supported bygrants from the National Natural Science Foundation ofChina(no.:40672002 and 40302009);the Program for NewCentury Excellent Talents in University(no.:NCET-07-0015);the Committee for Research and Exploration ofthe National Geographic Society of USA(no.:7886-05);Peking University,and was a contribution to the IGCP-572 project
The Middle Triassic Panxian fauna is a physical marker and representative record of the rapid recovery of the Triassic marine ecosystem following the Early Triassic stagnant stage after the end-Permian mass extinction...