Guanling Formation
| Guanling Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: early-mid Anisian (Pelsonian) ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation | 
| Underlies | Yangliujing Formation | 
| Overlies | Jialingjiang Formation | 
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone, limestone | 
| Other | Dolomite | 
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 25°30′N 104°54′E / 25.5°N 104.9°E | 
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 11°42′N 94°12′E / 11.7°N 94.2°E | 
| Region | Guizhou & Yunnan Provinces | 
| Country | China | 
| Extent | Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau | 
The Guanling Formation is a Middle Triassic (Anisian or Pelsonian in the regional chronostratigraphy) geologic formation in southwestern China.