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SaErGan - Lower, Wushi Co., Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
| Formation | SaErGan |
|---|---|
| Member | Lower |
| Age: | 466 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician |
| Interval | Early Llandeilo |
| Lithology | limestone |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 6 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Middle Caradoc YinGanFarm | Wushi Co., Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China | SaErGan - Lower |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| KanKing | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | limestone | 26 |
| Saergan | 458 - 453 Ma Ordovician | shale/"limestone", mudstone/lime mudstone | 133 |
| SaErGan - Upper | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | limestone | 8 |
| SaerGanTag | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | limestone/siltstone, "limestone" | 29 |
| YinGan | 453 - 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | siltstone/"limestone", "limestone"/siltstone, mudstone/lime mudstone | 37 |
| Qiulitag - Yinshan | 479 - 466 Ma Ordovician | limestone | 24 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Endymionia sp.genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Endymioniidae : Endymionia | 466 - 460.9 Ma Middle Ordovician |
 Glyptograptus sp.genus | Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Bireclinata : Retiolitidae : Glyptograptus | 466 - 460.9 Ma Middle Ordovician |
 Amplexograptus sp.genus | Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Diplograptidae : Amplexograptus | 466 - 460.9 Ma Middle Ordovician |
 Didymograptus sp.genus | Animalia : Hemichordata : Dichograptidae : Didymograptus | 466 - 460.9 Ma Middle Ordovician |
 Glossograptus sp.genus | Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Glossograptus | 466 - 460.9 Ma Middle Ordovician |
 Pseudoclimacograptus sp.genus | Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Pseudoclimacograptus | 466 - 460.9 Ma Middle Ordovician |
References
| Zhang Y. S. (1981) Stratigraphic table of northwestern region of China: XinJiang Province part, Geological Publishing House, Beijing, China (Original source resides with A. Miller) |
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!
