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Baota - Upper, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
| Formation | Baota |
|---|---|
| Member | Upper |
| Age: | 458 - 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
| Interval | Longvillian - Marshbrookian |
| Lithology | limestone |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 2 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Units 47.5 | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | Baota - Upper |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baota - Lower | 458 - 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | limestone | 4 |
| Baota - Middle | 458 - 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | limestone | 1 |
| Hanchiatien | 439 - 433 Ma Silurian | shale/sandstone | 11 |
| Honghuayuan | 479 - 466 Ma Ordovician | grainstone, "carbonate", "carbonate"/chert, lime mudstone/"limestone", "limestone"/mudstone, "limestone"/"shale", "limestone"/chert, "limestone", lime mudstone/dolomite, "shale"/"limestone", "limestone"/lime mudstone, "limestone"/dolomite, "reef rocks" | 271 |
| Jianchaogou | 450 - 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | shale, "limestone", sandstone/"shale", "shale"/"limestone", claystone, "shale"/lime mudstone | 60 |
| Meitan - Lower | 479 - 466 Ma Ordovician | lime mudstone, "shale"/"limestone", "shale"/siltstone | 30 |
| Meitan - Upper | 479 - 466 Ma Ordovician | limestone/mudstone, "shale"/siltstone, "limestone"/"shale", "shale"/sandstone, "shale"/"limestone", lime mudstone/"shale", mudstone/siltstone | 41 |
| Shihniulan | 441 - 433 Ma Silurian | marl/"limestone" | 11 |
| Shizipu | 464 - 450 Ma Ordovician | shale/"limestone", "limestone", "limestone"/mudstone, sandstone/"shale", "shale"/sandstone, grainstone | 48 |
| Tongzi | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | shale/"limestone", grainstone/"shale", dolomite/"shale", dolomite/"limestone", mudstone/"limestone", "limestone"/mudstone, lime mudstone, "limestone"/dolomite, "limestone"/"shale", lime mudstone/"limestone", sandstone/siltstone | 77 |
| Wufeng | 445 - 443 Ma Paleozoic | carbonate, "shale"/"limestone", "limestone", lime mudstone, "shale", "shale"/chert, "shale"/claystone, mudstone/siltstone, mudstone | 127 |
| Wufeng - Lower | 450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | shale, mudstone/"shale", chert, siltstone, "shale"/mudstone | 95 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Sinoceras sp.genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Sinoceras | 457.5 - 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
| Eosomichelinoceras sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Baltoceratidae : Eosomichelinoceras | 457.5 - 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
References
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!
