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The Early Evolution of the Acanthomorphic Acritarchs in China and Their Biostratigraphical Implication
Author(s) -
Chongyu Yin,
Linzhi Gao
Publication year - 1996
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.1755-6724.1996.mp9002007.x
Subject(s) - acritarch , paleontology , geology , china , proterozoic , stage (stratigraphy) , geography , archaeology , tectonics
On the basis of a study of the acanthomorphic acritarchs discovered in the Late Proterozoic to Early Cambrian Meishucunian Stage in different regions of China, especially in southern Shaanxi and the Yangtze Platform, coupled with a study of the assemblages, morphological correlation, microstructure, and evolutional relations of the acanthorphic acritarchs, as well as a wide correlation with those found in different regions of the world, the authors discuss the early evolutionary stages of the acanthomorphs, features of their assemblages in various stages, their biostratigraphical significance, and their evolutionary trend in China.