Zitai Formation

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Zitai Formation
Stratigraphic range: Floian-Dapingian
~478–468  Ma
Type Geological formation
Lithology
Primary Limestone
Location
Coordinates 30°18′N117°24′E / 30.3°N 117.4°E / 30.3; 117.4
Approximate paleocoordinates 8°42′N134°18′W / 8.7°N 134.3°W / 8.7; -134.3
Region Anhui, Hubei, Hunan
Country China
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Zitai Formation (China)

The Zitai or Zhitai Formation [1] [2] is a geological sequence of Middle Ordovician origin, that occurs along the southeastern edge of the Yangtze Platform in southern China. It is a purple-red limestone with a few interspersed yellow-green shale beds. It contains a fossil fauna dominated by trilobites and nautiloids.

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