Two transgressive-regressive sequences can be distinguished in Doushantuo Formation by studying sedimentary structures and succession in the Taoyi.
通过对贵州江口桃映及邻区的坝黄、石竹溪的陡山沱组剖面的沉积序列研究,将陡山沱组划分为2个海侵-海退层序,并根据层序对比认为陡山沱期的生物群均产于陡山沱期第二次海平面开始上升之后形成的沉积中。