Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1. Major geographical features of South China
1.2. Tourist attractions
1.3. Previous geological work
1.4. Acknowledgements
Chapter 2 Geological Setting of the Upper Yangtze Platform
2.1. Plate tectonic setting of the South China Palaeoplate
2.2. Sedimentary facies of the Upper Yangtze Platform
Chapter 3 Ordovician–Early Silurian Stratigraphy and Palaeontology of the Upper Yangtze Platform
3.1. Stratigraphical nomenclature
3.2. Lithostratigraphical units visited during the field excursion
3.3. Ordovician and Early Silurian biozonations of the Upper Yangtze Platform
3.4. Ordovician-Silurian boundary of the Upper Yangtze Platform
Chapter 4 Road Log of Field Excursion
4.1. Notes on the excursion
4.2. Excursion itinerary (July 1–July 7, 2007)
4.3. Road log and notes on stops
References
Index