57Fossil sites
Loping Formation
Loping Formation in China: 57 fossil sites. Typical age: 260–254 million years (Permian).
57Fossil sites
130Finds
260–254 million yearsTypical age
PermianMain period
Where its fossils were found
Permian
By geological period
Permian57
What was found
Trilobites · 2Pseudophillipsia, Cheiropyge
Ammonites · 128Prototoceras, Sanyangites, Pericarinoceras, Jinjiangoceras, Konglingites, Leptogyroceras, Pseudogastrioceras, Retiogastrioceras, Anderssonoceras, Lenticoceltites, Xiangulingites, Planodiscoceras, Pachyrotoceras, Metagastrioceras, Kiangsiceras, Araxoceras
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
ChawoliFossil sites: 10
XuwangcunFossil sites: 6
LianhuacunFossil sites: 5
ShengwanFossil sites: 4
PengjiaFossil sites: 3
AnshanFossil sites: 3
FugangFossil sites: 2
Yangliuping ShequFossil sites: 2
LigangFossil sites: 2
HuxingshanFossil sites: 1
YangjiaFossil sites: 1
GebuchongFossil sites: 1
GangbiancunFossil sites: 1
WenjiaFossil sites: 1
ZhushancunFossil sites: 1
JianxicunFossil sites: 1
SanshancunFossil sites: 1
Shuangqiao ShequFossil sites: 1
Other formations of the same period
Permian
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