Review of the study of the Ordovician in Tajikistan

Abstract

The article summarizes the data obtained for the entire period of study of the Ordovician of Tajikistan and previously published in scattered articles or monographs. Now, the given review of the study is the most complete.It takes into account, if possible, all the literature published on the Southern Tien Shan and Pamir, starting from the first faunistic finds in the 20s of the last century and ending with the 21st century; that is, it reflects information, accumulated for almost one hundred year period. The collected data give an idea of the state of knowledge of the Ordovician deposits on the territory of Tajikistan and will help researchers to more easily navigate the extensive list of literature on the Ordovician region.