Kanaegaura Fm
Period:
Cretaceous
Age Interval:
Early Cretaceous (Aptian), (8h)
Province:
South Kitakami Belt-Central Sub-belt
Type Locality and Naming
the Karakuwa-Oshika Sub-belt
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
It consists mainly of andesite lavas, andesitic pyroclastic rocks and volcanic conglomerates. It is very thick (1200 m).
Lithology Pattern:
Volcanic_ash
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Yokonuma Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Oshima Gr
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Aptian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
121.40
Ending stage:
Albian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
100.50
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Moreno, T., WALLIS, S., Kojima, T. & Gibbons, W. (Eds) 2016. The Geology of Japan. Geological Society. London. 1-24.