Morozaki Group

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Morozaki Group

Type locality: Morozaki peninsula, Aichi prefecture
Coherent formation
early Miocene (18 - 15 Ma)

Sedimentary facies: Marine
Depth of water: Several hundred meters (Callianopsis titaensis)
Lithofacies (Main): Tuffaceous sandstone, Mudstone
Lithofacies (Minor): Tuff, Conglomerate

Thickness: ca. 1,050 m

Morozaki Group
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Utsumi Formation
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Yamami Formation
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Toyohama Formation
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Himaka Formation
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First Setouchi Supergroup (Aichi pref.)
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Morozaki Group
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Second Setouchi Supergroup
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First Setouchi Supergroup
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------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

Distribution: Morozaki peninsula, Aichi pref.
Fossils: Shellfishes, Fishes, Crustaceans (Callianopsis titaensis), Foraminifera, Diatoms

Muramiya et al. (2017) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.123, no.11, pp.939-952 DOI