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Mifune Group

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Mifune Group
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsJobu Formation, Kabu Formation, Mihune Formation
OverliesUnconformity with metamorphic rocks and Permian Mizukoshi Formation
ThicknessOver 1500 metres
Location
Country Japan

The Mifune Group or Mihune Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in Japan. It contains dinosaur fossils.[1]

Fossils

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Fossils found in the unit include indeterminate dinosaur remains, the turtles Adocus, Shachemys, and Tienfucheloides, and the pterosaur Nipponopterus.[2][1][3]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Hirayama, Ren (1998). Fossil turtles from the Mifune Group (Late Cretaceous) of Kumamoto Prefecture, Western Japan (Thesis).
  3. ^ Zhou, Xuanyu; Ikegami, Naoki; Pêgas, Rodrigo V.; Yoshinaga, Toru; Sato, Takahiro; Mukunoki, Toshifumi; Otani, Jun; Kobayashi, Yoshitsugu (2024-11-16). "Reassessment of an azhdarchid pterosaur specimen from the Mifune Group, Upper Cretaceous of Japan". Cretaceous Research: 106046. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2024.106046. ISSN 0195-6671.