Zitai Formation
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Zitai Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Floian-Dapingian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 30°18′N 117°24′E / 30.3°N 117.4°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 8°42′N 134°18′W / 8.7°N 134.3°W |
Region | Anhui, Hubei, Hunan |
Country | ![]() |
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
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