Miyara Fm
Period:
Paleogene
Age Interval:
Eocene
Province:
Shimanto Belt
Type Locality and Naming
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Shallow water carbonates, rich in coralline algae. (Nakagawa et at. 1982).
Lithology Pattern:
Shallow-marine carbonate
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Nosoko Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Nishikurosawa Fm
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Eocene
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Priabonian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
37.71
Ending stage:
Burdigalian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
15.99
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.