Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Home
    • Journal home
    • Lyell Collection home
    • Geological Society home
  • Content
    • Online First
    • Issue in progress
    • All issues
    • Thematic Collections
    • Supplementary publications
    • Open Access
  • Subscribe
    • GSL fellows
    • Institutions
    • Corporate
    • Other member types
  • Info
    • Authors
    • Librarians
    • Readers
    • GSL Fellows access
    • Other member type access
    • Press office
    • Accessibility
    • Help
    • Metrics
  • Alert sign up
    • eTOC alerts
    • Online First alerts
    • RSS feeds
    • Newsletters
    • GSL blog
  • Submit
  • Geological Society of London Publications
    • Engineering Geology Special Publications
    • Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis
    • Journal of Micropalaeontology
    • Journal of the Geological Society
    • Lyell Collection home
    • Memoirs
    • Petroleum Geology Conference Series
    • Petroleum Geoscience
    • Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society
    • Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
    • Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society
    • Scottish Journal of Geology
    • Special Publications
    • Transactions of the Edinburgh Geological Society
    • Transactions of the Geological Society of Glasgow
    • Transactions of the Geological Society of London

User menu

  • My alerts
  • Log in
  • My Cart

Search

  • Advanced search
Journal of the Geological Society
  • Geological Society of London Publications
    • Engineering Geology Special Publications
    • Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis
    • Journal of Micropalaeontology
    • Journal of the Geological Society
    • Lyell Collection home
    • Memoirs
    • Petroleum Geology Conference Series
    • Petroleum Geoscience
    • Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society
    • Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
    • Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society
    • Scottish Journal of Geology
    • Special Publications
    • Transactions of the Edinburgh Geological Society
    • Transactions of the Geological Society of Glasgow
    • Transactions of the Geological Society of London
  • My alerts
  • Log in
  • My Cart
  • Follow gsl on Twitter
  • Visit gsl on Facebook
  • Visit gsl on Youtube
  • Visit gsl on Linkedin
Journal of the Geological Society

Advanced search

  • Home
    • Journal home
    • Lyell Collection home
    • Geological Society home
  • Content
    • Online First
    • Issue in progress
    • All issues
    • Thematic Collections
    • Supplementary publications
    • Open Access
  • Subscribe
    • GSL fellows
    • Institutions
    • Corporate
    • Other member types
  • Info
    • Authors
    • Librarians
    • Readers
    • GSL Fellows access
    • Other member type access
    • Press office
    • Accessibility
    • Help
    • Metrics
  • Alert sign up
    • eTOC alerts
    • Online First alerts
    • RSS feeds
    • Newsletters
    • GSL blog
  • Submit

High-resolution carbon isotope stratigraphy of the Lower and Middle Ordovician succession of the Yangtze Platform, China: implications for global correlation

View ORCID ProfileRongchang Wu, Jianbo Liu, Mikael Calner, Fangyi Gong, Oliver Lehnert, Xiaocong Luan, Lixia Li and Renbin Zhan
Journal of the Geological Society, 177, 537-549, 4 February 2020, https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2018-208
Rongchang Wu
1State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy (NIGP, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Nanjing, China
2Center for Excellence in Life and Palaeoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Roles: [Data curation (Lead)], [Formal analysis (Lead)], [Funding acquisition (Lead)], [Writing - Original Draft (Lead)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Lead)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for Rongchang Wu
  • For correspondence: rcwu@nigpas.ac.cn
Jianbo Liu
3Palaeontology and Stratigraphy, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
Roles: [Conceptualization (Supporting)], [Methodology (Supporting)], [Resources (Supporting)], [Supervision (Supporting)], [Writing - Original Draft (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
Mikael Calner
4Department of Geology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden
Roles: [Conceptualization (Supporting)], [Writing - Original Draft (Supporting)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
Fangyi Gong
1State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy (NIGP, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Nanjing, China
2Center for Excellence in Life and Palaeoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Roles: [Data curation (Supporting)], [Resources (Supporting)], [Visualization (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
Oliver Lehnert
1State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy (NIGP, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Nanjing, China
2Center for Excellence in Life and Palaeoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
5GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Lithosphere Dynamics, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schlossgarten 5, D-91054, Erlangen, Germany
Roles: [Writing - Original Draft (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
Xiaocong Luan
1State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy (NIGP, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Nanjing, China
2Center for Excellence in Life and Palaeoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Roles: [Writing - Original Draft (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
Lixia Li
1State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy (NIGP, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Nanjing, China
2Center for Excellence in Life and Palaeoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Roles: [Writing - Original Draft (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
Renbin Zhan
1State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy (NIGP, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Nanjing, China
2Center for Excellence in Life and Palaeoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Roles: [Conceptualization (Supporting)], [Funding acquisition (Supporting)], [Supervision (Supporting)], [Writing - Original Draft (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Search for this author on this site
PreviousNext
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF
Loading

Abstract

The Lower and Middle Ordovician of the Yangtze Platform, China, is characterized by a sedimentary succession dominated by carbonate rocks. Three sections spanning the Nantsinkuan/Lunshan, Fenhsiang, Hunghuayuan, and Dawan/Zitai formations, corresponding to the Tremadocian–Dapingian in age, have been sampled for high-resolution δ13C chemostratigraphy (542 samples in total). Our new δ13C data reveal five tie-points with the potential for global correlation: (1) a positive δ13C excursion in the lower Nantsinkuan Formation within the Tremadocian Rossodus manitouensis Zone; (2) an excursion with two peaks roughly within the late Tremadocian Paltodus ‘deltifer’ Zone; (3) a positive δ13C shift in the lower Hunghuayuan Formation, within the early Floian Serratognathus diversus Zone; (4) a gradual positive δ13C shift in the late Floian, ranging from the uppermost S. diversus Zone to the basal Oepikodus evae Zone; (5) a minor negative shift in the lower Dawan/Zitai Formation, within the early Dapingian Baltoniodus triangularis Zone. These excursions are herein used for correlation of the Yangtze Platform strata with successions from South China, North China, the Argentine Precordillera, North America and Baltica. From a palaeogeographical perspective the Gudongkou, Xiangshuidong and Daling sections represent depositional environments along an inner to outer ramp profile. δ13C data from these sections show successively heavier (higher) δ13C values with increasing depositional depth. This is interpreted as due to remineralization of organic carbon within the carbonate rocks.

Supplementary material: Carbon and oxygen isotope data are available at: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4767080

  • © 2020 The Author(s). Published by The Geological Society of London. All rights reserved
View Full Text

Please note that if you are logged into the Lyell Collection and attempt to access content that is outside of your subscription entitlement you will be presented with a new login screen. You have the option to pay to view this content if you choose. Please see the relevant links below for further assistance.

INDIVIDUALS

Log in using your username and password

– GSL fellows: log in with your Lyell username and password. (Please check your access entitlements at https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/fellowsaccess)
– Other users: log in with the username and password you created when you registered. Help for other users is at https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/lyellcollection_faqs
Forgot your username or password?

Purchase access

You may purchase access to this article for 24 hours and download the PDF within the access period. This will require you to create an account if you don't already have one. To download the PDF, click the 'Purchased Content' link in the receipt email.

LIBRARY USERS

Log in through your institution

You may be able to gain access using your login credentials for your institution. Contact your library if you do not have a username and password.
If your organization uses OpenAthens, you can log in using your OpenAthens username and password. To check if your institution is supported, please see this list. Contact your library for more details.
If you think you should have access, please contact your librarian or email sales@geolsoc.org.uk

LIBRARIANS

Administer your subscription.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions about the Lyell Collection publications website, please see the access help page or contact sales@geolsoc.org.uk

PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

Journal of the Geological Society: 177 (3)
Journal of the Geological Society
Volume 177, Issue 3
May 2020
  • Table of Contents
  • Table of Contents (PDF)
  • About the Cover
  • Index by author
  • Back Matter (PDF)
  • Front Matter (PDF)
Alerts
Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
Citation tools

High-resolution carbon isotope stratigraphy of the Lower and Middle Ordovician succession of the Yangtze Platform, China: implications for global correlation

Rongchang Wu, Jianbo Liu, Mikael Calner, Fangyi Gong, Oliver Lehnert, Xiaocong Luan, Lixia Li and Renbin Zhan
Journal of the Geological Society, 177, 537-549, 4 February 2020, https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2018-208
Rongchang Wu
1State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy (NIGP, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Nanjing, China
2Center for Excellence in Life and Palaeoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Roles: [Data curation (Lead)], [Formal analysis (Lead)], [Funding acquisition (Lead)], [Writing - Original Draft (Lead)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Lead)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • ORCID record for Rongchang Wu
  • For correspondence: rcwu@nigpas.ac.cn
Jianbo Liu
3Palaeontology and Stratigraphy, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
Roles: [Conceptualization (Supporting)], [Methodology (Supporting)], [Resources (Supporting)], [Supervision (Supporting)], [Writing - Original Draft (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Mikael Calner
4Department of Geology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden
Roles: [Conceptualization (Supporting)], [Writing - Original Draft (Supporting)], [Writing - Review & Editing (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Fangyi Gong
1State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy (NIGP, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Nanjing, China
2Center for Excellence in Life and Palaeoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Roles: [Data curation (Supporting)], [Resources (Supporting)], [Visualization (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Oliver Lehnert
1State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy (NIGP, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Nanjing, China
2Center for Excellence in Life and Palaeoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
5GeoZentrum Nordbayern, Lithosphere Dynamics, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schlossgarten 5, D-91054, Erlangen, Germany
Roles: [Writing - Original Draft (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Xiaocong Luan
1State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy (NIGP, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Nanjing, China
2Center for Excellence in Life and Palaeoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Roles: [Writing - Original Draft (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Lixia Li
1State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy (NIGP, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Nanjing, China
2Center for Excellence in Life and Palaeoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Roles: [Writing - Original Draft (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Renbin Zhan
1State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy (NIGP, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Nanjing, China
2Center for Excellence in Life and Palaeoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Roles: [Conceptualization (Supporting)], [Funding acquisition (Supporting)], [Supervision (Supporting)], [Writing - Original Draft (Supporting)]
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Permissions
View PDF
Share

High-resolution carbon isotope stratigraphy of the Lower and Middle Ordovician succession of the Yangtze Platform, China: implications for global correlation

Rongchang Wu, Jianbo Liu, Mikael Calner, Fangyi Gong, Oliver Lehnert, Xiaocong Luan, Lixia Li and Renbin Zhan
Journal of the Geological Society, 177, 537-549, 4 February 2020, https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2018-208
del.icio.us logo Digg logo Reddit logo Twitter logo CiteULike logo Facebook logo Google logo Mendeley logo
Email to

Thank you for sharing this Journal of the Geological Society article.

NOTE: We request your email address only to inform the recipient that it was you who recommended this article, and that it is not junk mail. We do not retain these email addresses.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
High-resolution carbon isotope stratigraphy of the Lower and Middle Ordovician succession of the Yangtze Platform, China: implications for global correlation
(Your Name) has forwarded a page to you from Journal of the Geological Society
(Your Name) thought you would be interested in this article in Journal of the Geological Society.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
Print
Download PPT
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One
  • Article
    • Abstract
    • Geological setting and stratigraphy
    • Materials and methods
    • Results
    • Discussion
    • Conclusions
    • Acknowledgements
    • Funding
    • Author contributions
    • References
  • Figures & Data
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF

Related Articles

Similar Articles

Cited By...

More in this TOC Section

  • Putative arthropod trace fossils from the Orcadian Basin at Achanarras Quarry (Middle Devonian of Scotland)
  • 3D seismic classification of fluid escape pipes in the western Exmouth Plateau, North West Shelf of Australia
  • Geodynamic evolution of the Tunisian margin during the Albian–Cenomanian: structural evidence of the Austrian orogenic phase and the early tectonic inversion of the Tunisian Atlas
Show more: Research article
  • Most read
  • Most cited
Loading
  • Geological Society of London Scientific Statement: what the geological record tells us about our present and future climate
  • Linking surface and subsurface volcanic stratigraphy in the Turkana Depression of the East African Rift system
  • Nature and significance of rift-related, near-surface fissure-fill networks in fractured carbonates below regional unconformities
  • Terrestrial stratigraphical division in the Quaternary and its correlation
  • The Shibantan Lagerstätte: insights into the Proterozoic–Phanerozoic transition
More...

Journal of the Geological Society

  • About the journal
  • Editorial Board
  • Submit a manuscript
  • Author information
  • Supplementary Publications
  • Subscribe
  • Pay per view
  • Alerts & RSS
  • Copyright & Permissions
  • Activate Online Subscription
  • Feedback
  • Help

Lyell Collection

  • About the Lyell Collection
  • Lyell Collection homepage
  • Collections
  • Open Access Collection
  • Open Access Policy
  • Lyell Collection access help
  • Recommend to your Library
  • Lyell Collection Sponsors
  • MARC records
  • Digital preservation
  • Developing countries
  • Geofacets
  • Manage your account
  • Cookies

The Geological Society

  • About the Society
  • Join the Society
  • Benefits for Members
  • Online Bookshop
  • Publishing policies
  • Awards, Grants & Bursaries
  • Education & Careers
  • Events
  • Geoscientist Online
  • Library & Information Services
  • Policy & Media
  • Society blog
  • Contact the Society

Published by The Geological Society of London, registered charity number 210161

Print ISSN 
0016-7649
Online ISSN 
2041-479X

Copyright © 2021 Geological Society of London