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Origin of Aeshnidae Rambur Fossils of Perimian System in Luota

  The fossils are exposed in cryptocrystalline - crystal powder limestone of Wujiaping formation (P3w)  of the upper series in the Perimian system with dense distribution of about 13 ones per square meter.  They fall into protozoa, rhizopoda, Fusulina(纺缍䗴目) and Fuzulinid(费伯克䗴科). The fossils are spherical with the diameter of 2mm - 7mm, and the larger ones are of more than 10 circles  (Photo 1-57). 


  Photo 1-57 Aeshnidae Rambur Fossils of Wujiaping Formation in Permian System in Luota


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