RETRACTED ARTICLE: Characteristics and geological significance of Botryoceros fossils in lacustrine shale: A case study from Chang7 member of the Triassic Yanchang Formation, Ordos Basin

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Statement of Retraction We, the Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Historical Biology (the “Historical Biology”), have retracted the following article: Zhou, X., You, J., Xu, S., Huang, Q., & Song, S. 2023. Characteristics and geological significance of Botryoceros fossils in lacustrine shale: A case study from Chang7 member of the Triassic Yanchang Formation, Ordos Basin. Hist Biol., 35(2): 249-256. doi: 10.1080/08912963.2022.2032031 Following publication, the journal was made aware of issues about the integrity of the study and reported findings. An investigation by the Taylor & Francis Publishing Ethics & Integrity team in full cooperation with the Editor-in-Chief concluded that the article was not peer-reviewed appropriately, in line with the Journal’s peer review standards and policy. As the stringency of the peer review process is core to the integrity of the publication process, the Editor-in-Chief and Publisher have decided to retract the article. The authors have been informed of this decision. We have been informed in our decision-making by our editorial policies and the COPE guidelines. The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’.