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is a new interdisciplinary science, covering the studies of biomineralization, biogenic rocks, and biogenic mineral constructionssuch as microbialites and organic reefs.
The Earth consists of four earths: a green earth full of life, a white earth full of biogenic minerals, a grey earth full of rocks, and a golden earth full of ore deposits, petroleum and gas.
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Biopetrology, Vol. 1, No.1, 2022
The generality of preservation of organic remains in body fossils by FTIR spectra
Timothy D. Huang, Yao-Chang Lee, Cheng-Cheng Chiang, Robert R. Reisz
Publisher: IBA
Biopetrology, 1(1): 48-60.
Published: 6 January, 2022
Biopetrology, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2022
Ya-Sheng Wu, Hong-Xia Jiang
Publisher: IBA
Biopetrology, 1(2): 61-69.
Published: 18 November 2022
Abstract PDF Abstract in Chinese Comments
Biolith (biogenic rock) is the second main rock making up the Earth
Ya-Sheng Wu
Publisher: IBA
Biopetrology, 2(1): 1-45.
Published: 17 November 2023
PDF in English and Chinese PDF in English and Chinese (revised 3)
Biolith (biogenic rock) is the second main rock making up the Earth
This is the part 1 of the ppt prepared by Ya-Sheng Wu for the
invited plenary presentation at the 1st International Biopetrological Congress
on September 23, 2023. Here it is proposed that (1) magmatic rocks, bioliths
(i.e., biogenic rocks), and chemical rocks are original rocks, but sedimentary
rocks and metamorphic rocks are secondary rocks derived from existing rocks,
(2) bioliths are more important than sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks,
and (3) bioliths are one of the four main kinds of rocks making up the
lithosphere of the Earth.
Concepts and frontiers of microbiopetrology
Ya-Sheng Wu
Publisher: IBA
Biopetrology, 2(1): 46-92.
Published: 17 November 2023
PDF in English and Chinese PDF in English and Chinese (revised)
This is the Part 2 of the ppt prepared for the invited plenary
oral presentation by Ya-Sheng Wu for the 1st International Biopetrological
Congress held in Shijiazhuang on September 23, 2023. Here it is proposed that
(1) fabric components of microbioliths are small and have different grades, (2)
because of small size of microbes and fabric components of microbioliths,
research of microbioliths should focus on microscopic and nanoscopic features,
(3) all ancient microbioliths have evolved in fabric and composition, and
inversion study is needed for all ancient microbioliths, so as to restore their
original fabrics and compositions, (4) the objective of research on
microbioliths is to contribute to science and society development, not
for satisfying curiosity. The frontiers of microbiopetrology include (1) to
construct a database of microbioliths consisting of records of
fabric-community-environment based on research on modern microbioliths and experiments,
(2) to construct a database of microbes consisting of records of
microbe-morphology-environment based on results of microbiology and experiments, (3)
to conduct study on all ancient carbonates, ironstone and manganic rocks, so as to
recognize microbioliths, restore their original fabrics and paleo-communities,
and to determine their paleoenvironments.
Abstracts of Session 1 of the 1st International Biopetrological Congress (Shijiazhuang, China, Sept. 22-25, 2023): Advances in geomicrobiology and studies of biomineralization
--Reviewed and edited by Hua-Xiao Yan
Publisher: IBA
Journal: Biopetrology, 3(1): 1-47.
Prepublished: 21 Sept. 21, 2023
Revised: Oct. 10, 2023
Abstracts of Session 2 of the 1st
International Biopetrological Congress (Shijiazhuang, China, Sept. 22-25,
2023): Classification, evolution and rock-building of bacteria and algae
--Reviewed and edited by Li-Jing Liu
Publisher: IBA
Journal Biopetrology, 3(2): 1-18.
Prepublished: 21 Sept, 2023
Revised: Oct. 10, 2023
Abstracts of Session 3 of the 1st
International Biopetrological Congress (Shijiazhuang, China, Sept. 22-25,
2023): Advances in studies of travertines and modern microbial rocks
--Reviewed and edited by Qun-Wei Dai
Publisher: IBA
Journal: Biopetrology, 3(3): 1-6.
Prepublished: Sept. 21, 2023
Revised: Oct. 10, 2023
Abstracts of Session 4 of the 1st
International Biopetrological Congress (Shijiazhuang, China, Sept. 22-25,
2023): Temporal and spatial distribution, formation mechanism and resource
significance of deep-time microbial rocks
--Reviewed and edited by Hong-Wei Kuang
Publisher: IBA
Journal: Biopetrology, 3(4): 1-17.
Prepublished: Sept. 21, 2023
Revised: Oct. 10, 2023
Abstracts of Session 5 of the 1st
International Biopetrological Congress (Shijiazhuang, China, Sept. 22-25,
2023): Biological and microbial structures in clastic rocks including MISS
--Reviewed and edited by Yong-An Qi
Publisher: IBA
Journal: Biopetrology, 3(5): 1-4.
Prepublished: 21 Sept, 2023
Revised: Oct. 10, 2023
Abstracts of Session 6 of the 1st
International Biopetrological Congress (Shijiazhuang, China, Sept. 22-25,
2023): Structures of modern reef systems and their interaction with
environments
--Reviewed and edited by Ke-Fu Yu
Publisher: IBA
Journal: Biopetrology, 3(6): 1-28.
Prepublished: Sept. 21, 2023
Revised: Oct. 10, 2023
Abstracts of Session 7 of the 1st
International Biopetrological Congress (Shijiazhuang, China, Sept. 22-25,
2023): Evolution of deep-time reef ecosystems and their interactions with environments
--Reviewed and edited by Yong-Li Zhang & Le Yao
Publisher: IBA
Journal: Biopetrology, 3(7): 1-18.
Prepublished: Sept. 21, 2023
Revised: Oct. 10, 2023
Abstracts of Session 8 of the 1st
International Biopetrological Congress (Shijiazhuang, China, Sept. 22-25,
2023): Genesis of dolomites and advances in studies of microbial dolomites
--Reviewed and edited by Deng Liu
Publisher: IBA
Journal: Biopetrology, 3(8): 1-19.
Prepublished: Sept. 21, 2023
Revised: Oct. 10, 2023
Abstracts of Session 9 of the 1st International Biopetrological Congress (Shijiazhuang, China, Sept. 22-25, 2023): Formation and spatial and temporal distribution of biolith-related reservoirs
--Reviewed and edited by Ming-Yi Hu
Publisher: IBA
Journal: Biopetrology, 3(9): 1-13.
Prepublished: Sept. 21, 2023
Revised: Oct. 10, 2023
Abstracts of Session 10-11 of the 1st
International Biopetrological Congress (Shijiazhuang, China, Sept. 22-25,
2023): 10. Genesis of BIFs and large manganese ores: biotic vs abiotic, 11.
Evolution of ancient oceanic systems and formation of large ores
--Reviewed and edited by Xiu-Qing Yang
Publisher: IBA
Journal: Biopetrology, 3(10-11): 1-15.
Prepublished: Sept. 21, 2023
Revised: Oct. 10, 2023
Abstracts of Session 12 of the 1st International Biopetrological Congress (Shijiazhuang, China, Sept. 22-25, 2023): Origins of carbonate micrite and recent advances in carbonate sedimentology
--Reviewed and edited by Yue-Feng Shen
Publisher: IBA
Journal: Biopetrology, 3(12): 1-8.
Prepublished: Sept. 21, 2023
Revised: Oct. 10, 2023
Abstracts of Session 13 of the 1st
International Biopetrological Congress (Shijiazhuang, China, Sept. 22-25,
2023): Black rocks and source rocks and evolution of Earth system and carbon
cycle
--Reviewed and edited by Xiao-Min Xie
Publisher: IBA
Journal: Biopetrology, 3(13): 1-37
Prepublished: Sept. 21, 2023
Revised: Oct. 10, 2023
Cyanobacterial fossils in terminal Paleoproterozoic ferric microbialites (Xuanlong type iron formation) in Hebei, China
中国河北古元古代末长城系串岭沟组铁质微生物岩宣龙式铁矿中发现丝状蓝细菌胶鞘化石
Hong-Xia Jiang (姜红霞), Zhuo-Fei Sha (沙卓菲), Ao-Ran Liu (刘傲然)
Publisher: IBA
Biopetrology, 4(1): 10-22.
Published: 10 December, 2024
Earliest spicule fossils (550 Ma old) indicate radiation of Porifera Demospongiae sponges at end
of Neoproterozoic
塔里木板块最早的（新元古代末）骨针化石说明5.5亿年前多孔动物门普通海绵纲的辐射
Hong-Xia Jiang (姜红霞), Ya-Sheng Wu (吴亚生), Ying Li (李莹), Guo Yang (杨果),Wen-Qing Pan (潘文庆)
Publisher: IBA
Biopetrology, 4(1): 23-33.
Published: 20 December, 2024
Evidence of travertine and microbe life on Mars
火星上泉华石和微生物存在的证据
Ya-Sheng Wu (吴亚生), Hong-Xia Jiang (姜红霞)*
Publisher: IBA
Biopetrology, 4(1): 34-43.
Published: 25 December, 2024
Microbioliths of Late Ediacaran Qigebulak Formation in Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, China
塔里木盆地阿克苏地区晚埃迪卡拉世奇格布拉克组微生物岩石类型与形成环境
Reng-Yi Pei (裴礽奕), Hong-Xia
Jiang (姜红霞), Ying Li (李莹), Guo
Yang (杨果), Wen-Qing Pan (潘文庆), Yong-Quan
Chen (陈永权)
Publisher: IBA
Biopetrology, 4(1): 44-64.
Published: 30 December, 2024
Oxygen isotopic composition δ18O of Carboniferous seawater: from a phylloid algal reef in South
China
石炭纪海水氧同位素组成（δ18O）：根据华南叶状藻礁的计算结果
Hong-Xia Jiang (姜红霞), Lu Zhang (张禄), Ya-Sheng Wu (吴亚生)
Publisher: IBA
Biopetrology, 5(1): 1-7.
Published: 14 January, 2025
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