STROMATOPORA MORPHOLOGY AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE

This paper deals with several basic forms of Devonian Stromatopora from western Qinling and central Hunan and their relationships to sedimentary environments. The author contends, in this paper, that Stromatopora may serve as not only an important tool for the division of the Devonian strata, but also a visual indicator used for recognizing sedimentary environments.