Studies of the Triassic Marine Reptiles of China: A Review

详细信息   

• 责任者：Zhao Lijun (Earth and Sciences Department ; Zhejiang University ; Hangzhou 310027 ; China) ; Wang Liting
• 刊名：Acta Palaeontologica Sinica
• 出版年：2008
• 卷期：47(2)
• 关键词：爬行纲 ; Reptilia ; 华南地区 ; Huanan Area
• 页码：p.232-239
• 图表：1 illus., 1 table, 57 refs.
• 分类号：1103
• issnNo：ISSN0001-6616
• isbnNo：CN32-1188/Q

摘要

This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review on the study of the Triassic marine reptiles of China. Research in this area can be dated back to the 1950s,and major progress has been made during the last decade. Fossils of marine reptiles are widespread in South China, including Anhui, Hubei, Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangxi provinces and Tibet. Up to now, at least 7 biozonations of marine reptiles have been recognized from the Lower Triassic (Olenekian) to the Upper Triassic (Norian) in this region. New material of these fossil groups have provided an opportunity for the study of the origin, evolution and extinction of Triassic marine reptiles, as well as the environmental changes in the Triassic marine ecosystem.