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Qilang, Kalpin Co., Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
| Formation | Qilang |
|---|---|
| Age: | 453 - 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
| Interval | Katian |
| Lithology | lime mudstone/mudstone, mudstone/lime mudstone |
| Number of Collections | 14 |
| Number of Occurrences | 27 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Collection NJ291 | Kalpin Co., Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China | Qilang |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawangou | 466 - 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | limestone, grainstone/chert, grainstone/lime mudstone | 59 |
| Kanling | 453 - 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | lime mudstone | 32 |
| Saergan | 458 - 453 Ma Ordovician | shale/"limestone", mudstone/lime mudstone | 133 |
| YinGan | 453 - 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | siltstone/"limestone", "limestone"/siltstone, mudstone/lime mudstone | 37 |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Zhou Z., Yin G., et al (2014) Ordovician (Darriwilian-early Katian) trilobite faunas of northwestern Tarim, Xinjiang, China, Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 46, 1-142 |
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!
