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Wulumuqi , Midong District, Wulumuqi Prefecture (Ürümqi Prefecture; Ürümchi Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 43.9,88 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Xinjiang, China |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Midong District, Wulumuqi Prefecture (Ürümqi Prefecture; Ürümchi Prefecture), Xinjiang, China |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Wulumuqi (=Urumchi) | Xinjiang Stratigraphic Group (1981) | Upper Jijicao | 259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian | ||
Fukang | Xinjiang Stratigraphic Group (1981) | Lower Jijicao | 268.8 - 259.9 Ma Permian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Calamites sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Calamites | 259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian |
Cordaites sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Cordaitaceae : Cordaites | 259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian |
Walchia sp. genus | Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida : Lycopodiaceae : Walchia | 259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian |
References
Xinjiang Stratigraphic Group (1981) The Stratigraphic Tables of Xinjiang, Geology Press, 1-460 |
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!