funded by grants from the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology(Grant No.2013CB429802);National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41390441,41190075, and 41272241);the Chinese Geological Survey(Grant No. 1212011120153)
The Linxi Formation occupies an extensive area in the eastern Inner Mongolia in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB). The Linxi Formation is composed of slate, siltstone, sandstone and plant, lamellibranch microfo...