Protoconodont fossils for refining the Cambrian bottom and the contribution to shale gas formation along the southwest margin of Yangtze Block

ABSTRACT: It has been an intense debate on the exact boundary between Ediacaran and Cambrian in the southwest Yangtze Block. The calibration of this critical boundary has a remarkable influence on the further investigation of the break-up of the Rodinia Supercontinent, the early life evolution, and...

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Published in:	China Geology
Main Authors:	Jun-ping Liu, Si-cun Song, Wei Wang, Feng Tang, Jing Li, Xiang-dong Duan, Xiao-hu Wang, Bai-dong Sun, Sai-ying Yu, Shao-bin Hu, Wen-ting Duan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020-12-01
Subjects:	Shale gas Ediacaran–Cambrian boundary Protoconodont Embryos fossil Xiaowaitoushan Member Southwest Yangtze Block
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096519220302007