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Middle and Late Carboniferous Tetracoral Assemblages and Biogeography of China
Author(s) -
Zhiping Wang
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta geologica sinica ‐ english edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.444
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1755-6724
pISSN - 1000-9515
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6724.1989.mp2002001.x
Subject(s) - carboniferous , fauna , coral , paleontology , biogeography , china , boreal , gondwana , geology , geography , ecology , oceanography , archaeology , biology , structural basin
China is rich in Middle and Carboniferous fossil corals. The coral faunas in different regions have varying characteristics and can be divided into distinct assemblages. The coral fauna in South China is dominated by the order Caninida and contains numerous endemic elements; that in North China has a lot of Middle Carboniferous corals which are monotonous in species, with Late Carboniferous solitary corals being predominant. The coral fauna in Junggar mainly contains large bi‐zoned solitary caninids, while that in southern Khingan is similar to that in South China due to the presence of abundant tri‐ zoned compound corals. In northern Tibet the coral fauna is also similar to that in South China, but in southern Tibet it is of a cold‐water type. Therefore, the Middle and Late Carboniferous coral geography of China can be divided into the Tethys, Boreal and Gondwana Realms.