Kabu Formation

Not to be confused with Kaub Formation.

The Kabu Formation^[2] is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation of Middle Cenomanian age and is part of the Mifune Group. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus. The formation was named by N. & K. Wasada in 1979.^[1]

Kabu Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian, ~96 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Mifune Group
Underlies	Jobu Formation
Overlies	Unconformity with metamorphic rocks and Permian Mizukoshi Formation
Thickness	probably up to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) deep
Lithology
Primary	Mudstone
Location
Coordinates	32.7°N 130.9°E / 32.7; 130.9
Approximate paleocoordinates	45.1°N 124.2°E / 45.1; 124.2
Region	Fukui Prefecture
Country	Japan
Type section
Named by	Y. Hasegwa, M. Manabe, and Y. Azuma[1]
Kabu Formation (Japan)

Vertebrate paleofauna

Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Megalosauridae?[1][3] (nicknamed Mifune-ryu)	Indeterminate[1][3]	Mifune-ryu, Kami-Umeki[1]		"Tooth (discovered in 1979)"	Could have been the same animal as Mifunesaurus
Mifunesaurus[4]	No species given[4]	Mifune-ryu, Kami-Umeki[1]		"Tibia, a phalanx, a metatarsus and a single tooth (tooth catalogued as YNUGI 10003; rest of the skeleton catalogued as MDM 341)"[4]	Informal species. Often referred to Tetanurae indet.