Shiramizu Gr
Period:
Eocene, Oligocene
Age Interval:
Priabonian-Rupelian, (15a)
Province:
Kurosegawa Belt- Shikoku
Type Locality and Naming
Kurosegawa Belt-central Shikoku
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
comprises clastic rocks
Lithology Pattern:
Coarse clastics
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Noda Gr
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates this is the youngest unit
Regional extent
Kurosegawa Belt-central Shikoku
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Shown as upper Eocene-lower Oligocene, hence placed Base of Priabonian
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Priabonian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
37.71
Ending stage:
Rupelian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
27.29
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.