Table of Contents

Contents

Chapter 1
1.1Major geographical features of South China
1.2Tourist attractions
1.3Previous geological work
1.4Acknowledgements

Chapter 2 Geological Setting of the Upper Yangtze Platform
2.1 Plate tectonic setting of the South China Palaeoplate
2.2 Sedimentary facies of the Upper Yangtze Platform

Chapter 3 Ordovician-Early Silurian Stratigraphy and Palaeontology of the Upper Yangtze Platform
3.1 Stratigraphical nomenclature
3.2 Lithostratigraphical units visited during the field excursion
3.3 Ordovician and Early Silurian biozonations of the Upper Yangtze Platform
3.4 Ordovician-Silurian boundary of the Upper Yangtze Platform11

Chapter 4 Road Log of Field Excursion-
4.1 Notes on the excursion
4.2 Excursion itinerary(July1-July7,2007)
4.3 Road log and notes on stops