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Morito Formation Watabe, 1952
Invalid synonym: Morito Tuffaceous Siltstone Formation, Morito Mudstone Formation
- Type locality: Morito seashore, Hayama city, Miura county, Kanagawa prefecture
- Accretionary complex
- early Miocene
- Sedimentary facies: Marine
- Depth of water: Bathyal
- Lithofacies: Mudstone
- Lithofacies (Minor): Sandstone, Pumice tuff
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- Distribution: Morito seashore - Isshiki - Kamiyamaguchi - Teramae - Manase - Sangashita seashore, Hayama city, Miura county, Kanagawa pref.; Nagasaka - Takeyama - Miyosada - Sekinowatari, Yokosuka city, Kanagawa pref.
- Fossils: Nautiloids (Aturia sp.)
- Fossils (Foraminifera): Catapsydrax dissimilis, Globigerinatella insueta, Martinottiella communis
- Fossils (Radiolarians): Cyrtocapsella tetrapera
- Fossils (Calcareous nannofossils): Coccolithus pelagicus, Sphenolithus moriformis
- Takahashi et al. (2016) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.122, no.8, pp.375-395, DOI
- Eto et al. (1998) Geology of the Yokosuka District, Quadrangle Series, Scale 1:50,000, Geological Survey of Japan, 128p. (in Japanese with English abstract 3p.)