This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (grant No. 40232024);Chinese Geological Survey (grant No. 1212010611801) ;Ministry of Science and Technology of China (grant No. 2001CB711002).
The middle Permian Cryptospirifer fauna (brachiopod) has hitherto been found in more than 30 localities in the Yangtze Platform, South China. Examination of data from various localities shows that it occurs stratigr...
This study was sponsored by the Key Program of International Scientific and Technological Cooperation of Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2001 CB 711002);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.4017043);the International Geological Correlation Program(IGCP)project 447.
Molar-tooth carbonate refers to a sort of rock that has ptygmatical folded structure comparable to the ivory. This kind of carbonate exists in a special time range (from Middle to Neoproterozoic). Its origin and the p...