Kuanchuanpu Formation

Kuanchuanpu Formation
Stratigraphic range: Fortunian
TypeGeological Formation
UnderliesGuojiaba Formation
OverliesDengying Formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
RegionShaanxi
CountryChina

The Kuanchuanpu Formation, occasionally reclassified as the Kuanchuanpu Member of the Dengying Formation, is a geologic formation located in Shaanxi province in China. It is one of the earliest Cambrian formations, dating right to the Ediacaran-Cambrian boundary. This formation preserves numerous meiofauna through Orsten-type preservation.

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