Abstract
Stratigraphy and paleontology in China enjoy the advantage of a solid foundation, particularly that created by the pioneer studies of A. W. Grabau (Zhao, 1961). The two volumes of Grabau’s Stratigraphy of China appeared in 1923–1924 and 1928 respectively. Both volumes, which present much of China’s ‘classic’ geological information, contain still invaluable references, and they form a lasting monument to the profound influences that Grabau himself exercised upon the geology of China. Also of great importance in the history of China’s geology was the publication in 1939 of Li Siguang’s (J. S. Lee) Geology of China in English.
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Meyerhoff, A.A., Kamen-Kaye, M., Chen, C., Taner, I. (1991). Stratigraphy and Paleontology. In: China — Stratigraphy, Paleogeography and Tectonics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3770-6_2
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