Early–Middle Cambrian Palynomorph microfossils and related geochemical events in South China

Abstract

The earliest Cambrian acritarch ‘Asteridium–Heliosphaeridium–Comasphaeridium’ assemblage and the Early Cambrian (‘Chiungchussuan’) acritarch ‘Skiagia ornate–Fimbriaglomerella membranacea’ assemblage in South China can be correlated with assemblages from synchronous strata elsewhere in the world. Recent geochemical study and biomarker evidence further confirm a biostratigraphic change between Cambrian Series 2 and Series 3 and support the recognition of a major geological and biotic event during this time interval.

Keywords

Early–Middle Cambrian / acritarchs / geochemistry / South China

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