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Yinkeng, China
| Formation | Yinkeng |
|---|---|
| Age: | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic |
| Interval | Griesbachian |
| Lithology | limestone, mudstone/"shale", siltstone, "limestone"/mudstone, mudstone/marl, lime mudstone, mudstone, "shale", "siliciclastic", claystone, sandstone/"limestone", sandstone, marl/mudstone |
| Number of Collections | 74 |
| Number of Occurrences | 199 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biandanshan | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | limestone, "limestone"/mudstone, claystone | 17 |
| Caoxian | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | mudstone, siltstone, claystone | 21 |
| Changxing | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | reef rocks, "limestone", framestone/bafflestone, bafflestone/wackestone, framestone, "limestone"/chert, framestone/"reef rocks", mudstone/"limestone", "limestone"/"shale", "shale", mudstone, lime mudstone, lime mudstone/mudstone, "limestone"/mudstone, packstone, wackestone, siltstone, marl, dolomite, sandstone, marl/mudstone, "shale"/"limestone", siltstone/"limestone", siltstone/marl, siltstone/mudstone, chert, mudstone/chert, "limestone"/siltstone, chert/mudstone, "siliciclastic", claystone, claystone/sandstone | 4780 |
| Changxing - Baoqing | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | lime mudstone, wackestone, "limestone"/claystone, "limestone" | 256 |
| Changxing - Meishan | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | lime mudstone, wackestone, "limestone", "limestone"/claystone | 225 |
| Chuanshan | 296 - 279 Ma Permian | limestone | 101 |
| Dalong | 252 - 251 Ma Phanerozoic | mudstone, "shale", sandstone, mudstone/marl, "limestone", chert, chert/mudstone, mudstone/chert, claystone, mudstone/claystone, "shale"/lime mudstone, "siliciclastic", lime mudstone, lime mudstone/"shale", "limestone"/sandstone, framestone, chalk | 1953 |
| Helongshan | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | mudstone, lime mudstone, marl, "limestone", claystone, "shale" | 58 |
| Huangnigang | 456 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | shale, lime mudstone/"limestone", mudstone, mudstone/"limestone", "limestone" | 76 |
| Huangzhishan | 252 - 251 Ma Phanerozoic | limestone/mudstone, mudstone, mudstone/"limestone", "limestone", lime mudstone | 161 |
| Hule | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | shale, "shale"/chert, chert/"shale", mudstone/"shale", mudstone | 57 |
| Kufeng | 265 - 260 Ma Permian | siliciclastic, "shale" | 6 |
| Longtan | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | siliciclastic, lime mudstone, mudstone/siltstone, mudstone/sandstone, sandstone, mudstone, "limestone", siltstone/"limestone", siltstone, sandstone/"limestone", sandstone/siltstone, "shale", "limestone"/mudstone, "limestone"/siltstone, "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic", claystone, marl, "limestone"/"shale", "siliciclastic"/coal | 1424 |
| Qinglong | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | mudstone, "siliciclastic", "limestone", claystone, lime mudstone, marl, mudstone/"shale", "limestone"/mudstone | 63 |
| Qixia | 272 - 269 Ma Permian | limestone, "limestone"/"shale", wackestone, lime mudstone, "limestone"/"siliciclastic", mudstone, "limestone"/sandstone, "siliciclastic", "shale" | 1316 |
| Transitional Bed | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | claystone, "limestone" | 40 |
| Yanwashan | 458 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | lime mudstone/"limestone", "limestone", "limestone"/lime mudstone | 31 |
| Yuqian | 450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | siltstone/"shale" | 9 |
| Qinglong | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | shale, "limestone", marl | 21 |
Recorded Fossils
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
