Earth:Zitai Formation
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Short description: Ordovician formation in China
Zitai Formation Stratigraphic range: Floian-Dapingian ~478–468 Ma | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 30°18′N 117°24′E / 30.3°N 117.4°E |
Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 8°42′N 134°18′W / 8.7°N 134.3°W |
Region | Anhui, Hubei, Hunan |
Country | 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.
References
- ↑ Zhitai Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Zitai Formation at Fossilworks.org
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zitai Formation.
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