112Fossil sites
Dawan Formation
Dawan Formation in China: 112 fossil sites. Typical age: 477–468 million years (Ordovician).
112Fossil sites
225Finds
477–468 million yearsTypical age
OrdovicianMain period
Where its fossils were found
Ordovician
By geological period
Ordovician112
What was found
Trilobites · 225Liomegalaspides, Pseudocalymene, Carolinites, Ningkianolithus, Rhombampyx, Megalaspides, Ovalocephalus, Agerina, Hanchungolithus, Pseudobasilicus, Nileus, Illaenus, Neseuretus, Hungioides, Ampyx, Isoteloides
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
LianghekouFossil sites: 30
JiangjiafanFossil sites: 22
TangjiayingFossil sites: 11
LongqiansiFossil sites: 9
MengmuFossil sites: 8
HuangliushuiFossil sites: 7
GanxiFossil sites: 3
ZhouzuiFossil sites: 3
TaohuapingFossil sites: 2
DalugouFossil sites: 2
MadongFossil sites: 2
PaomapingFossil sites: 2
SuoshancunFossil sites: 2
ZhushapoFossil sites: 1
Xiawu LipingFossil sites: 1
TaiyangxiFossil sites: 1
DaraocunFossil sites: 1
XiejiacaomenFossil sites: 1
Other formations of the same period
Ordovician
Wufeng Formation 67Xiazhen Formation 58Meitan Formation 57Baota Formation 44Saergan Formation 37Zitai Formation 36Shiyanhe Formation 33Honghuayuan Formation 32Changwu Formation 26Lianglitag Formation 26Hsiangyang Formation 26Beiguoshan Formation 24Kuanyinchiao Formation 23Yehli Formation 22Shan Majiagou Formation 21Ningguo Formation 20Xia Majiagou Formation 20Tongzi Formation 19Pingliang Formation 19Yingan Formation 18Yeli Formation 17Dashaba Formation 17Nantsinkwan Formation 16Miaopo Formation 15