The Palaeobiogeography of China

Author(s)

    • Yin, Hongfu

Bibliographic Information

The Palaeobiogeography of China

edited by Yin Hongfu

(Oxford biogeography series / editors, A. Hallam, B.R. Rosen, and T.C. Whitmore, 8)

Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 1994

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book makes accessible to a wide readership, unique and important research on the biology and geological history of China. Previously only available in Chinese, this information provides a comprehensive survey and analysis of the biogeography of all major groups of fossil organisms throughout the Phanerozoic. The book incorporates the latest ideas on global tectonics and ancient climate belts for evaluating how the complex geological history of China has affected organic distributions. Each geological period is considered individually, as are the different regions of China. Readers will find out what organisms inhabited the ancient seas and lands of China, the conditions in which they lived, and when and how the disintegration of Gondwanaland and the accretion of Eurasia led to the formation of modern China. A fascinating look at one of little-known areas of the modern world, this book is indispensable for anyone interested in China and the earth sciences in general.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • 1. Sinian
  • 2. Cambrian
  • 3. Ordovician
  • 4. Silurian
  • 5. Devonian
  • 6. Carboniferous
  • 7. Permian
  • 8. Triassic
  • 9. Jurassic
  • 10. Cretaceous
  • 11. Tertiary
  • 12. Quaternary
  • 13. Implications of the palaeobiogeographical provincialization of China for plate tectonics
  • 14. Implications of palaeobiogeographical provincialization for the Mesozoic and Cenozoic palaeoclimate and palaeodrainage of China
  • Addendum of names
  • Index of Chinese geographical localities
  • Subject index

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Details

  • NCID
    BA2301461X
  • ISBN
    • 0198546718
  • LCCN
    93002109
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    chi
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford,New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 370 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
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