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Myojin Formation Nagai, 1957

Invalid synonym (Upper): Tomishige Formation, Tomishige Conglomerate and Sandstone Member

Invalid synonym (Middle): Kariba Formation, Kariba Sandstone and Mudstone Member

Invalid synonym (Lower): Sagayama Formation, Sagayama Conglomerate Member

• Coherent formation

• Sedimentary facies: Terrestrial
• Sedimentary facies: Braided river
• Sedimentary facies (Minor): Debris flow, Lacustrine
• Lithofacies: Conglomerate
• Lithofacies (Minor): Siltstone, Sandstone
• Sedimentary structures: Cross-stratification

• Thickness: 500 m or thicker
• Upper limit: Unconformity (Ishizuchi Group)
• Lower limit: Conformity (Transitional), Unconformity (Sanbagawa Metamorphic Rocks)

------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown

• Distribution: Senba - Tobe thrust park, Tobe city, Ehime pref.; Shimohatano river - Higashimyojin, Kumakogen city, Ehime pref.
• Fossils (Plants, Leaves): Populus sp., Salix sp., Liquidambar sp.

• Nara et al. (2017) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.123, no.7, pp.471-489 DOI
• Ochi et al. (2014) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.120, no.5, pp.165-179 DOI