Shimozaisho Fm
Period:
Carboniferous
Age Interval:
Pennsylvanian (Bashkirian), 19d
Province:
Hida Gaien Belt-Itoshiro area
Type Locality and Naming
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Limestone
[Figure 1: Stratigraphic relationship among the rocks of the Hida Gaien Belt (after M. Ehiro et al., 2016)]
Lithology Pattern:
Limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates this is the oldest unit
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Kuzuryu Subgroup Fm
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Pennsylvanian (Bashkirian)
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Bashkirian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
323.40
Ending stage:
Gzhelian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
298.89
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.