An Upper Triassic Hexacoral from the Yungching District, Hsikang<sup>*</sup>

S., Y.; Peng, C. J.

doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.1940.mp203-4006.x

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“…The first comprehensive work on Triassic corals in China was by Chi and Peng (1940), who identified specimens from the upper member of Jialingjiang Formation in Yingjing of Sichuan Province as Thecosmilia fenestrata var. minor Chi, which was described in detail and was considered to be very similar to T. fenestrata Reuss, that is widely distributed in Europe, Asia, and North America, and the geological age of the occurrence horizon of the coral fossil was considered to be the Norian of Late Triassic.…”

Section: History Of Studies On Triassic Scleractinian Coral Fossil Inmentioning

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Triassic Scleractinian Corals in China: A Review of Present Knowledge

Jingfang

Yao

(廖卫华)

et al. 2017

Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition

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Scleractinian corals appeared during the Anisian period of the Triassic after the end‐Permian mass extinction, which in Triassic were distinct from the Jurassic‐Cretaceous scleractinian corals. The study on Triassic scleractinian coral fauna as a separate field is significant for exploring the development and evolution of modern corals and investigating environmental changes since the Mesozoic. The first Triassic coral in China was reported in 1925, and since then, nearly 25 articles dealing with taxonomy and 17 papers about fossil reports on Triassic scleractinian corals in China have been published, which refer to 60 genera and 312 species, 49 localities and 25 strata. In this paper, the history, taxonomy, localities, stratigraphic distribution, current research, and existing knowledge gaps of the Triassic scleractinian corals in China are reviewed. More specifically, the research findings of the Triassic scleractinain coral in China since 1925 are discussed; the species of the Triassic scleractian coral fossil reported in China, has been examined and its synonyms have been sorted out; the geographical distributions of the Middle and Late Triassic scleractinian corals in China are systematically treated; the Triassic coral biostratigraphy in China has been improved; and the stratigraphic ranges of existing genera and species are provided. The above conclusions are presented in the form of complete figures. At the same time, we analyzed shortcomings in current research and identified productive future research directions of the Triassic scleractinian corals in China.

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Section: History Of Studies On Triassic Scleractinian Coral Fossil Inmentioning

confidence: 99%