Mesoproterozoic Calymmian Tintinnids from Central China
You-Xing Li*, 1 , Su-Xin Zhang2, Jie Zhang3
1 Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, China
2 State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resouces, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
3 Hangzhou Institute of Petroleum Geology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Abstract
Tintinnids are very common in all marine water and even fresh water. The oldest fossils of Tintinnids are not only appeared in Neoproterozoic Era, but also in Mesoproterozoic Calymmian. Eight species of six genera Tintinnids of Mesoproterozoic Calymmian, from Huangmailing Phosphoric Ore in Hubei Province of Central China, are illustrated in this paper. They are the oldest ancestor of Tintinnids. Tintinnids had about 1600 million years history
Keywords: Titinnids, Mesoproterozoic, Calymmian, Central China.
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Article History:
Received Date: 4/3/2009
Revision Received Date: 29/5/2009
Acceptance Date: 2/6/2009
Electronic publication date: 18 /6/2009
Collection year: 2009
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