1 Introduction
References
2 Biostratigraphy
2.1 Tarim and Its Peripheral Regions
2.1.1 Dawangou Section
2.1.2 5ishichang Section
2.1.3 5ubashigou Section
2.2 West Marginal Belt of the North China Platform
2.2.1 Dashimen Section
2.2.2 Guanzhuang Section
2.2.3 Longmendong Section
2.2.4 Gongwusu Section
2.2.5 Duanjiaxia, Longxian
2.2.6 Shiguaizigou, Longxian
References
3 Relations Between Darriwilian and Sandbian Conodont and Graptolite Biozones
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Study Collections
3.3 Conodont-graptolite Biozone Relations
3.3.1 Dawangou Section
3.3.2 Guanzhuang (Pingliang) Section
3.3.3 Dashimen Section
3.4 Regional Comparison
3.4.1 China
3.4.2 Baltoscandia
3.4.3 North America
3.4.4 Argentina
3.5 Concluding Remarks
References
Appendix
4 A Graphic Correlation and Diversity Analysis of the Upper Darriwilian to Lower Katian Graptolites
4.1 ntroduction to the Database
4.2 Graphic Correlation and Construction of the Composite Standard (CS)
4.3 Diversity Patterns of the Upper Darriwilian to Lower Katian Graptolites
References
5 A Comment on the Saergan, Yingan and Equivalent Formations as Potential Source Rocks for Petroleum
5.1 0rdovician Black Shales in Tarim
5.2 0rdovician Black Shales in the Western Margin of North China
References
6 Systematic Palaeontology
Class GRAPTOLITHINA Bronn, 1849
Order DENDROIDEA Nicholson, 1872, emend. Bulman, 1938
Family DENDROGRAPTIDAE Roemer in Frech, 1897
Genus Dendrograptus Hall, 1858
Genus Callograptus Hall, 1865
Family ACANTHOGRAPTIDAE Bulman, 1938
Genus Acanthograptus Spencer, 1878
Order GRAPTOLOIDEA Lapworth, 1875 (in Hopkinson and Lapworth, 1875)
Suborder GRAPTODENDROIDINA Mu and Lin, 1981 (in Lin, 1981)
Family ANISOGRAPTIDAE Bulman, 1950
Genus Rhabdinopora Eichwald, 1855
Suborder SINOGRAPTA Maletz et aL, 2009
Family SINOGRAPTIDAE Cooper and Fortey, 1982
Genus Acrograptus Yzaj, 1969, emend. Cooper and Fortey, 1982
Family ABROGRAPTIDAE Mu, 1958
Genus Abrograptus Mu, 1958
Suborder DICHOGRAPTINA Lapworth, 1873, emend. Fortey and Cooper, 1986
Family DICHOGRAPTIDAE Lapworth, 1873, emend. Fortey and Cooper, 1986
Genus Mimograptus Harris and Thomas, 1940
Family DIDYMOGRAPTIDAE Mu, 1950, emend. Maletz, 2014
Genus Didymograptus M'Coy, 1851
Genus Xiphograptus Cooper and Fortey, 1982
Genus Janograptus Tullberg, 1880
Family THAMNOGRAPTIDAE Hopkinson and Lapworth, 1875, emend.Finney, 1980
Genus Thamnograptus Hall, 1859
Family PTEROGRAPTIDAE Mu, 1974, emend. Maletz, 2014
Genus Pterograptus Holm, 1881
Family KINNEGRAPTIDAE Mu, 1974, emend.
Genus Kinnegraptus Skoglund, 1961
Genus Wuninograptus Ni, 1981
Suborder GLOSSOGRAPTINA Jaanusson, 1960
Family GLOSSOGRAPTIDAE Lapworth, 1873, emend.Fortey and Cooper, 1986
Subfamily GLOSSOGRAPTINAE Lapworth, 1873
Genus Glossograptus Emmons, 1855
Subfamily KALPINOGRAPTINAE (Qiao, 1977)
Genus Kalpinograptus Oiao, 1977, emend.
Genus Apoglossograptus Finney, 1978, emend.
Subfamily CRYPTOGRAPTINAE (Hadding, 1915)
Genus Cryptograptus Lapworth, 1880
Family CORYNOIDIDAE Bulman, 1944
Genus Corynoides Nicholson, 1867
Genus Corynites Kozlowski, 1956
Suborder AXONOPHORA Frech, 1897, emend. Maletz et al., 2009
Infraorder DIPLOGRAPTINA Lapworth, 1880, emend. Storch et al., 2011
Superfamily DICRANOGRAPTOIDEA Lapworth, 1873, emend.Mitchell et al., 2007
Family DICRANOGRAPTIDAE (Lapworth, 1873)
Genus Dicranograptus Hall, 1865
Genus Dicellograptus Hopkinson, 1871 (=Leptograptus Lapworth, 1873)
Genus Jiangxigraptus Yu and Fang 1966, emend. Goldman, here
Genus Ningxiagraptus Ge in Mu et al., 2002, emend.
Genus Pseudazygograptus Mu, Li and Ge, 1960
Family NEMAGRAPTIDAE Lapworth, 1873, emend. Finney, 1985
Genus Nemagraptus Emmons, 1855
Genus Syndyograptus Ruedemann, 1908
Genus Amphigraptus Lapworth, 1873
Superfamily DIPLOGRAPTOIDEA Mitchell et al., 2007
Family DIPLOGRAPTIDAE Lapworth, 1873
Subfamily ORTHOGRAPTINAE Mitchell, 1987
Genus Amplexograptus Elles and Wood, 1907
Genus Orthograptus Lapworth, 1873
Genus Oepikograptus Obut and Sennikov, 1984
Genus Hustedograptus Mitchell, 1987
Genus Eoglyptograptus Mitchell, 1987
Family LASIOGRAPTIDAE Lapworth, 1880
Genus Hallograptus Lapworth, 1876
Family RETEOGRAPTIDAE Mu, 1974
Genus Reteograptus Hall, 1859
Superfamily CLIMACOGRAPTOIDEA Frech, 1897, emend. Mitchell et al., 2007
Family CLIMACOGRAPTIDAE Frech, 1897
Genus Climacograptus Hall, 1865
Genus Pseudoclimacograptus P~ibyl, 1947, emend. Mitchell, 1987
Genus Haddingograptus Maletz, 1997
Genus Proclimacograptus Maletz, 1997
Genus Diplacanthograptus Mitchell, 1987
Genus Archiclimacograptus Mitchell, 1987
Genus Unicornigraptus Chen and Goldman (gen. nov.)
Genus Pseudamplexograptus Mitchell, 1987
Infraorder NEOGRAPTINA Storch et aL, 2011
Paraphyletic Family NORMALOGRAPTIDAE Storch and Serpagli, 1993,emend. Melchin et al., 2011
Genus Normalograptus Legrand, 1987, emend. Melchin and Mitchell, 1991
Genus Pronormalograptus Chen (gen. nov.)
References
Index