Balang Formation
| Balang Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
 An Isoxys specimen from the Balang Formation. | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Thickness | 100 m (330 ft) to 658 m (2,159 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale, Calcareous mudstone |
| Other | Limestone, Siltstone |
| Location | |
| Country | China |
The Balang formation, is a Cambrian Period geological formation, which outcrops in western Hunan and eastern Guizhou in southern China. It contains Burgess Shale-type soft-bodied fossils. It is intermediate in age between the Chengjiang and Kaili lagerstatten. It contains a low diversity of trilobites.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Liu, Q.; Lei, Q. (2013). "Discovery of an exceptionally preserved fossil assemblage in the Balang Formation (Cambrian Series 2, Stage 4) in Hunan, China". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology: 1. doi:10.1080/03115518.2013.764663.
- ↑ Liu, S.; Peng, J.; Wen, R.; Liang, B. (2018-06-30). "New data for Isoxys of the Balang Fauna (Cambrian Stage 4), South China". Bulletin of Geosciences: 147–162. doi:10.3140/bull.geosci.1673. ISSN 1802-8225.
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