ascending sequence
8.This study shows that the small foraminiferal fauna in the Taiyuan Formation of the Xinwen coalfield in Shandong Province, contains 66 species in 24 genera of foraminifera. According to the distribution and vertical varia- tion of foraminifera fossils in the strata , the foraminiferal sequence can be divided in ascending order into 3 assemblages: 1. Bradyina samarica-Palaeotextularia angusta elongata Assemblage, 2.Nodosaria sinensis-Tetrataxis Assemblage, 3.Geinitzina postacarbonica Assemblage.

