Earth:Zitai Formation

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Short description: Ordovician formation in China
Zitai Formation
Stratigraphic range: Floian-Dapingian
~478–468 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 30°18′N 117°24′E / 30.3°N 117.4°E / 30.3; 117.4
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 8°42′N 134°18′W / 8.7°N 134.3°W / 8.7; -134.3
RegionAnhui, Hubei, Hunan
Country China
Zitai Formation is located in China
Zitai Formation
Zitai Formation (China)

The Zitai or Zhitai Formation[1][2] is a geological sequence of Middle Ordovician origin, that occurs along the southeastern edge of the Yangtze Platform in southern China . It is a purple-red limestone with a few interspersed yellow-green shale beds. It contains a fossil fauna dominated by trilobites and nautiloids.

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