Jiang P, Dineley D L
Geological Museum of China, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Proc R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 1988 Oct 22;235(1278):29-61. doi: 10.1098/rspb.1988.0062.
A review of the vertebrates within the Silurian and Devonian of China suggests a more detailed picture of palaeobiogeographical distribution than previously possible. Although the localities are commonly in rocks of continental aspect, marine formations also are present nearby. Of over 60 agnathan and fish genera known, only 5 placoderms (Givetian-Famennian) are cosmopolitan. Endemic patterns of distribution within China relate to the well-known tectonic (basinal or platformal) regions. Silurian vertebrates occur in southern, eastern and western parts of the country and are familiar from horizons as low as Llandovery. Devonian vertebrates include a wide range of endemic forms, which provide evidence of more than six distinct biostratigraphic assemblages in South China and five biogeographical realms.
对中国志留纪和泥盆纪脊椎动物的回顾揭示了一幅比以往更详细的古生物地理分布图景。尽管这些地点通常位于陆相岩石中，但附近也有海相地层。在已知的60多个无颌类和鱼类属中，只有5个盾皮鱼属（吉维特阶—法门阶）是世界性的。中国境内的特有分布模式与著名的构造（盆地或台地）区域有关。志留纪脊椎动物出现在该国的南部、东部和西部，在低至兰多维列世的地层中也很常见。泥盆纪脊椎动物包括各种各样的特有种类，它们为中国南方六个以上不同的生物地层组合和五个生物地理区提供了证据。
