Takonoura Fm
Period:
Cretaceous
Age Interval:
Early Cretaceous (Albian), (8k)
Province:
South Kitakami Belt-Eastern Sub-belt
Type Locality and Naming
the Ofunato Sub-belt
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
This Fm consists mainly of alternating beds of sandstone and mudstone with conglomerate and tuff
Lithology Pattern:
Sandy_claystone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next older unit as Hijochi Fm
Upper contact
Regionally, the schematic strat column indicates the next younger unit as Ofunato Gr
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Early Cretaceous (Albian)
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Albian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
113.20
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.