Balang Formation
Geological formation in China
The Balang formation, is a Cambrian Period geological formation, which outcrops in western Hunan and eastern Guizhou in southern China. It contains Burgess Shale-type soft-bodied fossils. It is intermediate in age between the Chengjiang and Kaili lagerstatten. It contains a low diversity of trilobites.
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- Balang Isoxys fossil.png by Wawrow, CC BY-SA 4.0
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