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Northwestern Tarim Basin, Kezilesu Autonomous Prefecture (Kizilsu Autonomous Prefecture; Qizilsu Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 40.3333,78 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Xinjiang, China |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Kezilesu Autonomous Prefecture (Kizilsu Autonomous Prefecture; Qizilsu Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Northwestern Tarim Basin, Kunkelaqi Section, Bijintawu Formation, Unit 2 | Chen Z.-Q. (2004) | Bijintawu | Purdonella artuxensis Zone (Laze Moscovian). This unit has a thickness of approx. 40m. | "limestone" | 315.2 - 307 Ma Carboniferous |
Northwestern Tarim Basin, Kunkelaqi Section, Bijintawu Formation, Unit 7 | Chen Z.-Q. (2004) | Bijintawu | Purdonella artuxensis Zone (Late Moscovian). This unit has a thickness of approx. 100m. | "limestone" | 315.2 - 307 Ma Carboniferous |
Northwestern Tarim Basin, Kunkelaqi Section, Bijintawu Formation, Unit 9 | Chen Z.-Q. (2004) | Bijintawu | This unit has a thickness of approx (Late Moscovian). 10m in the Purdonella artuxensis Zone. | "limestone" | 315.2 - 307 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
References
Chen Z.-Q. (2004) Devonian-Carboniferous brachiopod zonation in the Tarim Basin, northwest China: implications for biostratigraphy and biogeography., Geological Journal 39, 431-458 |
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!