High-resolution taphonomic and palaeoecological analyses of the Jurassic Yanliao Biota of the Daohugou area, northeastern China

The Yanliao Biota contains numerous exceptionally preserved fossils of evolutionary importance. However, the palaeoenvironment of this biota has not been fully studied. Here we present the first taphonomic and palaeoecological analysis of fossil abundance data from two newly excavated sites in the Daohugou area. In our study we have investigated the taxonomic composition, specimen abundance and size distribution patterns of invertebrate...