Huanghuachang (Chinese: 黄花场村; pinyin: Huanghuachang cun) is a village in Huanghua, Yiling, Yichang, Hubei, China.

Huanghuachang section is located in China
Huanghuachang section
Huanghuachang section
Map of China showing the GSSP location.

An outcrop of sedimentary rock from the Ordovician has made Huanghuachang famous in the earth science community. The "Huanghuachang section" (30°51′38″N 110°22′26″E / 30.8605°N 110.3740°E / 30.8605; 110.3740) is an outcrop of the Dawan Formation in which the official base of the Dapingian stage is defined. (Daping is a settlement near to Huanghuachang).[1]

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  1. ^ "GSSP for Dapingian Stage". Archived from the original on 2024-06-30. Retrieved 2024-06-30.