Special Papers in Palaeontology, Silurian Conodonts From the Yangtze - Platform, South Chin

This Special Paper is primarily intended for conodont specialists, but will also be of interest to Silurian biostratigraphers and anyone working on the Silurian rocks of China.  New conodont collections are described from a number of sections in area of the Yangtze Platform, South China, and existing literature on Silurian conodonts from China is re-evaluated and integrated with the new information.  Several new taxa are recognised and the taxonomy of several early Silurian conodont species is refined.  The status of Silurian conodont biozonation in China is reviewed, and Chinese sections are correlated with sections elsewhere. The palaeoecological and palaeobiogeographical significance of the Chinese conodonts is also discussed.

List of contents

Previous research on Chinese Silurian conodonts Sections studied. The Leijiatun section
The Yushitan section
The Xuanhe section
The Huanggexi section
The Erlangshan section
Material and methods
Silurian conodont zonation in China.
Llandovery biozones
Wenlock biozones
Ludlow biozones
Regional and international correlation
Are Wenlock marine deposits present on the Yangtze platform?
The ages of Silurian red beds in South China
Facies control and biogeography
Systematic palaeontology.
Order Belodellida Sweet, 1988
Order Protopanderodontida Sweet, 1988
Order Panderodontida Sweet, 1988
Division Prioniodontida Dzik, 1976
Order Ozarkodinida Dzik, 1976.
Suborder Prioniodinina Sweet, 1988
Suborder Ozarkodinina Dzik, 1976
Order unknown. Family unknown (Genus Multicostatus Ding and Li, 1985

About the author

Cheng-Yuan Wang is the author of Special Papers in Palaeontology, Number 83, Silurian Conodonts from the Yangtze Platform, South China, published by Wiley.

Summary

This Special Paper is primarily intended for conodont specialists, but will also be of interest to Silurian biostratigraphers and anyone working on the Silurian rocks of China.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Aldridge, Richard J. Aldridge, Wang/ Aldridge Cheng-Yuan, Cheng-Yuan Wang, Cheng-Yuan (Chinese Academy of Sciences & Ri Wang, Cheng-Yuan (Chinese Academy of Sciences & Richard Aldridge of University of Leicester) Wang, Cy Wang, Wang Cheng-Yuan, Wang Yuan
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.06.2010
• EAN: 9781444338126
• ISBN: 978-1-4443-3812-6
• No. of pages: 136
• Series: Special Papers in Palaeontology; Special Papers in Palaeontolog; Special Papers in Palaeontology; Special Papers in Palaeontolog
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Palaeontology; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General, SCIENCE / Paleontology, Earth Sciences, Palaeontology