Akazaki Formation
| Akasaki Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Eocene | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Fukuoka Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
The Akazaki Formation is a Cenozoic geologic formation in Kyushu, Japan.
Fossils
[edit]Mammal remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1] A tillodont specimen similar to Trogosus was described from this unit by Miyata (2007).[2]
See also
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Footnotes
[edit]- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271706837_EOCENE_MAMMALS_FROM_THE_AKASAKI_AND_NAKAKOSHIKI_FORMATIONS_WESTERN_KYUSHU_JAPAN_PRELIMINARY_WORK_AND_CORRELATION_WITH_ASIAN_LAND_MAMMAL_AGES
- ↑ Kazunori Miyata. (2007). New Material of Asian Trogosus (Tillodontia, Mammalia) from the Akasaki Formation, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 27(1), 176-188. Retrieved March 3, 2020, from www.jstor.org/stable/4524676
References
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