Sebayashi Formation
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 one species, Siamosaurus, has been referred to a specific genus.[2]
| Sebayashi Formation Stratigraphic range: Barremian-Albian ~125–100 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Sanchu Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, shale |
| Other | Conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 36.1°N 138.8°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 48.4°N 140.0°E |
| Region | Gunma, Honshu |
| Country |  |
  Sebayashi Formation (Japan) | |
Paleofauna
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]
- Theropoda indet. - "Footprints"[2]
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See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- Sebayashi Formation at Fossilworks.org
- Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
- Hasegawa et al., 2003
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2
- Hasegawa, Y; Éric Buffetaut; M. Manabe, and Yuji Takakuwa. 2003. A possible spinosaurid tooth from the Sebayashi Formation (Lower Cretaceous), Gunma, Japan. Bulletin of the Gunma Museum of Natural History 7. 1–5.
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