Daye Formation
The Daye Formation is a geologic formation in South China, dating from the Induan up to the early Olenekian (early Triassic). It is of interest as it spans the period immediately after the Permian-Triassic extinction event, the most severe mass extinction known in Earth history.
| Daye Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Induan - early Olenekian, | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Thickness | ~10 meters |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale, limestone |
| Location | |
| Region | south China |
| Country | China |
Daye Formation (China) | |
The Daye Formation hosts the Guiyang biota, as of 2023 the earliest known Mesozoic lagerstätte.
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