315Fossil sites

Daye Formation

Daye Formation in China: 315 fossil sites. Typical age: 252–251 million years (Triassic, Permian).

315Fossil sites

155Finds

252–251 million yearsTypical age

TriassicMain period

Where its fossils were found

Daye Formation

TriassicPermian

By geological period

Triassic312

Permian3

What was found

Ammonites · 155Ophiceras, Jieshaniceras, Vishnuites, Ussuridiscus, Lytophiceras, Koninckites, Hubeitoceras, Ambites, Prionolobus, Kymatites, Gyrophiceras, Mullericeras, Meekophiceras, Proptychites, Pseudoproptychites, Shangganites

Towns with the most fossil sites nearby

JianshanziFossil sites: 103

Gujiao LaojieFossil sites: 42

XiazhaiFossil sites: 31

YunpancunFossil sites: 26

BaigongFossil sites: 22

XitiancunFossil sites: 17

GaozhaiFossil sites: 16

LüdoupingFossil sites: 6

LujiawanFossil sites: 6

DawenFossil sites: 6

ChangshoucunFossil sites: 6

LongdonggouFossil sites: 4

HeitutianFossil sites: 4

DexinFossil sites: 3

ChangtanhecunFossil sites: 3

YangouFossil sites: 2

ZhongcaosiFossil sites: 2

MaotongFossil sites: 2

Daye Formation

Where its fossils were found

By geological period

What was found

Towns with the most fossil sites nearby

Other formations of the same period