318Fossil sites
Longtan Formation
Longtan Formation in China: 318 fossil sites. Typical age: 260–254 million years (Permian).
318Fossil sites
28Finds
260–254 million yearsTypical age
PermianMain period
Where its fossils were found
Permian
By geological period
Permian318
What was found
Trilobites · 4Carniphillipsia, Pseudophillipsia
Ammonites · 24Huananoceras, Planodiscoceras, Jinjiangoceras, Prototoceras, Pseudogastrioceras, Stacheoceras, Lijiangoceras, Anderssonoceras, Leptogyroceras
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
ShazitianFossil sites: 30
LongtangFossil sites: 20
ShuitianbaFossil sites: 19
TuanxiFossil sites: 19
BaoqingFossil sites: 16
XitiancunFossil sites: 13
DaijiagouFossil sites: 12
CuijiapingyuanziFossil sites: 10
BulangFossil sites: 8
BaishengFossil sites: 8
XiapuliFossil sites: 8
ChangchongFossil sites: 5
AgongFossil sites: 4
BijiacunFossil sites: 4
MeishancunFossil sites: 3
NanzhuangwanFossil sites: 3
ZhongliangFossil sites: 3
JinfengcunFossil sites: 3
Other formations of the same period
Permian
Changxing Formation 798Dalong Formation 441Qixia Formation 354Maokou Formation 340Wujiaping Formation 159Heshan Formation 111Yanshi Formation 72Xiala Formation 63Loping Formation 57Kufeng Formation 39Maping Formation 37Keziliqiman Formation 36Chuanshan Formation 35Shaiwa Formation 33Shazipo Formation 30Shanxi Formation 29Qubuerga Formation 29Qipan Formation 29Wangjiazhai Formation 27Taiyuan Formation 26Angjie Formation 24Dingjiashan Formation 23Lugu Formation 23Dingjiazhai Formation 22