| Mifune Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Jobu Formation, Kabu Formation, Mihune Formation |
| Overlies | Unconformity with metamorphic rocks and Permian Mizukoshi Formation |
| Thickness | Over 1500 metres |
| Location | |
| Country |  Japan |
The Mifune Group or Mihune Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in Japan. It contains dinosaur fossils.[1]
Fossils
Fossils found in the unit include indeterminate dinosaur remains, as well as the turtles Adocus, Shachemys, and Tienfucheloides.[2][1]
See also
Footnotes
- 1 2 Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press pp.517-607 ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ↑ Hirayama, Ren (1998). Fossil turtles from the Mifune Group (Late Cretaceous) of Kumamoto Prefecture, Western Japan (Thesis).
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