111Fossil sites
Heshan Formation
Heshan Formation in China: 111 fossil sites. Typical age: 260–254 million years (Permian).
111Fossil sites
124Finds
260–254 million yearsTypical age
PermianMain period
Where its fossils were found
Permian
By geological period
Permian111
What was found
Trilobites · 1Pseudophillipsia
Ammonites · 123Pseudotirolites, Pleuronodoceras, Tapashanites, Pseudogastrioceras, Huananoceras, Jinjiangoceras, Konglingites, Etoushanoceras, Penglaites, Sinoceltites, Prototoceras, Pernodoceras, Rotodiscoceras, Hongshuiheites, Qianjiangoceras, Shevyrevites
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
ErgouFossil sites: 35
LaosiganFossil sites: 20
ZhaicunFossil sites: 17
ZhongxucunFossil sites: 16
GufanFossil sites: 3
NaquantunFossil sites: 2
LiluFossil sites: 1
BailanFossil sites: 1
PodongFossil sites: 1
Fengyang ShequFossil sites: 1
Xiufeng ShequFossil sites: 1
GannancunFossil sites: 1
LiangsanFossil sites: 1
QianshaFossil sites: 1
PolaiFossil sites: 1
Gusan ShequFossil sites: 1
NongnacunFossil sites: 1
Dahuanghou XincunFossil sites: 1
Other formations of the same period
Permian
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