| Yangliujing Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: late Anisian-Ladinian 246–242 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Zhuganpo Formation |
| Overlies | Guanling Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Dolomite |
| Other | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 25°54′N 105°30′E / 25.9°N 105.5°E / 25.9; 105.5 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 12°18′N 94°30′E / 12.3°N 94.5°E / 12.3; 94.5 |
| Region | Guizhou & Yunnan Provinces |
| Country |  China |
| Extent | Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau |
  Yangliujing Formation (China)Show map of China Yangliujing Formation (Guizhou)Show map of Guizhou | |
The Yangliujing Formation is a Middle Triassic geologic unit found in the Guizhou and Yunnan Provinces of southern China.
Description
Most of the formation is represented by massive dolomites, indicative of a shallow-water depositional environment. Fossils are generally rare, but conodonts from the Anisian-Ladinian boundary (namely several species of Neogondolella) are known from the lower part of the formation. Some marine reptiles have been found in dolomitic limestone near Dingxiao, an area of Guizhou sometimes considered to preserve the upper part of the Yangliujing Formation. However, under a more restrictive definition of the Yangliujing Formation, the fossils of Dingxiao would instead belong to the overlying Zhuganpo Formation.
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:
- Fish
- Brachiopods
- Mentzelia sp.
- Nudispiriferina sp.
- Bivalves
- Crinoids
- Conodonts
References
- Benton et al., 2013
- Sun et al., 2016
Bibliography
- Sun, Zuoyu; Jiang, Dayong; Ji, Cheng; Hao, Weicheng (2016), "Integrated biochronology for Triassic marine vertebrate faunas of Guizhou Province, South China", Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 118: 101–110, Bibcode:2016JAESc.118..101S, doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2016.01.004, ISSN 1367-9120
- Benton, Michael J.; Zhang, Qiyue; Hu, Shixue; Chen, Zhong-Qiang; Wen, Wen; Liu, Jun; Huang, Jinyuan; Zhou, Changyong; Xie, Tao; Tong, Jinnan; Choo, Brian (2013), "Exceptional vertebrate biotas from the Triassic of China, and the expansion of marine ecosystems after the Permo-Triassic mass extinction", Earth-Science Reviews, 125: 199–243, Bibcode:2013ESRv..125..199B, doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2013.05.014, ISSN 0012-8252
- Chen, L. D.; Cuny, G.; Wang, X. F. (2007), "The chondrichthyan fauna from the Middle-Late Triassic of Guanling (Guizhou province, SW China)", Historical Biology, 19 (4): 291–300, Bibcode:2007HBio...19..291C, doi:10.1080/08912960701248234
- Tong, J.-N.; Lui, Z.-L. (2000), "The Middle Triassic stratigraphy and sedimentary paleogeography of South China", Albertiana, 24: 37–47