Exceptional vertebrate biotas from the Triassic of China, and the expansion of marine ecosystems after the Permo-Triassic mass extinction
The Triassic was a time of turmoil, as life recovered from the most devastating of all mass
extinctions, the Permo-Triassic event 252 million years ago. The Triassic marine rock …
extinctions, the Permo-Triassic event 252 million years ago. The Triassic marine rock …
The Luoping biota: exceptional preservation, and new evidence on the Triassic recovery from end-Permian mass extinction
S Hu, Q Zhang, ZQ Chen, C Zhou… - … of the Royal …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The timing and nature of biotic recovery from the devastating end-Permian mass extinction
(252 Ma) are much debated. New studies in South China suggest that complex marine …
(252 Ma) are much debated. New studies in South China suggest that complex marine …
Early Triassic marine biotic recovery: the predators' perspective
Examining the geological past of our planet allows us to study periods of severe climatic and
biological crises and recoveries, biotic and abiotic ecosystem fluctuations, and faunal and …
biological crises and recoveries, biotic and abiotic ecosystem fluctuations, and faunal and …
Emergence and ecological transition of the Mesozoic marine reptiles: Evidence from the Early Triassic Chaohu and the Middle Triassic Xingyi Faunas
Two major evolutionary events in the early history of Mesozoic marine reptiles have been
recorded in the Triassic of China. The first event evidenced by the Early Triassic Chaohu …
recorded in the Triassic of China. The first event evidenced by the Early Triassic Chaohu …
A gigantic nothosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Middle Triassic of SW China and its implication for the Triassic biotic recovery
The presence of gigantic apex predators in the eastern Panthalassic and western Tethyan
oceans suggests that complex ecosystems in the sea had become re-established in these …
oceans suggests that complex ecosystems in the sea had become re-established in these …
A conodont-based Middle Triassic age assignment for the Luoping Biota of Yunnan, China
Q Zhang, CY Zhou, T Lu, T Xie, X Lou, W Liu… - Science in China Series …, 2009 - Springer
Abstract The Luoping Biota consists of abundant and well-preserved marine fishes, reptiles,
invertebrates, and plants. It occurs in the Middle Triassic Guanling Formation in Daaozi …
invertebrates, and plants. It occurs in the Middle Triassic Guanling Formation in Daaozi …
Coelacanths from the Middle Triassic Luoping Biota, Yunnan, South China, with the earliest evidence of ovoviviparity
W Wen, QY Zhang, SX Hu, MJ Benton, CY Zhou… - Acta Palaeontologica …, 2013 - BioOne
The fossil record of coelacanths is patchy, with very few taxa known from the Triassic of Asia.
We report here two new genera and species of coelacanths from the Luoping Biota, a …
We report here two new genera and species of coelacanths from the Luoping Biota, a …
A new pachypleurosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the lower Middle Triassic of southwestern China and the phylogenetic relationships of Chinese …
ABSTRACT A new genus and species of Pachypleurosauria, Dianopachysaurus dingi, gen.
et sp. nov., from a recently discovered Middle Triassic Lagerstätte in the Anisian Guanling …
et sp. nov., from a recently discovered Middle Triassic Lagerstätte in the Anisian Guanling …
A deep-bodied ginglymodian fish from the Middle Triassic of eastern Yunnan Province, China, and the phylogeny of lower neopterygians
GH Xu, FX Wu - Chinese Science Bulletin, 2012 - Springer
The Ginglymodi are a group of ray-finned fishes that make up one of three major
subdivisions of the infraclass Neopterygii. Extant ginglymodians are represented by gars …
subdivisions of the infraclass Neopterygii. Extant ginglymodians are represented by gars …
Taphonomy and palaeobiology of early Middle Triassic coprolites from the Luoping biota, southwest China: Implications for reconstruction of fossil food webs
Abundant, exceptionally preserved coprolites are documented from the Luoping biota
(Anisian, Middle Triassic) of Yunnan Province, southwest China. These coprolites can be …
(Anisian, Middle Triassic) of Yunnan Province, southwest China. These coprolites can be …