798Fossil sites
Changxing Formation
Changxing Formation in China: 798 fossil sites. Typical age: 254–252 million years (Permian, Triassic).
798Fossil sites
158Finds
254–252 million yearsTypical age
PermianMain period
Where its fossils were found
TriassicPermian
By geological period
Triassic10
Permian788
What was found
Trilobites · 16Carniphillipsia, Pseudophillipsia
Ammonites · 142Pseudotirolites, Pleuronodoceras, Tapashanites, Pseudogastrioceras, Rotodiscoceras, Sinoceltites, Pachydiscoceras, Pseudostephanites, Qinglongites, Huananoceras, Pernodoceras, Changhsingoceras, Pentagonoceras, Paratirolites, Rongjiangoceras, Qianjiangoceras
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
BaoqingFossil sites: 186
ZhongliangFossil sites: 94
XitiancunFossil sites: 33
MeilincunFossil sites: 31
NanwancunFossil sites: 25
HuimachangFossil sites: 23
ShuitianbaFossil sites: 19
JianshanziFossil sites: 19
DaijiagouFossil sites: 16
XiaobaFossil sites: 15
PanjiashanFossil sites: 15
TuanxiFossil sites: 14
LüdoupingFossil sites: 14
HoutouchongFossil sites: 13
NantongFossil sites: 12
ChongluocunFossil sites: 11
ShagangFossil sites: 10
ShuangtudiFossil sites: 9
Other formations of the same period
Permian
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