support from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX2-YW-122, CAS/SAFEA Program);the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2006FY120300-4, 2008ZX05008-001);A.M. is grateful to the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG Mu 2352/1);the Robert-Bosch-Stiftung (grant no. Nr. 32.5.8003.0009.0);the Uni-Bund Erlangen for their support
The base of the Middle Ordovician (i.e. Dapingian Stage) has been defined at the first appearance datum (FAD) of conodont Baltoniodus? triangularis at Huanghuachang, Yichang, China,but the precise correlation of ...
supported by Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant Nos. 2006CB806402, 2006FY120300-4,2008ZX05008-001-001);National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40532009)
An analysis of Ordovician graptolite diversity across several distinct lithofacies belts in South China,which represent nearshore,inner-shelf,outer-shelf,slope,and basin environments,indicates that diversity increases...