37Fossil sites
Maping Formation
Maping Formation in China: 37 fossil sites. Typical age: 299–294 million years (Permian, Carboniferous).
37Fossil sites
10Finds
299–294 million yearsTypical age
PermianMain period
Where its fossils were found
PermianCarboniferous
By geological period
Permian30
Carboniferous7
What was found
Ammonites · 10Properrinites, Metapronorites, Almites, Kargalites, Subkargalites, Eoasianites, Emilites, Boesites, Artinskia, Agathiceras
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
Other formations of the same period
Permian
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