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Abstract
The Jehol Biota sensu lato has a very wide distribution in East Asia, providing palaeontological clues for recovering the Early Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystems. This Biota was considered to reach the Qinling Orogenic Belt but its reaching time remains unclear. In this study, we initially constrained the age of the Jehol Biota recovered from the Baiwan Formation of the Baiwan Basin, Zhenping County, southwestern Henan Province, which geographically lies in the North Qinling Orogenic Belt. LA-ICP-MS U–Pb analyses were conducted for the fossil-bearing layers, providing a maximum depositional age of ca. 123.6 Ma (early Aptian). This age is consistent with the biostratigraphic analyses, and can approximately constrain the fossil-bearing layers. This study confirmed that the Jehol Biota has already reached the Qinling Orogenic Belt during its secondary evolutionary stage, revealing the unique palaeogeographic position of this belt for the dispersal of the Jehol Biota in East Asia.
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Cretaceous Research provides a forum for the rapid publication of research on all aspects of the Cretaceous Period, including its boundaries with the Jurassic and Palaeogene. Authoritative papers reporting detailed investigations of Cretaceous stratigraphy and palaeontology, studies of regional geology, and reviews of recently published books are complemented by short communications of significant new findings.
Papers submitted to Cretaceous Research should place the research in a broad context, with emphasis placed towards our better understanding of the Cretaceous, that are therefore of interest to the diverse, international readership of the journal. Full length papers that focus solely on a local theme or area will not be accepted for publication; authors of short communications are encouraged to discuss how their findings are of relevance to the Cretaceous on a broad scale.
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• Stratigraphy and palaeontology
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• Palaeobiogeography
• Palaeoceanography
• Palaeoclimatology
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