Age of the fossil-rich Fotan Group, SE China


Grant Data
Project Title
Age of the fossil-rich Fotan Group, SE China
Principal Investigator
Dr Chang, Su-Chin   (Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Professor Shi Gongle   (Co-Investigator)
Professor Wang Bo   (Co-Investigator)
Duration
36
Start Date
2017-07-01
Amount
522898
Conference Title
Age of the fossil-rich Fotan Group, SE China
Presentation Title
Keywords
evolution, fossils, geochronology, insect-bearing amber, Miocene
Discipline
Earth Sciences
Panel
Physical Sciences (P)
HKU Project Code
17300217
Grant Type
General Research Fund (GRF)
Funding Year
2017
Status
Completed
Objectives
1 Determine high-precision ages for the Miocene fossil-rich formations in Fujian Province, SE China. 2 Provide timing constraints for evaluating the expansion of Indian palaeofloras into China. 3 Improve our understanding on the early-middle Cenozoic terrestrial ecosystems. 4 Introduce undergraduate students to stratigraphy and geochronological methods