Shugouzi Fm
Period:
Devonian
Age Interval:
D3(?) (16); early Devonian
Province:
Xinjiang
Type Locality and Naming
Eastern Tarim Basin. Details not given
Lithology and Thickness
Sandstone. Gray-green sandstone, interlayered with purple-red sandstone (translation from Chinese lexicon entry).
Lithology Pattern:
Coarse-grained sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Unknown: next older unit in region is Tuxbulak Fm (Tushibulage) Fm sandstone of lower Silurian
Upper contact
Conformable contact with the overlying Aertemeishibulak Fm of Late Devonian.
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Middle Devonian (and earlier?)
Age Span:
S
Beginning stage:
Lochkovian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
419.00
Ending stage:
Givetian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
378.90
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
(from Chinese-language lexicon entry; translated by Anqing Chen)