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        Qiongdongnan Basin (2)
        
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- Paleozoic
  - Cambrian
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    - Upper Cambrian
      - Bonneterre Formation (1)
      - Eau Claire Formation (1)
      - Galesville Sandstone (1)
      - Lamotte Sandstone (1)
      - Maynardville Limestone (1)
      - Mount Simon Sandstone (4)
      - Wilberns Formation (1)
  - Carboniferous
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    - Mississippian
      - Big Injun Sandstone (1)
      - Lower Mississippian
        
        Pocono Formation (1)
      - Upper Mississippian (1)
    - Pennsylvanian
      - Morrow Formation (1)
    - Upper Carboniferous
      - Stephanian (1)
  - Devonian
    - Lower Devonian
      - Coeymans Formation (1)