琼东南盆地渐新统——上新统孢粉、藻类记录

本次工作对来自南海北部大陆架地区琼东南盆地LS33-1-1井和LS2-1-1井渐新统—上新统的孢粉、藻类进行了系统研究。通过孢粉分析,确定孢粉植物群,恢复古植被,推测古气候,建立了与气候变化趋势相关的孢粉组合序列。结果显示,研究区内渐新统崖城组、陵水组时期的植被类型是热带、亚热带常绿阔叶林及针叶、常绿、落叶阔叶混交林,气候条件较温凉湿润;中新统三亚组时期植被发展为热带、亚热带常绿阔叶林及常绿、落叶阔叶混交林,气候条件暖而湿润;中新统梅山组时期是气候逐渐变化的过渡期;中新统黄流组的植被类型为亚热带针叶阔叶、常绿和落叶阔叶混交林,气候条件温凉略干燥;上新统莺歌海组山地植被中针叶林或针阔叶混交林多有分布,常绿阔叶落叶阔叶林混交林继续扩大,草本植物空前发展,气候趋于凉干。孢粉组合所反映的渐新世—上新世气候变化特征与全球气候变化趋势具有较好的可比性。通过孢粉、藻类资料对沉积环境进行了初步研究,研究区渐新世以近岸浅海的沉积环境为主,为陆架边缘到内陆架区,中新统梅山组及其以上地层应形成于距岸较远海水较深的浅海环境。     

长江三角洲东缘晚新近纪沉积的孢粉与古环境研究

作者对长江三角洲东缘地区的南汇鹤鸣孔(Hm)、东海1井、高桥G2孔3口钻井晚新近纪地层的孢粉作了研究和对比,划分出了6个孢粉组合带和3个亚带,恢复了本地区植被演替、气候波动的6个阶段:第1阶段为稀疏的针叶、落叶阔叶混交林,反映气候凉冷稍湿;第2阶段为针叶阔叶混交林草地,反映气候温凉略湿;第3阶段为含常绿阔叶树的针叶阔叶混交林,反映气候温和略干;第4阶段为以常绿栎类、栲属、杨梅等为主的常绿阔叶林,反映气候热暖潮湿;第5阶段是以栎、松、禾本科为主的针叶、阔叶混交林,反映气候温暖略干;第6阶段是以落叶栎类、常绿栎类、松为主的落叶阔叶、常绿阔叶、针叶混交林草地,反映气候温暖湿润。这种气候波动与世界性气候变化相一致,为本地区的地层年代划分和对比提供了新的证据,为晚新近纪古植被、古气候、古环境的重建提供了重要的孢粉学资料。     

江苏溧阳神墩遗址地层的孢粉记录研究

对采自太湖西部的江苏溧阳市神墩遗址地层的17块土样进行了孢粉分析和研究,结果表明:在距今约7千年以前,研究地区尚无人类活动的痕迹,遗址点周围主要生长常绿和落叶阔叶混交林,如青冈、枫香、胡桃、栎、枫杨、悬铃木、榆和松等,反映比较温暖湿润的气候条件。马家浜文化早期气候温暖湿润,体现出良好的生存环境,但向晚期过渡时,气候环境发生变化,温凉偏干。马家浜文化晚期,遗址周围为亚热带常绿阔叶林,森林繁茂,气候温暖湿润,自然环境比较适宜人类活动与居住。良渚文化时期,木本植物花粉明显减少,草本花粉增加,约占孢粉总数的50%,气候环境为温凉。草本植物花粉中直径大于37μm的禾本科含量很大,达37.1%,可能是先人类进驻,开始进行农作,有水稻和小麦等农作物的大量种植。春秋时期,气候条件比良渚时期要好,较温湿,环纹藻等藻类孢子有较多出现,说明遗址区可能曾被淡水淹没成湖沼环境。     

秦岭太白山桦林的稳定性

本文论述了桦林的稳定性。文中认为桦林地质时期和现代都可形成地带性森林,它是凉温湿润气候的顶极群落,分布在暖温带落叶阔叶林与湿冷生针叶林之间的凉温湿润地带。因此这类林的区系组成无论地质时期或现代,都是以暖温带落叶阔叶林和寒温带针叶林的混合成分为特征。     

华南地区新生代木乃伊化木化石研究进展*

中国木化石资源虽然很丰富, 但研究程度相比叶片化石要低得多, 且主要集中在中国北部和西南地区, 研究领域大多局限于分类学方面, 而木化石分析与古气候、古生态等领域的交叉和系统研究还很少。大多数情况下木化石的保存方式都为石化或矿化保存, 而木乃伊化保存的木化石则非常罕见。木乃伊化保存的化石在植物分类、系统演化及古气候研究等方面具有独特而重要的价值。近年来, 本团队在华南地区发现大量木乃伊化保存的新生代木化石, 它们分别产自广西南宁盆地晚渐新世邕宁组、广西桂平盆地中新世二子塘组以及广东茂名盆地晚更新世地层中。本文总结了这些木乃伊化保存的木化石的研究进展, 包括多样性组成、古植被、古气候及古生态等特征, 并对木兰属、蒲桃属和枫香属的植物地理史进行了讨论。综合分析植物群组成特征和木材生长轮以及木化石中具有气候指示意义的解剖结构特征, 推测广西南宁盆地晚渐新世时期生长着常绿(少数落叶)阔叶林, 为温暖湿润的亚热带季节性气候; 广西桂平盆地中新世时期生长着常绿—落叶、阔叶—针叶混交林 (阔叶为主), 为温暖湿润的亚热带气候; 广东茂名盆地晚更新世生长着常绿—落叶、阔叶—针叶混交林, 为温暖湿润的亚热带至热带季风气候。这是中国低纬度地区首次系统研究木乃伊化保存的木化石, 为新生代植物群的系统演化和古环境分析等提供了重要的木化石依据。     

秦岭太白山桦林的稳定性

本文论述了桦林的稳定性。文中认为桦林地质时期和现代都可形成地带性森林,它是凉温湿润气候的顶极群落,分布在暖温带落叶阔叶林与湿冷生针叶林之间的凉温湿润地带。因此这类林的区系组成无论地质时期或现代,都是以暖温带落叶阔叶林和寒温带针叶林的混合成分为特征。     

东喜马拉雅南翼山地的半常绿阔叶林

在世界具有湿润和半湿润气候的地区,广泛生长着由各类阔叶乔木组成的森林。在植被分类系统中,学者们根据其群落的生态外貌、区系组成等特点,将它们划分为常绿阔叶林,硬叶常绿阔叶林,落叶阔叶林和常绿、落叶阔叶混交林,雨林,季风雨林,红树林等几种不同的植被类型。1982年8月—1983年9月,我参加中国科学院南迦巴瓦峰登山科学考察队,在东喜马拉雅南坡的墨脱县进行越冬考察时,发现了一种与上述各类型都不     

禄丰古猿化石地点的植物叶化石

1987年,在云南禄丰古猿化石地点D剖面第4层(薄层黑色炭质粘土与灰色细砂互层)发现植物叶部印痕化石,经鉴定属壳斗科绝灭的雷龙潭檞叶(Dryophyllum relongtanense Colani),该种植物常参与组成亚热带至暖温带的常绿阔叶林或常绿与落叶阔叶混交林。     

禄丰古猿化石地点的植物叶化石

1987年,在云南禄丰古猿化石地点D剖面第4层(薄层黑色炭质粘土与灰色细砂互层)发现植物叶部印痕化石,经鉴定属壳斗科绝灭的雷龙潭槲叶(Dryophyllum relongtanense Colani),该种植物常参与组成亚热带至暖温带的常绿阔叶林或常绿与落叶阔叶混交林。     

云南禄丰古猿生活时期的古气候初步研究

本文通过对云南禄丰古猿化石地点的沉积物进行综合分析,提出古猿生活时期的气候变迁。即石灰坝组一段为干燥而凉爽气候;二段为温暖较湿润的气候;三段为湿热的南亚热带—热带气候;四段为古猿生活时期,已转变成干湿相间的南亚热带—热带季风气候。庙山坡组(五段),初期气候—度变得相当干燥而炎热、到后期又逐渐为干温气候。     

Tooth Wear Difference Between the Yuanmou Hominoid and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Lufengpithecus</Emphasis>

The Late Miocene hominoids recovered from Lufeng (Lufengpithecus) and Yuanmou of Yunnan Province, China, are among the most numerous hominoid fossils in Eurasia. They have yielded critical evidence for the evolutionary history, biogeography and paleobiology of Miocene hominoids. We examined and compared the wear pattern and differences of 804 molars of the Yuanmou hominoid and Lufengpithecus. Our results indicate that both the upper and lower molars of the Yuanmou hominoids were more heavily worn than those of Lufengpithecus. The wear patterns of the individual molars between the Yuanmou hominoid and Lufengpithecus also are different. The heaviest wear of lower molars of the Yuanmou hominoid occur in M₂, followed by M₁ and M₃. In Lufengpithecus, M₁ and M₃ were more heavily worn than M₂. There are differences in wear between the upper and lower molars for the two hominoids. Among the various factors related to tooth wear, we suggest that the main reason for the tooth wear differences between the Yuanmou hominoid and Lufengpithecus may be that they had different diets. More soft dietary items like leaves and berries were probably consumed by Lufengpithecus, and the Yuanmou hominoid may mainly have feed on harder or frugivorous diets. This result complements findings from previous studies of tooth size proportion, and the development of lower molar shearing crests in the 2 samples. Enamel thickness, living environment, behavior patterns, and population structure also might account for dental wear differences between the Yuanmou hominoid and Lufengpithecus.     

Late-Glacial and Postglacial Vegetation and Associated Environment in Jianghan Plain

Pollen percentage and influx diagrams were prepared from two cores in Jianghan Plain, and studied by means of Fuzzy cluster and radiocarbon dating. This paper reports that there was a cool-temperate evergreen coniferous forest in late-glacial epoch, representing that the climate was cold and wet. In Holocene, the hypsithernaal interval took place about 9100–3500 year B. P. and the maximum was about 8000 year ago. At that time, the vegetation, was that of an evergreen and deciduous broad-leaf mixed forest, and the climate was warmer and damper than that of present. It also shows that the history of vagetational development and climate chenges in this area in the past 21900 years can be divided into five stages: (1). During 21000--10000 year B. P., the vegetation was one of the cool-temperate evergreen coniferous forest, dominated by Abies. The climate was cold and wet. (2) During 10000–9100 year B. P., the vegetation was that of the coniferous and deciduous broad-leaf mixed forest, consisting of Pinus. Quercus, Ulmus and Liquidambar, with a mild and cool climate. (3) During 9100–3500 year B. P., the mixed forest of evergreen and deciduous broad-leaf was predominant, consisting of Cyclobalanopsis, Fagus, Castanopsis, Castanea, Pterocarya, Quercus and Ulmus. The palaeoecological environment was warm and damp. (4) During 3500–2400 year B. P., there was deciduous broad-leaf, consisting of Quercus, Pterocarya, Liquidambar. and Pinus. The climate was droughter and cooler than that of stage(3). (5) During 2400 year B. P. to present, the broad-leaf forest, consisting of Quercus, Fagus, Liqui-dambar and Castanea, was dominant. The climate was warm and damp.     

新疆车排子地区孢粉植物群与古气候

通过对新疆准噶尔盆地西北缘车排子地区多口探井样品分析,见丰富的孢粉化石,建立了PiceapollisPodocarpidites-Tsugaepollenites,Parajunggarsporites-Piceaepollenites,Protohaploxypinus-Striatoabieites-Hamiapollenites三个孢粉组合。根据孢粉母体植物形态和生态特征、干湿度环境和气候环境,对其孢粉植物群反映的植被类型、干湿度类型和气候带类型进行了划分,认为晚中新世孢粉植被类型为针叶林,所处的气候环境为湿润的暖温带;早白垩世孢粉植被类型为混交林,所处的气候环境为湿润的亚热带-暖温带;晚石炭世时期其植被面貌是以阔叶植物为主,所处的气候环境为半干旱的暖温带。     

Palynoflora at Late Miocene?aEarly Pliocene from Leijiahe of Lingtai,Gansu Province,China

Vegetation and climate changes of Late Miocene-Early Pliocene have been deduced based on pollen research from Wenwanggou and Xiaoshigou sections near Leijiahe village (ca 35°04′15″N,107°43′30″E). The two sections are quite famous of rich micromammalian fossils. Before ca. 6.5 Ma, open forest-grassland was distributed in the studied area indicating a temperate and humid condition at that time. In the period between ca.6.5 and 5.8 Ma BP (Late Miocene) predominance of Chenopodiaceae and Artemisia implies that desert or desert-grassland was developed in the area and the climate should be cold and dry. During the time interval from ca.5.8 to 3.4 Ma BP mixed conifer and broad leaved deciduous forest with a few subtropical tree taxa had replaced the arid desert vegetation indicating a warm and humid climate. The climate aridity event of Late Miocene can be correlated with the global climatic event.     

北部湾盆地海中凹陷古近纪古气候研究

古气候对烃源岩的发育具有重要的控制作用,温暖湿润的气候成为优质湖相烃源岩发育的有利气候条件。本次根据X1井及X2井的孢粉资料及粘土矿物数据,采用孢粉定量统计分析与粘土矿物分析相结合的方法,对海中凹陷中始新世—晚渐新世的古气候进行了研究。研究显示海中凹陷流沙港组二段沉积时期(中—晚始新世)气候相对温暖湿润,为南亚热带湿润—半湿润气候;流沙港组一段沉积时期(晚始新世—早渐新世早期)气候开始转凉,为中亚热带湿润—半湿润气候;涠洲组沉积时期(早渐新世晚期—晚渐新世晚期)气候逐渐变得干燥,为中亚热带半湿润—半干旱气候,同时明确了流沙港组二段沉积时期为海中凹陷优质湖相烃源岩发育的最佳时期。     

Morphometric analysis of hominoid lower molars from Yuanmou of Yunnan Province, China

Shape analyses of cross-sectional mandibular molar morphology, using Euclidean Distance Matrix Analysis, were performed on 79 late Miocene hominoid lower molars from Yuanmou of Yunnan Province, China. These molars were compared to samples of chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan,Lufengpithecus lufengensis, Sivapithecus, Australopithecus afarensis, and human mandibular molars. Our results indicate that the cross-sectional shape of Yuanmou hominoid lower molars is more similar to the great apes that to humans. There are few differences between the Yuanmou,L. lufengensis, andSivapithecus molars in cross-sectional morphology, demonstrating strong affinities between these three late Miocene hominoids. All three of the fossil samples show strong similarities to orangutans. From this, we conclude that these late Miocene hominoids are more closely related to orangutants than to either the African great apes or humans.     

Gradational Forest Change along the Climatically Dry Valley Slopes of Bhutan in the Midst of Humid Eastern Himalaya

Altitudinal forest and climate changes from warm, dry valley bottom (1250 m a.s.l.) to cool, humid ridge top (3550 m a.s.l.) along the typical dry valley slopes of the Bhutan Himalaya were studied. Annual mean temperature decreased upslope with a lapse rate of 0.62 °C·100 m⁻¹ from 18.2 °C at the valley bottom to 4.3 °C at the ridge top. On the contrary volumetric soil moisture content increased from 14.7 to 75.0%. This inverse relationship is the major determinant factor for the distribution of different forest types along the altitudinal gradient. Based on the quantitative vegetation data from 15 plots arranged ca. 200 m in altitude interval (1520–3370 m a.s.l.), a total of 83 tree species belonging to 35 families were recorded. Three major formation types of lower and upper coniferous forests, and a mid-altitude evergreen and deciduous broad-leaved forest were contrasted. Including two transitional types, five forest zones were categorized based on cluster analysis, and each zone can be characterized by the dominants and their phytogeographical traits, viz. (1) west Himalayan warm, dry pine (1520–1760 m a.s.l.), (2) wide ranging east-west Himalayan mixed broad-leaved (1860–2540 m a.s.l.), (3) humid east Himalayan evergreen broad-leaved (2640–2820 m a.s.l.), (4) cool, humid east Himalayan conifer (2950–3210 m a.s.l.), and (5) wide ranging cold, humid conifer (3305–3370 m a.s.l.). Structurally, total basal area (biomass) increased from 15.2 m² ha⁻¹ in the pine forest (1520 m) to 101.7 m² ha⁻¹, in the conifer forest (3370 m a.s.l.). Similarly, soil organic carbon increased from 2.7 to 11.3% and nitrogen from 0.2 to 1.9% indicating dry, poor nutrient fragile ecosystem at the dry valley bottom. We concluded that low soil moisture content (<20%) limits downslope extension of broad-leaved species below 1650 m a.s.l. while coldest month’s mean temperature of −1 °C restricted the upslope extension of evergreen broad-leaved species above 3000 m a.s.l. Along the dry valley slopes, the transition from dry pine forest in the valley bottom, to a mixture of dry west Himalayan evergreen and deciduous east Himalayan broad-leaved, and to humid evergreen oak–laurel forests feature a unique pattern of forest type distribution.     

元谋小河-竹棚与雷老地点古猿牙齿特征的对比分析

针对学术界持有不同看法的在元谋盆地发现的古猿化石是否代表着两个种的争议 ,本文把迄今在元谋发现的全部古猿牙齿化石按地点分为小河 -竹棚和雷老两组 ,从牙齿形态特征、测量数据分析及犬齿形态指数三方面对出自元谋不同地点的古猿在牙齿特征上的相似及差异程度进行了对比。结果显示在本文所对比的牙齿特征中 ,不同地点的古猿牙齿在形态特征、牙齿大小及犬齿形态比例的表现非常相似 ,未发现它们彼此之间在这些特征上存在任何明显的差别。作者认为本研究不支持在元谋不同地点发现的古猿之间存在不同种类的观点。     

Monsoon versus uplift in southwestern China--Late Pliocene climate in Yuanmou Basin, Yunnan

Yuanmou Basin of Yunnan, SW China, is a famous locality with hominids, hominoids, mammals and plant fossils. Based on the published megaflora and palynoflora data from Yuanmou Basin, the climate of Late Pliocene is reconstructed using the Coexistence Approach. The results indicate a warm and humid subtropical climate with a mean annual temperature of ca. 16-17°C and a mean annual precipitation of ca. 1500-1600 mm in the Late Pliocene rather than a dry, hot climate today, which may be due to the local tectonic change and gradual intensification of India monsoon. The comparison of Late Pliocene climate in Eryuan, Yangyi, Longling, and Yuanmou Basin of Yunnan Province suggests that the mean annual temperatures generally show a latitudinal gradient and fit well with their geographic position, while the mean annual precipitations seem to be related to the different geometries of the valleys under the same monsoon system.