The Jobu Formation is a Cretaceous geologic formation of Late Cenomanian age. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus. The oldest confirmed tyrannosaurid premaxillary tooth was recovered from the Jobu Formation.Holtz, 2001 The mammal Sorlestes is also known from the formation.
Fossil content The following fossils were reported from the formation:Jobu Formation in the Paleobiology Database Mammals Sorlestes mifunensisSetoguchi et al., 1999 Dinosaurs Segnosaurus sp.Tamura et al., 1991 Ceratopsia indet. Tetanurae indet.Carrano et al., 2012 Theropoda indet.Chure et al., 2011 Tyrannosauridae indet.Manabe, 1999 Pterosaurs Azhdarchidae indet.Ikegami et al., 2000 Turtles Adocus sp.Danilov et al., 2011 Shachemys sp. Nanhsiungchelyidae indet.Danilov & Syromyatnikova, 2008
See also List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils
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