Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 7503851554
Published on: 2008-01
Hardcover
Since the Late Paleozoic, the marine and non-marine alternative and terrestrial strata have been well developed in China, containing not only rich fossil plants, but also a great amount of fossil woods. Especially since the Mesozoic era, China was situated in the Circum-Pacific volcanic belt, and the massive volcanic eruptions supplied a huge amount of silicate solution to form siliceous woods. Therefore, China is very rich in fossil woods. In contrast, the study of fossil woods, with its late starting point, is in alevel lower than the study of other fossil plants at present in China, and many precious foissil woods are still unknown among the people. Up to now, there is not any treatise or monograph to exhibit all the features of Chinese fossil woods.
The Monograph described and systematically classified the gymnosperm and angiosperm fossil woods from the Late Paleozoic to the Cenozoic, collected from105 localities of 15 provinces, containing 106 genera and 181 species (including 4 new genera and 11 new species), and discussed the genesis of fossil woods, the evolutionary trends of xylotomic structures and their palaeogeographic and palaeoclimatic environments.
Because of the time limitation, here we only studied in detail the numerous specimens collected in the recent years and some new samples obtained, besides making use of the research results of other former paleontologists. This monograph will improve the research level of fossil woods in China and possesses important reference value for study of palaeoclimate, palaeogeography and palaeoenvironment, plant development and evolution, as well as the geological history of the Earth.
Foreword
Preface
Editor’s words
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Definition of the fossil wood
1.2 Research history of Chinese fossil woods
1.3 Geological and geographical distributions of fossil woods in China
1.4 Significance of studying fossil woods
Chapter 2 Formation, Anatomical Structures and Classification of Fossil Woods
2.1 Types and preservation environment of fossil woods
2.2 Anatomical structures of fossil woods
2.3 Modern systematic classification of global fossil woods
2.4 Systematic classification of Chinese fossil woods
Chapter 3 Carboniferous-Permian Fossil Woods
3.1 Geological and geographical Distributions of Carboniferous-Permian fossil woods in China
3.2 Systematic descriptions of Carboniferous-Permian fossil woods
Chapter 4 Triassic Fossil Woods
4.1 Geological and geographical distributions of Triassic fossil woods in China
4.2 Systematic descriptions of Triassic fossil woods
Chapter 5 Jurassic Fossil Woods
5.1 Research history of Jurassic fossil woods in China
5.2 Geological and geographical distributions of Jurassic woods in China
5.3 Taxonomic features and biodiversity of the Jurassic fossil woods in China
5.4 Systematic descriptions of Jurassic fossil woods
Chapter 6 Cretaceous Fossil Woods
6.1 Geological and geographical distributions of Cretaceous fossil woods in China
6.2 Taxonomy of Cretaceous fossil woods of China
6.3 Systematic descriptions of Cretaceous fossil woods
6.4 Appendix: Fossil woods from the Dabie Mountains
Chapter 7 Cenozoic Fossil Woods
7.1 Geological and geographical distributions of Cenozoic fossil woods in China
7.2 Systematic classification of Cenozoic fossil woods in China
7.3 Systematic descriptions of Cenozoic fossil woods
7.4 Ancient woods
Chapter 8 Structural Evolution of Fossil Woods in the Geological History
8.1 Evolution of main plant groups in the geological history
8.2 Evolutionary trends of wood anatomical structures in the geological history
Chapter 9 Chinese Fossil woods and their Palaeogeography and Palaeoclimate
9.1 Late Paleozoic
9.2 Mesozoic
9.3 Cenozoic
References
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