TRILOBITE RECORD OF CHINA

EDITORIAL PREFACECHAPTER 1 Introduction with reference to previous work， stratigraphical and geological settings， and biogeography Zhou Zhiyi and Zh1.1 Trilobite research in China： a historical review1.2 Notes on the chronostratigraphy of trilobite-bearing beds1.3 Division of geographical units1.4 Outline of Cambrian and Ordovician trilobite biogeographyCHAPTER 2 Cambrian agnostoids2.1 List ofagnostoid genera （or subgenera） erected on Chinese material2.2 OccurrencesCHAPTER 3 Early Cambrian （Chiungchussuan， Tsanglangpuan and Lungwangmia3.1 A brief stratigraphic review3.2 List of genera （or subgenera） erected on Chinese material3.3 OccurrencesCHAPTER 4 Non-agnostoids of the early Mid Cambrian （Maochuangian and Hsuchuangian）4.1 Zonation and correlation4.2 List of genera （or subgenera） erected on Chinese material4.3 OccurrencesCHAPTER 5 Non-agnostoids of Changhian （late Mid Cambrian）5.1 Zonation and correlation5.2 List of genera （or subgenera） erected based on Chinese material5.3 OccurrencesCHAPTER 6 Platform-facies non-agnostoids of Late Cambrian （Kushanian，Changshanian and Fengshanian）6.1 List of genera （or subgenera） erected on Chinese material6.2 OccurrencesCHAPTER 7 Cambrian （late Taijiangian-Taoyuanian） slope-facies noti-agnostoids”7.1 List ofpolymerid genera （or subgenera） erected on Chinese material7.2 OccurrencesCHAPTER 8 Latest Cambrian and Ordovician8.1 Notes on the stratigraphic framework8.2 List of genera （or subgenera） erected on Chinese material8.3 Age and occurrencesCHAPTER 9 SHurian9.1 List of genera （or subgenera） erected on Chinese material9.2 OccurrencesCHAPTER 10 Devonian， Carboniferous and Permian Yuan J10.1 List of genera （or subgenera） erected on Chinese material10.2 OccurencesCHAPTER 11 History of trilobite biodiversity： a Chinese perspective11.1 Data and analytical methods11.2 Origin11.3 Diversity11.4 Radiation events11.5 Extinction events11.6 ConclusionsREFERENCESINDEXCONTRIBUTORS