Sebayashi Formation
Sebayashi Formation Stratigraphic range: Barremian-Albian ~ | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, shale |
Other | Conglomerate |
Location | |
Coordinates | 36°06′N 138°48′E / 36.1°N 138.8°ECoordinates: 36°06′N 138°48′E / 36.1°N 138.8°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 48°24′N 140°00′E / 48.4°N 140.0°E |
Region | Gunma, Honshu |
Country | ![]() |
![]() ![]() 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[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Sebayashi_spinosaurid_teeth.png/220px-Sebayashi_spinosaurid_teeth.png)
Partial tooth of an indeterminate spinosaurid (KDC-PV-0003) and possible Siamosaurus tooth (GMNH-PV-999) from the Sebayashi Formation in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo
- 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
References[]
- ^ Sebayashi Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ a b c d e f g 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". ir.u-gakugei.ac.jp. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
Bibliography[]
- The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2 ; , and . 2004.
- A possible spinosaurid tooth from the Sebayashi Formation (Lower Cretaceous), Gunma, Japan. 7. 1–5. ; ; , and . 2003.
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Japan
- Lower Cretaceous Series of Asia
- Cretaceous Japan
- Albian Stage
- Aptian Stage
- Barremian Stage
- Sandstone formations
- Shale formations
- Conglomerate formations
- Deltaic deposits
- Ichnofossiliferous formations
- Paleontology in Japan