Jiangshanian

Also known as Jiangshanian Stage, Jiangshanian Age, Cambrian Stage 9, Cambrian Age 9

The Jiangshanian is the middle stage of the Furongian series. It follows the Paibian Stage and is succeeded by the still unnamed Stage 10 of the Cambrian. The base is defined as the first appearance of the trilobite Agnostotes orientalis which is estimated to be million years ago. The Jiangshanian lasted until approximately million years ago.

Key facts

Geologic timespan.name: Jiangshanian
Geologic timespan.color: Jiangshanian
Geologic timespan.time_start: 494.2
Geologic timespan.time_start_prefix: ~
Geologic timespan.time_end: 491
Geologic timespan.time_end_prefix: ~
Geologic timespan.timeline: Cambrian
Geologic timespan.name_formality: Formal
Geologic timespan.name_accept_date: 2011
Geologic timespan.former_names: Cambrian Stage 9
Geologic timespan.celestial_body: earth
Geologic timespan.usage: Global (ICS)
Geologic timespan.timescales_used: ICS Time Scale
Geologic timespan.chrono_unit: Age
Geologic timespan.strat_unit: Stage
Geologic timespan.timespan_formality: Formal
Geologic timespan.lower_boundary_def: FAD of the Trilobite Agnostotes orientalis
Geologic timespan.lower_gssp_location: Duibian B Section, Duibian, Zhejiang, China

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Stratigraphy
Major events
Paleontology
References
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The Jiangshanian stage was named after Jiangshan, a city in China's Zhejiang province, where its GSSP was defined.

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