ObjectiveThedistributionofrearrangedhopanesinhydrocarbonsourcerocksisinfluencedbythermalmaturityandoriginalsourceinput,andisalsocontrolledbydepositionalconditions.Throughcomparisonoflacustrineandcoal-bearingsourcerocks,thisworkattemptedtoanalyzethecompositionandoriginofrearrangedhopanesinhydrocarbonsourcerocks.Takenthesourcerocksfrom