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Oula Gr

Oula Gr


Period: 
Triassic

Age Interval: 
Early Triassic to early Middle Triassic, (TJ36)


Province: 
Xizang (Tibet)

Type Locality and Naming

The section named by Liang et al in 1982 is located in Oula, Duoma District, Ritu County, Tibet. The reference section is located in the Jipu and Jipuria of Duoma district

Synonym: Oula Fm, Euler Gr. Prior to its designation, this formation was classified as the Doma Gr (dated from the Jurassic). Liang et al. (1982) separated the strata from the Duoma Gr and defined the age as the Early Triassic. Liang et al. (1991) renamed the Oula Gr as the Oula Fm and extended the time limit to the Early to Middle Triassic. It is considered in this lexicon that the Oula Gr, which has expanded the range of lithostratigraphy and chronostratigraphy, should not be downgraded to a Oula Fm.


Lithology and Thickness

It is dominated by dolomitic limestone interbedded with marl and contains coarse basalt and radiolarian siliceous rocks. Thickness is greater than 670 m


Lithology Pattern: 
Dolomitic limestone


Relationships and Distribution

Lower contact

It conformable with the underlying Upper Permian Jipuria Fm

Upper contact

Contact relationship to the next younger unit of Rigainpunco Gr has not been observed due to faulting.

Regional extent


GeoJSON

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Fossils

The fossils are mainly bivalves, and the Claraia hubeiensia-Eumorphotis inaequicostata assemblage and Schafhaeutlia liscaviensis assemblage can be formed from bottom to top. There are also gastropods and crinoids


Age 

Schematic stratigraphic section indicates Induan through Anisian.

Age Span: 

    Beginning stage: 
Induan

    Fraction up in beginning stage: 
0.0

    Beginning date (Ma): 
251.90

    Ending stage: 
Anisian

    Fraction up in the ending stage: 
1.0

    Ending date (Ma):  
241.46

Depositional setting

Shelf plate spreading environment.


Depositional pattern:  


Additional Information


Compiler:  

Zhang Shunxin, Sun Xin and Tong Jinnan.