Kiyosu-e Formation

Kiyosu-e Formation
Stratigraphic range: Callovian-Berriasian
~163–140 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofToyonishi Group
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherSiltstone
Location
Coordinates34°06′N 131°00′E / 34.1°N 131.0°E / 34.1; 131.0
Approximate paleocoordinates40°54′N 139°30′E / 40.9°N 139.5°E / 40.9; 139.5
RegionYamaguchi Prefecture
Country Japan
Kiyosu-e Formation is located in Japan
Kiyosu-e Formation
Kiyosu-e Formation (Japan)

The Kiyosu-e Formation is a Middle Jurassic (Callovian) to Early Cretaceous (Berriasian) geologic formation of the Toyonishi Group in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] Fossil ornithopod tracks have been reported from the formation.[3]

  1. ^ Kiyosue Formation in the Paleobiology Database
  2. ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.570
  3. ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607