Abstract: The biomarkers of the Lower Paleozoic carbonate rocks in the Chenzhen Sag of Bohai Bay Basin were stu-died using GS-MS. Their sedimentary environment, organic matter origin and thermal evolution degree were discussed, and compared them with the Eogene source rocks. The normal alkanes showed a single-peak distribution, with the main peak carbon varying between n-C₁₆ and n-C₁₈. Odd/even carbon number preference was not obvious, and Pr/Ph ratio ranged from 0.37 to 1.2, showing a weak phytane dominance or a balance between pristane and phytane. Hopane was the main terpane compound, with low tricyclic terpanes, high tetracyclic terpane, normal homohopane and low gammacerane contents. The C₂₇, C₂₈, C₂₉ regular steranes showed an asymmetrical "V" type distribution, with low rearranged sterane and high 4-methyl rearranged sterane contents. Phenanthrene and tris-fluorene series were the main aromatic compounds, lack of biphenyl and other higher plant imported biomarkers. The naphthalene series was abundant while 1,2,5-trimethylnaphthalene and 1,2,5,6-tetramethylnaphthalene had a low abundance. Dibenzothiophenes were rich and dibenzofurans were poor. Aromatic steranes were mainly triaryl steranes, and mono-aromatic steranes were absent. These biomarkers indicated that the Lower Paleozoic source rocks were deposited in a reductive shallow sea environment, mainly originated from fungus, algae and lower aquatic plankton, and were highly mature and over-mature. Four saturated hydrocarbon biomarkers and five aromatic hydrocarbon biomarkers were chosen to distinguish source rocks in the Lower Paleozoic and the Eogene, which provided evidence for oil and source correlation.