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Kuanyinchiao, China
| Formation | Kuanyinchiao |
|---|---|
| Age: | 443 - 441 Ma Silurian |
| Interval | Hirnantian |
| Lithology | mudstone, "carbonate", "limestone" |
| Number of Collections | 22 |
| Number of Occurrences | 216 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Dongkala outcrop | Sinan County, Tongren, Guizhou, China | Kuanyinchiao |
| Xiangshuyuan Formation in NE Guizhou Province | Shiqian County, Tongren, Guizhou, China | Kuanyinchiao |
| Yanzikou Section | Qixingguan District, Bijie, Guizhou, China | Kuanyinchiao |
| Loc. 22 | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | Kuanyinchiao |
| Hubei Province [Shuijingtuo Fm] | Jingmen, Hubei, China | Kuanyinchiao |
| AFA 415-416. Shichang’ao | Yanhe County, Tongren, Guizhou, China | Kuanyinchiao |
| Between AFA 432 & 433. Ludiping | Songtao County, Tongren, Guizhou, China | Kuanyinchiao |
| Jiancaohe | Chengdu, Sichuan, China | Kuanyinchiao |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leijiatun | 439 - 433 Ma Silurian | shale/"limestone" | 43 |
| Lungmachi | 443 - 441 Ma Silurian | shale/wackestone, "shale", mudstone | 12 |
| Shuijingtuo | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | limestone, "shale"/siltstone, "shale" | 27 |
| Sintan Shale | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | shale/sandstone | 5 |
| Wufeng | 445 - 443 Ma Paleozoic | carbonate, "shale"/"limestone", "limestone", lime mudstone, "shale", "shale"/chert, "shale"/claystone, mudstone/siltstone, mudstone | 127 |
| Wufeng - Upper | 445 - 443 Ma Paleozoic | shale, "limestone", mudstone, "shale"/"limestone", "limestone"/"shale", lime mudstone | 77 |
| Xiangshuyuan | 441 - 433 Ma Silurian | mudstone, "limestone"/mudstone, marl/"limestone", marl/"reef rocks", mudstone/"limestone", "limestone" | 73 |
| Xiushan | 439 - 427 Ma Silurian | siltstone, mudstone | 50 |
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!
