | Informal species. Often referred to Tetanurae indet. |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d e f Y. Hasegwa, M. Manabe, and Y. Azuma. (1986). Dinosaur fossils and tracks in Japan. In D. D. Gillette and M. G. Lockley (eds.), First International Symposium on Dinosaur Tracks and Traces, Abstracts with Program 15
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- ^ a b Hasegawa and Murata, (1984). First Record of Carnivorous Dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Kyushu, Japan. Abstract of the Annual Meeting of the Paleontological Society of Japan.
- ^ a b c Lambert, D., and the Diagram Group. (1990). The Dinosaur Data Book . Facts on File: Oxford, England, 320 p.