Biostratigraphy of China
By- Wentang Zhang, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Distributed by Elsevier Science on behalf of Science Press.Biostratigraphic data are basic to geological and palaeontological research. This book presents up-to-date material and research achievements in biostratigraphy in recent decades in China, and provides a variety of knowledge to lay a solid foundation for geologists and palaeontologists worldwide. It consists of 13 chapters covering 13 major geological systems. Every chapter addresses tectonic sedimentary domains, current biostratigraphic systems, series boundaries, faunal/floral succession, evolutionary trends and bioevents, correlation of the standard columns in China with other part of the world, facies patterns, palaeobiogeography and palaeogeography.
Audience
Geologists, stratigraphers and paleontologists.
Hardbound, 600 Pages
Published: December 2007
Imprint: Elsevier
ISBN: 978-7-03-011314-6
Contents
- Pre-Sinian Biostratigraphy of China; Sinian Biostratigraphy of China Cambrian Biostratigraphy of China; Ordovician Biostratigraphy of China Silurian Biostratigraphy of China; Devonian Biostratigraphy of China Carboniferous Biostratigraphy of China; Permian Biostratigraphy of China Triassic Biostratigraphy of China; Jurassic Biostratigraphy of China Cretaceous Biostratigraphy of China; Tertiary Biostratigraphy of China Quaternary Biostratigraphy of China
