Late paleozoic climate revealed by coral fossil patterns

Fig 8. Late Carboniferous climatic zones of China. Reprinted from [13] under a CC BY license, with permission from [Earth Science], original copyright [1988]. Cathaysian tropical–subtropical region I1. South China region I2. North China subregion II. Junggar-xing ’an North temperate zone III. South temperate zone of southern Tibet A-Angara flora; C-Cathaysian flora; T-Glacial deposit 1-hermatypic coral; 2-cold-water fauna; 3-coal; 4-gypsum; 5-dolomite; 6-warm-water algae. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290127.g008 Fig 9. Paleobiogeography map of Middle and Carboniferous. Reprinted from [9] under a CC BY license, with permission from [Earth Science], original copyright [1992]. IPaleobiog region; II. Tethys region; A.Alaska,AI.Altai,As. North Asia; CHN. North China and Tarim; CHS.South China; Ep.Eastern Europe; G.Greenland; IN. Indochina; K. Kazakhstan; Mo.Mongolia; P.Poland; Ta.Temer; Ts.Tianshan Mountains; US.United States;▲ Low-latitude sea fan: Dumbarella, Pseudomontics; 4 Mid-latitude sea fans: Altaipecten, Binipecten, “Annuliconcha;” ● Reef-building type coral: Petelaxis, Ivanovia; � Warm-water monomer coral: Pseudotimania, Caninophyllum, Sestrophyllum. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290127.g009 PLOS ONE Late paleozoic climate revealed PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290127 August 15, 2023 9 / 13