This book deals comprehensively with the determination of the series of the Carboniferous system in China,the upper,lower and internal boundaries of this system,the features and faunal provinces, the characters of the rock associations and biotic aspects of various stratigraphic provinces.It is one of the latest fruits of the Carboniferous biostratigraphic research in China.
It is presented to the 11th International Congress of Carboniferous stratigraphy and Geology,and may be used as a reference book by geologists,biostratigraphers and paleontologists as well as those engaged in scientific research or teaching.