Kamrbo Gr
Period:
Permian
Age Interval:
P2 (57), Kungurian Stage (uppermost Cisuralian Epoch) through Guadalupian Epoch [latest-Early through Middle Permian]
Province:
Xizang (Tibet)
Type Locality and Naming
The type section is located at Kamrbo to the northwest of Gangri, Muga County, Tibet. It was named by Wang Wenbin in 1957. Lexicon column implies it has a lower Jiaomuchaka Fm, middle Xiaochaka Fm, and upper Ninggongqujiulong Fm.
Lithology and Thickness
Limestone. Grey-black medium-bedded limestone, massive limestone and grey-green shale. Thickness is about 1000 m
Lithology Pattern:
Limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Uncertain contact with the underlying strata
Upper contact
Regional extent
Distributed in the Shuanghu area.
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Rich in Fusulinida and brachiopods fossils, including Fusulinida of Neoschwagerina, Verbeekina, Yangchienia of; and Brachiopoda of Stenoscisma, Athyris, Terebratuloidea and Streptorhynchus
Age
Yangsingian Epoch = Kungurian Stage (uppermost Cisuralian Epoch) through Guadalupian Epoch [latest-Early through Middle Permian]
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Kungurian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.15
Beginning date (Ma):
281.96
Ending stage:
Capitanian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
259.55
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
Wang Yujing