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Tano Formation (Shuto, 1952)
Invalid synonym: Tano Member of Higashimorogawa Formation
- Boundary between Philippine sea plate and Eurasian plate
- Fore-arc basin sediments
- Coherent formation
- Sedimentary facies: Marine
- Sedimentary facies (Western part): Fluvial
- Climate: Tropical - Subtropical (Fossil corals)
- Depth of water: Shallow
- Lithofacies: Coarse sandstone
- Lithofacies (Minor): Conglomerate, Gravelly sandstone
- Lithofacies (Bottom): Reef limestone
- Sedimentary structures (Lower): Cross-stratification
- Thickness: 150 m or thinner
- Upper limit: Conformity
- Lower limit: Unconformity (Uchinohae Formation)
- Miyazaki Facies
- [ Upper ]
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- Ikime Formation
- '''''''/,,,,,,
- Kamurano Formation
- '''''''/,,,,,,
- Aya Formation
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- Tano Formation
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- [ Lower ]
------ Conformity, ~~~~~~ Unconformity, ~~~--- Local unconformity, '''/,, Interfingered, :::::: Fault, /--/-- Thrust, +__+__ Ground surface, ?--?-- Unknown
- Distribution: central part of Nichinan seashore, Miyazaki pref.
- Fossils (Limestone, Corals): Acropora sp., Fungia sp., Fungia cf. concinna, Pavona clavus, Gardinerastrea planulata, Acanthstrea ishigakiensis, Scolymia cf. vitiensis, Physogyra sp.
- Ishihara et al. (2014) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.120, Supplement, pp.41-62 DOI
- Takashimizu (2009) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.115, no.11, pp.559-577 DOI