ZHANG Yu,ong,ZHAN RenBin,FAN JunXuan,CHENG JunFeng & LIU Xiao LPS,Nanjing Institute of Geology , Palaeontology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Nanjing 210008,China
Abstract:
The Ordovician radiation is among the major bioevents in earth history that have drawn great attention from geologists all over the world, and there have been hundreds of publications treating various aspects of this radiation. The study of the event involves a broad spectrum of research fields and concerns many scientific questions. Many opinions and hypotheses have been proposed on the triggering and controlling factors of the radiation. Herein the authors critically review the study of the Ordovician rad...