“…Regionally, five papers concern biosedimentary and fossil records, with one each from Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Inner Mongolia provinces, respectively (Bai et al, 2021; Mao et al, 2021; Sun et al, 2021; M. Wang et al (2021); Wei et al, 2021). Two papers document fossil records from Hainan and Guizhou provinces, respectively (Lan et al, 2021; Miao et al, 2021; H. Wu et al, 2021; Yao et al, 2021), and three papers each from Yunnan and Tibet provinces, respectively (Q. Chen, Chen, et al, 2021; Y. W. Li et al, 2021; Z. Ma, Hu, et al, 2021; Qiao et al, 2021; H. Shen et al, 2021; X. Wang et al, 2021). Six and seven papers address sedimentary and palaeontology of Guangxi and northern Xinjiang Province, respectively (F. Chen, Xue, et al, 2021; Cui & Cao, 2021; Z. Guo, Chen, Harper, & Huang, 2021; W. Guo, Nie, Lu, et al, 2021; X. Huang, Wang, et al, 2021; Q. Ma, Ye, et al, 2021; X. Shi, Lang, et al, 2021; T. M. Shi, Li, et al, 2021; Song et al, 2021; Wan et al, 2021; Wang F. et al, 2021; Wei et al, 2021; Zong et al, 2021; Figure 1).…”