Kiyosu-e Formation
Geologic formation in Japan
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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]
| Kiyosu-e Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Callovian-Berriasian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Toyonishi Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 34.1°N 131.0°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 40.9°N 139.5°E |
| Region | Yamaguchi Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
  Kiyosu-e Formation (Japan) | |
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]