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Yanshiping - Quemuoco, China
| Group | Yanshiping |
|---|---|
| Formation | Quemuoco |
| Age: | 170 - 168 Ma Middle Jurassic |
| Interval | Bajocian |
| Lithology | siliciclastic |
| Number of Collections | 2 |
| Number of Occurrences | 11 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Tanggula Mountains | Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China | Yanshiping - Quemuoco |
| Tanggula Mountains | Amdo Co. (Anduo Co.), Nagchu Prefecture (Naqu Prefecture), Tibet, China | Yanshiping - Quemuoco |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matuo | 168 - 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | 23 | |
| Suwa or Matuo | 170 - 157 Ma Jurassic | limestone/sandstone | 2 |
| Tuotuohe or Suwa | 168 - 157 Ma Jurassic | 2 | |
| Tanggula - Suwa | 164 - 157 Ma Jurassic | limestone/sandstone, "limestone"/siltstone | 17 |
| Yanshiping - Matuo | 170 - 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | marl/sandstone, sandstone/marl | 27 |
| Yanshiping - Matuo or Tuotuohe | 170 - 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 4 | |
| Yanshiping - Tuotuohe | 168 - 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | limestone | 13 |
| Yanshiping - Xiali | 166 - 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | siliciclastic | 3 |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Yin J., Fürsich F. T. (1991) Middle and Upper Jurassic bivalves from the Tanggula Mountains, W-China, Beringeria, Würzburger geowissenschaftliche Mitteilungen 4, 127-192 |
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!
