Abstract:
Biota of the Lianglitag Formation(Lower Katian,Upper Ordovician)from the Central Tarim Uplift(Xinjiang,western China)include mainly microbialites,calcareous algae,foraminifera,sponges,corals,bryozoans,ostracodes,trilobites,gastropods,brachiopods,crinoids etc.According to taphonomic characters,particularly with their breakage and stacking density as the indices of proximal and distal transportation,the ecological units are recognized as communities and associations.The temporal and spatial distributions of t...