A REVIEW OF THE LATE QUATERNARY SEDIMENTOLOGICAL STUDIES ON THE OUTER SHELF OF THE EAST CHINA SEA

The current study of Late Quaternary stratigraphy, paleo-river channels, channel-fillings and tidal sand ridges on the outer shelf of the East China Sea are summarized in this paper. Key questions, such as the boundaries of MIS 2 and MIS 4, the different schemes of sequence stratigraphic architectures, the existence and evolution of the paleo-Yangtze River during LGM, and the formation of the tidal sand ridges on the continental shelf of the East China Sea are highlighted and discussed. Comments and suggestions are provided in the paper for the study of the Late Quaternary sedimentation on the East China Sea in the future.