Kabu Formation

Kabu Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian,
~96 Ma

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Kabu Formation; Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian, ; ~96 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Mifune Group
Underlies	Jobu Formation
Overlies	Unconformity with metamorphic rocks and Permian
Thickness	probably up to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) deep
Lithology
Primary	Mudstone
Location
Coordinates	32°42′N 130°54′E / 32.7°N 130.9°ECoordinates: 32°42′N 130°54′E / 32.7°N 130.9°E
Approximate paleocoordinates	45°06′N 124°12′E / 45.1°N 124.2°E
Region	Fukui Prefecture
Country	Japan
Type section
Named by	Y. Hasegwa, M. Manabe, and Y. Azuma
	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[]


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[]

^ ^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
^ "Kabu Formation". Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ ^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.

[Hasegwa1979-1] ^ ^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

[2] "Kabu Formation". Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[U1984-3] 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.

[:0-4] Lambert, D., and the Diagram Group. (1990). The Dinosaur Data Book . Facts on File: Oxford, England, 320 p.

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