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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-6119-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-6119-2025
Research article
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28 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 28 Oct 2025

Early Permian longitudinal position of the South China Block from brachiopod paleobiogeography

Robert J. Marks, Nicolas Flament, Sangmin Lee, and G. R. Shi

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We use brachiopod fossil data to evaluate the Early Permian position of the South China Block (SCB) in three distinct global tectonic reconstructions. Faunal similarity indexes between the SCB and other tectonic plates indicate that the SCB was located centrally within the Paleo-Tethys Ocean during Early Permian times, rather than on its outskirts. We introduce an openly available framework that can be used to extend such analyses to other times, fossil assemblages, or tectonic reconstructions.
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