Jin Yugan
Jin Yugan ( Chinese 金玉 玕 ; born December 26, 1937 in Dongyang , Zhejiang ; † June 26, 2006 in Nanjing , Jiangsu ) was a Chinese paleontologist . He was a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences . He emerged, among other things, through his research on the stratigraphy of the Carboniferous and Permian .
Scientific career
Jin Yugan graduated from the Chair of Geology and Paleontology at Nanjing University in 1959 and has since been involved in the study of brachiopods, among other things . In 1987 he joined the Chinese Communist Party and in 1989 founded China's first open laboratory for paleobiology and stratigraphy. In the following years he did research on the Meishan , where the Permian and the transition to the Triassic are well preserved. His research - including the stratigraphy of oil-bearing sedimentary basins in China - and efforts to promote scientific collaboration have been awarded prizes.
In 2001, Jin was elected a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He also held the post of Vice President of the International Palaeontological Association , chaired the ICS subcommittee on Permian Stratigraphy and that of the Lopingium .
Jin's work in Permian China
After an initial work in 1993, Jin and his colleagues published a work on the chronostratigraphic division of the Permian in 1997 , proposing a new division of this system , which should replace the division that has been in use for 150 years, which is based on the stratigraphic relationships in Russia had oriented. The proposal was accepted by the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) in 1998 . In addition, the working group succeeded in selecting two of the GSSPs it proposed as references for the Wuchiapingium and the Changhsingium .
His deteriorating health did not allow him to take part in the official adoption of the two GSSPs during the 2nd International Paleontological Congress in Beijing, nor in the ceremonies for the official inauguration of the two sites. Jin died on June 26, 2006 in Nanjing after a long illness.
literature
Web links
- Distinguished Professor Jin Yugan (Lao Jin) passed away on June 26
- A true sower remembered: Prof. Yu-Gan Jin's contributions to brachiopod paleontology and Carboniferous and Permian stratigraphy, doi: 10.1016 / j.palwor.2007.05.015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jin, Yugan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese paleontologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 26, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dongyang |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 26, 2006 |
| Place of death | Nanjing |