Khachik Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Capitanian-Wuchiapingian | |
Type | Formation |
Overlies | Gnishik Formation |
Location | |
Region | Transcaucasia |
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The Khachik Formation is a geologic formation in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran.
It preserves fossils dating back to the Capitanian to Wuchiapingian stages of the Permian period. [1]
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