Plants and Palynomorphs around the Permian-Triassic Boundary of South China

Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
1 Literature Review
1.1 International Studies
1.1.1 Research of Terrestrial Permian–Triassic Boundary
1.1.2 Research to Terrestrial Permian–Triassic Transition Flora
1.2 Studies in China
1.2.1 Establishinga Fairly Complete Framework of Stratigraphic Units in Western Guizhou and Eastern Yunnan
1.2.2 Research on the Paleofloras
1.3 Studies in the Research Area for the Monograph
References
2 Stratigraphy of Studied Area Across the Permian–Triassic Boundary, South China
2.1 Lithostratigraphy Units Across Permian–Triassic Boundary in Research Area
2.1.1 Non-Marine Facies Depositional Area
2.1.2 Shallow-Water Facies (Neritic Clastic Facies) Depositional Area
2.1.3 Deep-Water Facies (Shallow Marine Carbonate Facies) Depositional Area
2.2 Permian–Triassic Deposition Environmental Changes in Research Area
2.2.1 Carbonates Terrace Stage in Early-Middle Permian
2.2.2 Continent and Littoral-Neritic Sea Stage in Late Permian-Early Late Triassic
2.3 Brief Descriptions of Sections Across Permian–Triassic Boundary
2.3.1 Terrestrial Chahe Section in Weining, Guizhou Province
2.3.2 Terrestrial-Marine Transitional Chinahe Section in Xuanwei, Yunnan Province
2.3.3 Shallow-Water Zhongzhai Section, Liupanshui, Guizhou Province
2.3.4 Deep-Water Xinmin Section in Anshun, Guizhou Province
References
3 Materials and Methods
3.1 Sampling Strategy
3.2 Evaluating Fossil Plant Species Richness and Normalizing Data Occurrences
3.3 Fossil Plant Abundance
3.4 Evaluating Plant Ecology
References
4 Late Permian Changhsingian Floral Assemblage in Varied Palaeogeographic Settings
4.1 Composition and General Features of the Studied Paleofloras
4.1.1 Lycophyta: Lepidodendrales
4.1.2 Arthrophyta
4.1.3 Pteridophyta
4.1.4 Progymnospermophyta: Noeggerathipsida
4.1.5 Pteridospermophyta
4.1.6 Cycadophyta
4.1.7 Ginkgophyta
4.1.8 Coniferophyta
4.1.9 Gymnospermarum Seeds
4.2 Floral Assemblage of Late Permian Changhsingian Xuanwei and Lungtan Formations
4.3 Floral Assemblage of Late Permian Changhsingian Marine Deep-Water Talung Formation
4.4 Characters of Representative Taxonomic Groups of the Cathaysian Flora in South China
4.4.1 Lobatannularia Kawasaki, 1927
4.4.2 Fascipteris Gu Et Zhi 1974
4.4.3 Gigantopterids
4.4.4 Tingia Halle 1925
4.4.5 Taeniopterides
4.4.6 Oriental Lepidophytes
4.5 Correlation with Domestic and Foreign Coeval Flora
4.5.1 Correlation of the Late LatePermian Floras in China
4.5.2 Correlation with Late Permian Euramerican Flora
References
5 Earliest Triassic (Induan, Kayitou Formation) Floral Assemblage in South China
5.1 Composition and General Features of Floral Assemblage of Induan Kayitou Formation
5.2 Biostratigraphic and Paleogeographic Implications of the First Discovery of Induan Lepacyclotes (=Annalepis) in Terrestrial–Marine Transitional Facies
5.2.1 History of Lepacyclotes (=Annalepis) Research
5.2.2 Distribution and Migration of Lepacyclotes (=Annalepis)
5.2.3 Ecologic Environment of Lepacyclotes (=Annalepis)
5.2.4 Implication of the First Occurrance of Lepacyclotes (=Annalepis) in Early Triassic Induan Kayitou Formation, Western Guizhou–Eastern Yunnan
References
6 Palynology Across the PTB in South China
6.1 Palynofloral Assemblages Across the PTB in South China
6.2 Comparison the Coeval Palynoflora with Other Region
6.2.1 Comparison with Fuyuan District, Eastern Yunnan, China
6.2.2 Comparison with the Meishan Section D, Changxing County, Zhejiang Province, China
References
7 Extinction Pattern and Recovery of the Permian–Triassic Flora in South China
7.1 On Researching the Extinction Pattern and Recovery of Plants During the Permian–Triassic Transition
7.2 Changes of Mega-Flora Fossils from the Late Permian to Early Triassic
7.2.1 Short-Term Mega-Flora Changes Across the PTB
7.2.2 Long-Term Changes of Megaplants from Late Permian to Early Triassic
7.3 Changes of Palynomorph Assemblages Across the PTB
7.4 Recovery of Flora from South China After the End-Permian Biotic Crisis
7.4.1 Triassic Land-Plant Recovery in North China: A Model
7.4.2 Triassic Land-Plant Recovery in Europe
7.4.3 Triassic Land-Plant Recovery in South China
References
8 Plant and Environment Co-evolution in Permian-Triassic Transition
8.1 Palaeoclimate Changes Over the P-Tr Transition in South China
8.1.1 The Late Permian Flora in South China: A “Stable” Homogeneous Cathaysian Assemblage
8.1.2 Transition Between the Lopingian and Earliest Triassic Floras
8.1.3 Late Early Triassic Neuropteridium-Voltzia Floral Assemblage
8.2 Palaeoclimate Changes Over the P-Tr Transition in North China
8.2.1 The Lopingian Flora in North China: A Subangaran-Euramerican Flora with Cathaysian Relicts
8.2.2 Lopingian Ullmannia Aff. Bronnii-Yuania Magnifolia Plant Assemblage with Rare Gigantopteris Flora Relicts
8.2.3 Early Triassic Pleuromeia Jiaochengensis Assemblage
8.3 Analysis of Paleoclimate Difference Between South and North China Blocks During the Permian–Triassic Transition
8.3.1 Different Paleogeographic Locations
8.3.2 The Paleoflora Reflecting Paleoclimate
8.3.3 Conclusions
8.4 Plant and Environment Co-evolution
8.4.1 The End Permian Plant Crisis and Marine Ecosystem Collapse
8.4.2 The Early Induan Survival and Marine Ecosystem Delayed Recovery
8.4.3 Distinct Episodes of Plant Species Richness and Abundance Recovery and Their Impacts in Ecosystem Stabilization
References
9 Systematic Palaeontology: Part 1 Plant Fossils
References
10 Systematic Palaeontology: Part 2 Megaspores
11 Systematic Palaeontology: Part 3 Spore and Pollen Fossils
References