Abstract:

It is believed that the traditional methods of stratigraphy are getting approach to their effective limits of resolution theoretically.Holostratigraphy,a newly emerged global cyclic stratigraphy,marks a new milestone for the development of stratgraphy.With its completely new thoughts.it extracts and develops in all espects all sorts of stratigraphic information contained in sedimentary records.The present paper briefly introduces the theoretical contents,study thoughts,actural substance and methods of the holostratigraphy.