Terrestrial palaeofloral succession across the Permian–Triassic Boundary in the North and South China blocks: a brief review

This paper critically reviews the Lopingian (Late Permian) to Early Triassic palaeofloral successions on both the South and North China blocks. From the Late Cisuralian (Early Permian) to the middle of the Lopingian, North and South China, both located in the equatorial domain, sheltered a homogeneous ‘Cathaysian Palaeoflora’ resulting from a Cisuralian southern extension and diversification from the Northern “cradle” of Cathaysian plants to the...