遗迹化石Chondritess的指相意义和阶层分布

介绍和评述Chondrites的基本特征和流行的成因解释,记述最近发现于美国犹他州中西部北美下一中奥陶统之交层型剖面上的Chondrites遗迹组构的不寻常特征和属性：细小的Chondrites被所有与之共生的遗迹化石交切,形成于水与沉积物界面附近缺氧的早期软底质中,Chondrites是形成最早和最浅的遗迹阶层。流行的遗迹相和遗迹阶层模式的不足是：前者在操作上,简单地将遗迹化石及其组合处理为同沉积或准同沉积的物理沉积构造,忽略了造迹活动的多阶段和多阶层的特点;后者的资料基础仅依据中生代以来的地层记录,对重大生物一环境事件和造迹生物生态习性演化对遗迹阶层形成和分布的影响注重不够。指出Chondrites的阶层分布和对古氧相的示踪在古生代与中生代有重要差别。     

塔里木盆地晚泥盆世东河塘组河口湾相遗迹化石

河口湾具有特定的环境条件和沉积组成,其遗迹化石具有半咸水沉积的遗迹群落特征。描述和分析塔里木盆地塔中4井区上泥盆统东河塘组河口湾沉积中的遗迹化石和生物扰动构造后,发现3类遗迹组构,其中Ophiomorpha遗迹组构发育在纯净砂岩中,与河口湾潮汐砂坝有关;Skolithos遗迹组构发育在薄层砂岩中,与河口湾砂坪有关;Palaeophycus遗迹组构发育在泥岩中,与河口湾泥坪、砂泥坪有关。     

辽宁省葫芦岛地区寒武纪遗迹化石及其古生态意义北大核心CSCD

在辽宁省葫芦岛地区的寒武系中发现了由Treptichnus pedum,Planolites montanus和Palaeophycus heberti构成的遗迹化石组合。Treptichnus pedum分布于馒头组上部石英细砂岩中,其特征符合曳鳃动物的摄食遗迹,说明曳鳃动物是当时这一地区底栖宏体动物群落的主要组成部分。结合该群落在整个华北地台广泛出现于馒头组上部的情况,其兴起可能是一次区域性底栖环境良化事件的结果。Planolites montanus和Palaeophycus heberti出现在张夏组上部中、薄层灰岩中,位于剖面上最早出现的一层风暴沉积和一中厚层叠层石之间,表明其形成时海盆水循环较好,水动力较强,底层水和底质氧气较为充足,适宜底栖生物的生存。     

河南泌阳凹陷古近纪核桃园组遗迹化石组合及其环境意义——兼论深水湖泊遗迹相特征

南襄盆地泌阳凹陷古近纪核桃园组湖泊沉积中发育大量遗迹化石,含5个遗迹组合,形成于从滨湖到深湖的不同沉积环境中。Taenidiumserpentinum遗迹组合反映稍有覆水并周期性暴露的低能滨湖环境;Skolithos linearis遗迹组合代表湖泊中上临滨环境;Planolites montanus遗迹组合与低能浅湖环境有关;Skolithos verticalis遗迹组合形成于浅湖的远源风暴沉积中;Semirotundichnus dongyingensis遗迹组合发育在贫氧的半深湖-深湖沉积环境中。     

西秦岭甘南地区二叠纪–三叠纪遗迹化石及其古环境意义

西秦岭甘南地区晚二叠世–中三叠世半深海–深海相地层中赋存丰富的遗迹化石,出现了居住迹、觅食迹、停歇迹和牧食迹4大类,14属,包括:Arenicolites、Chondrites、Dictyodora、Diplichnites、Diplopodichnus、Helminthopsis、Laevicyclus、Lockeia、Nereites、Palaeophycus、?Phycodes、Planolites、Protovirgularia、Scolicia。二叠纪乐平统毛毛隆组主要包括Protovirgularia组合、 Dictyodora–Helminthopsis组合和Diplichnites–Palaeophycus组合,上述3个遗迹化石组合主要由牧食迹和觅食迹组成,结合沉积相标志,指示了斜坡相沉积环境。早三叠世山尕岭群识出现了Diplopodichnus–Planolites组合,结合相应岩性及沉积相标志,反映了斜坡–盆地的深海沉积环境。中三叠世古浪堤组出现了Laevicyclus组合和丰富多样的沉积构造,指示了浊积扇的内扇环境。     

四川广安谢家槽早三叠世遗迹化石及其古生态意义

文中详细描述四川广安谢家槽剖面早三叠世地层中17个遗迹化石属,它们是:Arenicolites,Bifungites,Chondrites,Didymaulichnus,Isopodichnus,?Monocraterion,Palaeophycus,Phycodes,Planolites,Psammichnites,Skolithos,Taenidium,Teichichnus,Thalassinoides,Treptichnus,Uchirites和星状遗迹化石,它们可归属于Cruziana遗迹相。在风暴沉积中,Skolithos出现在主要的风暴沉积层,而Planolites和Palaeophycus常常出现在风暴序列的消减沉积层中。机会的遗迹化石如Treptichnus富集在纹层状灰岩中,指示一种贫氧的沉积环境。文中还探讨了遗迹化石在地层中的时空分布特点与P/Tr生物大灭绝后早三叠世海洋生物复苏的关系。     

安徽淮南下寒武统馒头组的遗迹化石

产于安徽淮南下寒武统馒头组上部浅水台地相灰岩和棕褐色页岩中的遗迹化石鉴定为５属５种,包括１新种,它们是Ｂｅａｃｏｎｉｃｈｎｕｓ ｉｃｈｎｏｓｐ．Ｄｉｐｌｉｃｈｎｉｔｅｓ ｉｃｈｎｏｓｐ．,Ｐｈｏｅｂｉｃｈｎｕｓ ｍｉｎｏｒ ｉｃｈｎｏｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,Ｔｈａｌａｓｓｉｎｎｏｄｅｓ ｈｏｒｉｚｏｎｔａｌｉｓ Ｍｙｒｏｗ,１９９５和Ｈｅｌｍｉｎｔｈｏｉｄａ ｉｎｄｅｔ．ｉｃｈｎｏｓｐ．。对它们的形成方式     

重庆万州下侏罗统自流井组湖相遗迹化石新类型及其古环境意义*

描述在重庆万州区铁峰山下侏罗统自流井组大安寨段首次发现的遗迹化石,鉴定为新种Palaeophycus tiefengshanensis。该种以潜穴表面瘤状凸起特征与较大的潜穴尺寸区别于古藻迹其他遗迹种。遗迹组构分析表明该遗迹化石产出层位的层面生物扰动指数为最高级5,说明原始沉积环境的食物供给充足,氧含量高,造迹生物大量繁盛并活动频繁。根据沉积相变化特征,四川盆地东部地区自流井组沉积期经历了与四川盆地北部地区类似的古环境变迁即湖退过程。两者区别在于四川盆地东部自流井组局部层段可能更适宜底栖动物生存。     

遗迹化石:探索生物与环境相互作用的重要信息载体*

遗迹化石是地质历史时期生物在沉积物表面和内部所留下的生命活动记录.遗迹化石不仅与生物种类和生活习性密切相关,还受到环境因子和沉积介质的影响和控制.地质地史时期的软躯体生物很难保存为化石,而它们生命活动的行为习性都烙印在了遗迹化石里.因此,遗迹化石成为探索生物与环境相互作用的重要信息载体,在重建古环境和古生态、探索早期生...     

西藏南部堆纳地区上白垩统及下第三系遗迹化石及其环境意义

描述我国西藏南部堆纳地区宗山组下部及基堵拉组中的遗迹化石。宗山组中的遗迹化石组合可归属于Ｚｏｏｐｈｙｃｏｓ遗迹相,该遗迹相可进一步划分产于富氧条件下的Ｔｈａｌａｓｓｉｎｏｉｄｅｓ－Ｐｌａｎｏｌｉｔｅｓ遗迹及产于贫氧条件下Ｚｏｏｐｈｙｃｏｓ－Ｃｈｏｎｄｒｉｔｅｓ遗迹亚相。基堵拉组中的遗迹化石组可归属于在高能的潮下带的临滨和潮间带的前滨环境下产生的Ｓｋｏｌｉｔｈｏｓ遗迹相。     

湘西北晚二叠世—早三叠世早期牙形石古生态

通过对牙形石器官的对称性、相分布和地球化学特征的研究,探讨湘西北晚二叠世至三叠纪初牙形动物的生态分布.按器官所包括不同对称型分子的比例,牙形动物器官的对称性可分为4级,器官的对称性越高,动物运动能力越强.湘西北晚二叠世一三叠纪初地层可分为6种沉积相,即盆地相、盆缘-台坡相、开阔台地相、边缘浅滩相、局限台地相和泥坪相.具不同对称级器官的属种在6种沉积相中的差异分布,反映了牙形动物的3种生态类型:自由游泳型、浮游型和底栖型.牙形石地球化学组分的变化与当时环境演变相吻合.随水深增加,化石中的P含量升高,而Ca、s、sr的含量降低;Al、Fe和Ba在近岸浅水环境的牙形石中富集;而Mg的富集指示高盐环境.基于上述研究,划分了4个牙形石相,建立了一个组合横向替代的牙形动物生态分布模式.     

Pohlsepia Mazonensis, An Early 'Octopus' From The Carboniferous Of Illinois, USA

Pohlsepia mazonensis gen. et sp. nov. from the Mazon Creek Konservat Lagersta¨tte (Carboniferous) of Illinois is an exceptionally preserved soft-bodied fossil coleoid, with well-defined body and arms. Lacking an internal shell and possessing eight subequal and two modified arms, Pohlsepia can be compared with both the living cirrate octopods and the decabrachian sepiardarids, both of which lack a well-developed internal skeleton. Given its sac-like body, lack of a well-defined head and presence of fins, Pohlsepia can be safely compared with modern cirrate octopods. It is the oldest known completely soft-bodied coleoid and as such has great significance with respect to the phylogeny of the group, given that both the octobrachian and decabrachian clades have previously been thought to have evolved in the Jurassic. K ey words : Coleoidea, Octobrachia, Konservat Lagersta¨tte , Mazon Creek, Carboniferous.     

Phylogeny of Orbirhynchia Pettitt, 1954 (Brachiopoda: Rhynchonellida)

A computer-based parsimony analysis of the brachiopod genus Orbirhynchia (Late Albian–Middle Campanian) is described. The resulting cladogram indicates that the genus divided into two distinct lineages soon after its appearance in the Late Albian. One group is known only from marly and sandy facies of Cenomanian age, while the second, more diverse, group appeared later in the Cenomanian but persisted into the Campanian. These two groups exhibit distinct morphological trends which may be related to different ecological niches, perhaps with respect to local sedimentary environment. K ey words : brachiopod, Orbirhynchia , Cretaceous, phylogeny, palaeoecology.     

Late Late Cambrian Trilobites From Near Birch Inlet, South-Western Tasmania

The first late Late Cambrian basinal-facies trilobites to be described from Tasmania are from a succession exposed 8.5 km west of Birch Inlet, south-western Tasmania. Twenty-one taxa are described; the six agnostoid species include a new species of Leiagnostus, L inletensis. The polymeroids include five new species: Hedinaspis uniformis, Proceratopyge longa, Niobella birchensisSkljarella expansa and Ivshinaspis reticulata.SkljarellaIvshinaspis are described for the first time from Australia. The specimens are preserved in siltstone belonging to a basinal facies; the fauna has more in common with those of the South-East China Faunal Province than with the shallow-water carbonate-facies faunas from northern Australia. The fauna is of late Late Cambrian age (Payntonian–earliest Datsonian) on the north Australian biostratigraphic scale. The Birch Inlet fauna is correlated with those of the Siyangshan Formation of Zhejiang, the Guoziguonen Formation of Xinjiang and the Shengjiawan Formation of Hunan. There are similarities with late Late Cambrian faunas from Nevada, Kazakhstan and New Zealand. K ey words : Trilobita, Late Cambrian, Tasmania, basinal facies, biostratigraphy, palaeobiogeography.     

Late Ordovician Brachiopods From The Otar Member Of The Chu-Ili Range, South Kazakhstan

Brachiopods from the Otar Member (upper Caradoc) of the Dulankara Formation, Kazakhstan, are revised. Twenty-one species are represented of which the orthoid genus Bokotorthis and strophomenoid genus Karomena are new. New species are Phaceloorthis reconditaPlaesiomys fidelisAnoptambonites kovalevskii, Karomena squalidaDzhebaglina plicata. Three ecological associations are identified, the Altaethyrella-Nalivkinia (Pronalivkinia) Association, the Ctenodonta-Sowerbyella Association and the Dinorthis Association, all living in shallow-water (BA2) environments. The fauna shows closest affinity with South China, but contains two genera only known elsewhere from Australia.     

Diverse tiering patterns in Paleogene flysch trace fossils,Magura nappe,Carpathian Mountains,Poland

Diversified tiering patterns of trace fossils were observed in three Paleogene lithostratigraphic units of the Magura nappe: the Szczawnica Formation (Paleocene‐early Eocene); the Belove?a beds (middle Eocene); and the Piwniczna Sandstone Member of the Magura Formation (middle‐upper Eocene). Sediments of the first unit were deposited under oxygen‐poor conditions, and those of the second and third units under well‐aerated conditions. Thick‐bedded turbidites and fluxoturbidites of the third unit accumulated quickly, in contrast to ‘normal flysch’ of the first and second units. Analyses of tiering patterns show a thickening of tiers following the improvement of sediment oxygenation. Slowly accumulated deposits of ‘normal’ flysch exhibit a more mature, well‐developed tiering pattern than those which accumulated quickly.