Balang Formation

The Balang formation, is a Cambrian Period geological formation, which outcrops in Hunan Province, southern China.

Balang Formation
Stratigraphic range: Stage 4
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It is intermediate in age between the Chengjiang and Kaili lagerstatten.[1]

Fossils

It contains Burgess Shale-type soft-bodied fossils.[1]

It contains a low diversity of trilobites.

Its preservation is comparable to that in the Thin Stephen formation.

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References
  1. Liu, Q.; Lei, Q. (2013). "Discovery of an exceptionally preserved fossil assemblage in the Balang Formation (Cambrian Series 2, Stage 4) in Hunan, China". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology: 1. doi:10.1080/03115518.2013.764663.


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