Ashizawa Formation
Ashizawa Formation Stratigraphic range: Coniacian | |
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Type | Geological formation |
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Region | northern Honshu |
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The Ashizawa Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in northeastern Honshu, Japan. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[1] A jawbone belonging to a therian mammal has also been discovered from this unit.[2]
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References
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
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