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Geoscience ›› 2004, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (3): 297-304.

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THE "MAOKOU" FORMATION CONODONTS FROM MAOERSHAN SECTION IN ENSHI,THE WEST OF HUBEI PROVINCE

ZHANG Li-li,ZHANG Ning,XIA Wen-chen   

  1. China University of Geosciences,Beijing 10083,China
  • Received:2004-01-04 Revised:2004-05-20 Online:2004-03-20 Published:2004-03-20

Abstract:

By sampling and studying carefully in Maoershan section which lies in the 318 national highway from Enshi to Lichuan,the west of Hubei Province,it's found that in the middle to upper "Maokou"Formation,there are at least three conodont zones:Mesogondolella prexuanhanensis zone,M.xuanhanensis zone and M.granti zone. And the former two fossil zones can correspond with those of the Dukou section and it's time limit is comparatively long,which indicates the Maokou Stage biologic strata of conodonts are continuous in Yangtze Platform.In addition, this paper offers new information for the study of biologic strata in the west of Hubei Province.

Key words: Permian, Maokou Formation, conodont, Maoshan section, Enshi, the west of Hubei Province

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