The relationship of paleontology, palaeobotany and coal thickness of Taiyuan Formation, Late Carboniferous – Early Permian in Shanxi Province
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to find the relationship of palaeontology, palaeobotany and coal thickness of Taiyuan Formation during Late Carboniferous – Early Permian Period in Shanxi Province.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper selects three regions, namely, Baode, Xishan and Lingchuan, to analyse the distribution characteristics of palaeontology, palaeobotany and variation of coal thickness.
Findings
It was found that in a certain period of geological history, palaeontology and palaeobotany play a dominant role in shaping of a coal-bearing basin. Coal seam thickness changes largely from the northwest to the southeast, gradually thinning in Taiyuan Formation.
Originality/value
Palaeontology and palaeobotany play a dominant role in the shaping of a coal-bearing basin.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to dedicate this article to Dr Ma Shimin, who has worked on the Carboniferous and Permian strata in North China for many years. Many thanks are due to Dr Hu Serong and Dr Ma Shimin for their kind comments and helpful suggestions on this manuscript.
Citation
Yang, W., Hu, S. and Ma, S. (2017), "The relationship of paleontology, palaeobotany and coal thickness of Taiyuan Formation, Late Carboniferous – Early Permian in Shanxi Province", World Journal of Engineering, Vol. 14 No. 2, pp. 139-144. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJE-06-2016-0016
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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