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Qimugen - Lower, Kuqa Co., Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Formation | Qimugen |
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Member | Lower |
Age: | 58.7 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene |
Interval | Late Paleocene |
Lithology | limestone/mudstone |
Number of Collections | 8 |
Number of Occurrences | 38 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Bashibulake - Qimugen Fm | Kuqa Co., Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China | Qimugen - Lower |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Aertashi | 66.0 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene | limestone | 3 |
Bashibulake - 2 | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | mudstone | 8 |
Bashibulake - 3 | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | mudstone | 11 |
Bashibulake - 4 | 33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene | sandstone | 7 |
Kalatar | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | limestone | 3 |
Qimugen - Upper | 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene | marl, mudstone, "limestone" | 8 |
Wulagen | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | limestone | 16 |
Recorded Fossils
References
Lan X. (1997) Paleogene bivalve communities in the western Tarim Basin and thei paleoenvironmental implications., Palaeoworld 7, 137-157 |
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!