Fig. 9From: Late Tremadocian (Early Ordovician) reefs on the Yangtze Platform, South China, and their geobiological implications: a synthesisField views and photographs of the lithistid sponge-Calathium reefs in the Huanghuachang section (a, b) and stromatolites in the Liujiachang section (c, d). a Cross-sectional view of the reef, near the boundary (dashed line) between the Fenhsiang Formation and the Hunghuayuan Formation, surrounded by shale; b Top surface of the reef in a, arrows indicate cluster growth of the Calathium; c Dome-shaped stromatolites in the Liujiachang section; d Sketch of panel c showing the outline of the laminae in stromatolitesBack to article page