"The Cretaceous Tetori biota in Japan and its evolutionary significance for terrestrial ecosystems in Asia" [Cretaceous Research 27 (2006) 199-225]-Discussion

Matsukawa et al. present a new interpretation of the age and geological correlation within the Tetori Group. Comparison of their data with our own studies and literatures, we comment on some problems remain unsolved in their paper, such as (1) stratigraphy of the Takinamigawa area, where various fossils including dinosaurs were recovered; (2) recognition of the Akaiwa and Tamodani floras, constituents of the Tetori-type flora; (3) geological correlation of the Tetori Group between the Mt. Hakusan and Kuzuryugawa regions. Further combination of lithostratigraphy and other correlation methods is required to improve the understanding of the stratigraphy of the Tetori Group.