Expansion of the cathaysian oldland through the ordovician-silurian transition: Emerging evidence and possible dynamics

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-17

  Rong, JiaYu ^a   Zhan, RenBin ^a   Xu, HongGen ^b   Huang, Bing ^a   Yu, GuoHua ^b  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b Zhejiang Institute of Geological Survey   (China)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Cathaysian Oldland; Jiang Shao fault zone; Ordovician Silurian transition; Paleogeography; Synecology

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC BIOTA; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FAULT ZONE; GLOBAL TRENDS; JIANGXI PROVINCE; LATE STAGE; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; SEA BOTTOM; SHALLOW BAY; SOUTH CHINA; ZHEJIANG;

SEA LEVEL; STRATIGRAPHY;

FORESTRY;

BIOFACIES; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BIOTA; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FAULT ZONE; LITHOFACIES; ORDOVICIAN-SILURIAN BOUNDARY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEONTOLOGY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; UPLIFT;

CATHAYSIA BLOCK; CHANGWU; CHINA; JIANGXI; SHAANXI; SHAOXING; YANGTZE PLATFORM; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 76149084222     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-010-0005-3     Document Type: Article

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