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Kushan, China
Formation | Kushan |
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Age: | 501 - 497 Ma Cambrian |
Interval | Guzhangian |
Lithology | limestone, "limestone"/"shale", "shale"/"limestone", siltstone, "shale", dolomite |
Number of Collections | 49 |
Number of Occurrences | 236 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Changshan | 499 - 485 Ma Cambrian | dolomite, "limestone", "shale"/"limestone", "limestone"/"shale" | 70 |
Fengshan | 497 - 485 Ma Cambrian | dolomite, "limestone", "shale"/"limestone", "limestone"/"shale", sandstone | 157 |
Hsuchuang | 513 - 505 Ma Cambrian | limestone/"shale", "limestone", "shale"/sandstone, "shale"/"limestone", "limestone"/sandstone | 194 |
Manto | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | shale, dolomite, dolomite/"limestone", "limestone", "limestone"/"shale" | 8 |
Maochuang | 513 - 505 Ma Cambrian | limestone/"shale", "shale"/"limestone", "shale"/sandstone, "limestone" | 50 |
Xinji | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | limestone, dolomite, phosphorite | 135 |
Zhangxia | 501 - 497 Ma Cambrian | reef rocks, "limestone", "limestone"/marl, dolomite, dolomite/"limestone" | 112 |
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!