Kishima Group
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The Kishima Group is a group of palaeontological
formations located in Japan
. It dates to the Upper Eocene - Lower Oligocene
period.
The formations of the Kishima Group are:
Paleontology
Paleontology "old, ancient", ὄν, ὀντ- "being, creature", and λόγος "speech, thought") is the study of prehistoric life. It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments...
formations located in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It dates to the Upper Eocene - Lower Oligocene
Oligocene
The Oligocene is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 34 million to 23 million years before the present . As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the period are slightly...
period.
The formations of the Kishima Group are:
- Daimyoji Formation
- Funazu Formation
- Itanoura Formation
- Kakinoura Formation
- Kishima Formation
- Magome Formation
- Matsushima Formation
- Okinoshima Formation
- Oshima Formation