Jiangshanian Stage, second of three stages of the Upper Cambrian (Furongian) Series, encompassing all rocks deposited during the Jiangshanian Age (approximately 494 million to 489.5 million years ago) of the Cambrian Period.
In 2011 the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) established the Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) defining the base of this unit at an outcrop in the vicinity of Duibian village near Jiangshan city, China. The GSSP is located at the lowest reach of a limestone layer located some 108 metres (354 feet) above the base of the Huayansi Formation.
The Jiangshanian Stage is divided into two fossil zones. The first is the Agnostotes orientalis Zone, named after a trilobite species that makes its first appearance in the fossil record at the base of this stage. The second, which is called the Eolotagnostus Zone, is named after another trilobite and begins approximately 8.5 metres (about 28 feet) above the level of the GSSP. The Jiangshanian Stage overlies the Paibian Stage and is overlain by Stage 10 of the Furongian Series.