Prof. Guang R. Shi is a Professor of Palaeontology at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. He was trained as a geologist and palaeontologist, and has more than 20 years teaching and reseacrh experience in these fields. He has undertaken geological fieldwork in many countries and has described marine invertebrate fossils from all major continents except Africa. Prof. Guang R. Shi has published widely in areas of geology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, palaeontology and biogeography.