《Stratigraphy of China Part Ⅱ Mesozoic》

CHAPTER Ⅹ1

The Triassic System1

General characters of the Asiatic continent1

The North European Triassic3

The Alpine Triassic3

General character of the Triassic of Europe and Asia7

Europe7

Boreal Region9

Asia Minor12

Turkestan14

Afghanistan,Baluchistan and Tibet16

The main Himalayan Region18

The Salt Range Sections25

Summary of Indian Triassic28

The Triassic within the Chinese Basin33

Indo-China33

China properby V.K.Ting37

The Triassic of the Indo-Pacific Region52

Malay Peninsula52

East Indies53

North Eastern Japan69

Triassic of the Boreal extension70

Southwest.Japan70

Maritime Russia70

Yana River, Verkhoiansk, Siberia76

Derivation of the Triassic fauna77

Modifications of the Cephalopoda77

Continental Beds of Rh?tic age.88

Rh?tic flora of Southern Szechuan92

Rh?tic flora of Indo-China95

Rh?tic plant remains from Japan99

Additional notes on the marine Triassic of the Chinese Basin102

Bibliography X.Triassic?106

CHAPTER Ⅺ124

The Jurassic System Lower Jurassic?124

Standard subdivision of the Jurassic124

The Lias125

Marine Lias of Europe126

Marine Lias of Asia130

Asia Minor130

Persia131

Baluchistan132

Himalaya and Tibet134

Indo-China139

Lias of the Indo-Pacific border region141

Malay Archipelago141

North Eastern Japan144

The Ussuri Bay Extension of the Boreal Sea in Liassic time145

Southwestern Japan146

Arctic Siberia147

Pal?ogeographic development of Asia in Liassic time147

Origin of the Liassic fauna150

Significance of the Megalodont fauna164

Continental deposits169

CHAPTER Ⅻ170

The Jurassic System (continued) Middle and Upper Jurassic?170

Marine middle and Upper Jurassic170

Middle Jurassic of Europe171

Upper Jurassic of Europe175

Western and Central Europe175

Russian and Arctic Europe179

Marine Upper and Middle Jurassic in Asia184

Siberia184

Asia-Minor189

Sinai and Syria190

Persia192

Trans-caspia193

Central Asia194

Western India and Baluchistan and the Himalayan geosyncline194

Cutch194

Baluchistan199

Himalaya Mountains200

Tibet227

Burma229

China and the Indo-Pacific region232

Western Yunnan232

Indo-China234

Arabia235

Malay-Archipelago237

North east Japan244

The Boreal extension in Ussuri Bay245

Southwest Japan245

Siberia248

Summary of marine Jurassic249

CHAPTER ⅩⅢ252

The Jurassic System (concluded) Continental deposits of the Jurassic.252

Mesozoic Pal?ogeography and its bearing on Continental deposition252

The Gondwana Series254

Subdivisions of the Gondwana Series257

The Lower Gondwana Series258

Talchir Group258

Damuda group260

The Middle Gondwana Series263

Panchet group264

Kámthi group265

Maleri group266

The Upper Gondwana Series267

Rájmahál Group267

Jabalpur group271

Umia group279

The East coast deposits281

The Angara Series284

The Angara Series in Central Asia287

Afghanistan287

Ferghana289

Darwas291

Continental deposits of China291

General area of deposition291

Periods of folding of the strata in North China293

Migrations of geosyncline298

The early Mesozoic basins of North China303

The Angara Series in the Sinkiang Basin308

1. The Southwestern Tianshan308

2. Eastern Tianshan309

The Angara Series of the Tsingling geosyncline313

3. North Szechuan313

4. North-western Hupeh318

5. South-eastern Hupeh323

5a. South-eastern Honan325

Origin of the deposits326

The Angara Series of the Ordosian platform327

6. Eastern Kansu328

7. North Shensi329

8. Sui-Yuan333

The Angara series in the Yenshan geosyncline334

9. Shantung336

10. Chihli-Shansi border341

11. Western Shansi341

12. The Hsishan or western Hills of Pekingby J.G.Andersson342

13. The Tatung coal field of North Shansiby J.G.Andersson345

14. Chahar346

15. Fêngtien347

16. Kirin348

17. Heilungkiang349

The Angara Series in the East Cathaysian geosyncline in China352

21. Kiangsi354

22. Kwangtung355

23. Fukien355

26. Kiangsi356

Continental Jurassic deposits of North Eastern and Northern Palasia358

East Cathaysian and Verkhoiansk geosynclines358

27. Japan358

28. Korea366

29. Ussuriland373

Verkhoiansk geosyncline of East Siberia378

30. Amur Country380

31. Northward extension383

32. Westward extension384

List of species from the Jurassic Beds of the Amur country386

The Angara Series of the Mongolian platform and its western extension388

33. The Tsetsenwan series389

34. Dzungaria391

35. Kirghis steppes391

The Angara Series in the Irkutsk Basin393

36. Transbaikal region397

37. The Angara River region (Ust Balai etc,)400

Continental Jurassic Beds of the Arctic Region413

Kotelny Island413

Lena River Valley414

Valley of the Wiluie418

Summary of the Gondwana and Angara Series420

Bibliography Ⅹ-ⅩⅢ Jurassic?423

CHAPTER ⅩⅣ455

The Cretaceous Systems Ⅰ General Characters and Lower Cretaceous (Comanchic)?455

Physical changes at the opening of Cretaceous time455

Subdivisions of the Marine Cretaceous461

The Lower Cretaceous of Europe463

Summary of the Lower Cretaceous of Europe471

The Gault (Albien in part)472

The Lower Cretaceous of Asia and related regions474

The Tethys and its Eastern extension474

Transcaspian Region474

Western India476

Southeast Africa478

Himalayan geosyncline481

The Indo-Pacific region489

Malay Archipelago489

New Caledonia etc490

The Pacific embayments491

Hongkong Bay491

Formosa498

Nippon Bay499

Lower Cretaceous of Japan499

Anadyr Bay505

The Lower Cretaceous in the Boreal Region508

Siberia508

Yakutsk Bay Extension512

Arctic Islands512

CHAPTER ⅩⅤ514

The Cretaceous Systems Ⅱ The Marine Middle Cretaceous?514

The Cenomanian Transgression in Europe514

The Cenomanian Transgression in Asia519

The Northern waters519

Eurasian Border lands519

Afghanistan525

Tibet526

The Southern Sea531

Asia Minor531

Palestine and Syria532

Arabia539

Persia541

Western India543

South India545

Indo-Pacific border and Arctic Region549

Burma and the East Indies549

Japan etc554

Sakhalin558

Anadyr Bay559

Arctic Region561

CHAPTER ⅩⅥ562

The Cretaceous Systems Ⅲ The Marine Upper Cretaceous562

The Senonian Transgression562

The Northern Seas563

Europe563

Asia572

Northern Asia Minor572

Trans-Caspia574

Northern Persia574

Turkestan etc?576

Arctic Extension578

The Southern Sea or Tethys579

The Western or Eur-African portion579

Southern Europe579

North Africa584

Eastern or Asiatic Extension592

Southern Asia Minor592

Palestine and Syria593

Baluchistan598

Sind600

Afghanistan603

Salt Range etc604

Himalayan Geosyncline604

Himalaya and Tibet604

The Indo-Pacific Realm615

South east India615

Madagascar617

Formosa and Riukiu Islands623

New Zealand etc624

Nippon Geosyncline624

Japan625

Hokkaido631

Sakhalin636

Anadyr Basin640

CHAPTER ⅩⅦ642

The Cretaceous Systems Ⅳ Continentat Cretaceous Beds of China and Adjoining regions of Eastern Asia642

The Southern Basins643

Szechwan and Hupeh644

Yangtze Valley644

Red Basin647

The North Chinese Basins650

Shantung Basin651

The Ordosian Basin665

The Kansu-Shensi Section665

Manchurian Basin668

1. Yihsien, Fêngtien669

2. Pa-tao-Hao Hei-Shen District West Fêngtien670

3. Chao-yang and Lingyuan,Jehol672

4. The Kalgan Section674

5. Northeast Shansi679

The Gobi Basin of Mongolia680

Rock floor of the Mongolian Basin683

The Cretaceous Basins or Gobis688

The Cretaceous Formations692

Lithic and faunal characters of the Cretaceous Formations695

Oshih Formation695

The Ondaisair Formation697

The Djadochta Formation700

The Upper Cretaceous Irendabasu Formation706

The Transbaik al Region708

The Turga Section710

The Witim Section712

The Eastern border Region715

Lower Cretaceous Plant Beds of the Eastern Region716

Japan716

Korea718

Ussuri Land724

Middle and Upper Cretaceous Plant Beds of the Eastern Region727

Middle and Upper Cretaceous Continental beds of Sakhalin728

Upper Cretaceous Plant Beds of the Amur Country734

Table showing the distribution of some Cretaceous plants of Eastern Asia735

Summary and Review of Continental Cretaceous739

Bibliography ⅩⅣ-ⅩⅦ Cretaceous745