昆明、武定地区早寒武世关山动物群的双瓣壳节肢动物

报道采自昆明、武定地区下寒武统沧浪铺阶乌龙箐组下部黄绿色页岩层中的双瓣壳节肢动物Tuzoia和Isoxys,讨论Tuzoia和Isoxys两属的特征和种群、地质、地理分布、软体附肢、分类位置、古生态及其演化趋势。详细描述关山动物群中Tuzoia和Isoxys的3种(其中2新种):TuzoiasinensisP’an,1957,T.tylodesaLuoetHusp.nov.,IsoxyswudingensisLuoetHusp.nov.,和I.sp.。     

昆明地区下寒武统节肢动物Guangweicaris Luo,Fu et Hu,2007的再研究

昆明地区下寒武统沧浪铺组乌龙箐段所产的节肢动物Guangweicaris Luo,Fu et Hu,2007,为研究寒武纪生命大爆发之后节肢动物辐射特征提供了重要资料。罗惠麟等(2007)在报道该节肢动物时,因标本不完整,对其头部和尾部特征均作了错误鉴别和描述。笔者根据完整且保存有软体附肢的标本,对Guangweicaris Luo,Fu et Hu,2007作了重新研究和复原,据此讨论了该节肢动物的分类归属问题。     

新疆乌什下寒武统肖尔布拉克组软舌螺化石

首次描述了采自新疆乌什县乌什磷矿肖尔布拉克组中部Kepingaspis-Tianshanocephalus带中的2个软舌螺新种Conotheca xinjiangensis sp.nov.,Nitorcornus wushiensis sp.nov.和下部Ushbaspis带中的1个软舌螺未定种Adyshevitheca?sp.。这些软舌螺化石材料为研究新疆乌什地区下寒武统中部地层与邻区相当层位的对比提供了新的证据,认为肖尔布拉克组中部2个三叶虫化石带和其中的软舌螺化石相当于我国扬子地台下寒武统沧浪铺阶中部,即乌龙箐亚阶和红井哨亚阶之间,可与俄罗斯西伯利亚和哈萨克斯坦下寒武统波特姆阶(Botomian)中的三叶虫带Ushbaspis和软舌螺带Erraticornus-Nitorcornus带对比。     

再论大古油栉虫属Megapalaeolenus

张文堂(1966)以Palaeolenus deprati Mansuy,1912为模式种建立的Megapalaeolenus Chang,1966,被广泛用作沧浪铺阶上部的三叶虫化石带。然而,近年来有人认为Palaeolenus deprati Mansuy,1912是P.douvillei Mansuy,1912的晚出异名,视Megapalaeolenus属为无效名。本文依据采自云南昆明高楼房下寒武统乌龙箐组上部Megapalaeolenus deprati(Mansuy)的新材料,结合Mansuy(1912)的模式标本进一步对Palaeolenus deprati Mansuy与P.douvillei Mansuy进行仔细对比,确证两者不是同一个种。认为Megapalaeolenus Chang,1966属应该成立。根据地层分布,Palaeolenus和Megapalaeolenus两个三叶虫属仍然可以作为中国下寒武统年代地层单位沧浪铺阶上部的两个化石带。     

早寒武世原始脊椎动物云南虫鳃丝的发现

云南虫类(yunnanozoans)是早寒武世澄江动物群中重要的原始脊椎动物,包括云南虫(Yunnanozoon)和海口虫(Haikouella)。由于保存原因,对云南虫的形态学了解十分有限。海口虫鳃弓保存了明显的鳃丝构造,而这个特征在云南虫中却没有报道。通过最近观察研究云南澄江小滥田5.3亿年前下寒武统帽天山页岩中采集的云南虫化石标本后,发现了类似海口虫的鳃丝构造,为该类动物的相互联系及脊椎动物起源和早期演化提供了新的化石根据。     

论早寒武世三叶虫大古油栉虫属

报道采自云南昆明高楼房及武定石将军乌龙箐组剖面古油栉虫类(palaeolenid)的新材料。详细研究和比较后确认Mansuy(1912)所建立Palaeolenus属的3个种特征明显,特别是P.deprati Mansuy与P.douvillei Mansuy区别较大,不能合并为一个种;以Palaeolenusdeprati Mansuy为模式种建立的Megapalaeolenus Chang,1966应该成立。根据地层分布,下寒武统沧浪铺阶上部的Palaeolenus和Megapalaeolenus两个化石带仍然适用于华中、西南地区早寒武世中期的地层划分,华北和东北南部只存在Megapalaeolenus带的地层,而Palaeolenus带的地层缺失。     

澄江动物群的时代不是中寒武世中期

１９９８年第一期《化石》１８页,载华实先生著“生物演化史上的重大事件”一文。其中“澄江动物化石群,距今５－３亿年,为中寒武世中期……”此“中寒武世中期”的结论是不对的。澄江动物群为候先光发现于１９８４年７月,其标准地点为云南省澄江县城东南帽天山。张文堂、候先光、孙卫国等,分别在《古生物学报》１９８７年第２６卷３期和《中国大百科全书·生物学》１９９１年版等书刊著文,命名为“澄江动物群”。该动物群产于下寒武统下部筇竹寺阶的宝案山段,位于始莱氏虫－武定虫（Ｅｏｒｅｄｌｉｃｈｉａ－Ｗｕｔｉｎｇａｓｐｉｓ…     

贵州下寒武统牛蹄塘生物群中的双孔钱包海绵Crumillospongia biporosa

下寒武统澄江生物群、中寒武统布尔吉斯页岩生物群及下寒武统牛蹄塘生物群均产有Crumillospongiabi-porosa,由于产C.biporosa的牛蹄塘生物群下部层位低于澄江生物群,贵州遵义松林可能是C.biporosa的最低层位及发源地。本文描述了贵州遵义下寒武统牛蹄塘生物群的C.biporosa,为C.biporosa的发生、演化及古地理分布提供了重要的信息和证据。     

昆明附近早寒武世遗迹化石

报道了昆明地区下寒武统筇竹寺组玉案山段和沧浪铺组乌龙箐段所发现的遗迹化石共１３属１５种，其中１新属６新种为：ＱｉｐａｎｓｈａｎｉｃｈｎｕｓｇｙｒｕｓＬｕｏｅｔＴａｏｉｃｈｎｏｇｅｎ．ｅｔｉｃｈｎｏｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．，ＡｒｔｈｒｏｐｈｙｃｕｓｑｉｏｎｇｚｈｕｓｉｅｎｓｉｓＬｕｏｉｃｈｎｏｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．，ＢｉｆｕｎｇｉｔｅｓｋｕｎｙａｎｇｅｎｓｉｓＬｕｏｉｃｈｎｏｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．，ＣｒｕｚｉａｎａｂｅｉｆｅｎｇｗａｎｅｎｓｉｓＬｕｏｅｔＧａｏｉｃｈｎｏｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．，ＰａｌａｅｏｐｈｙｃｕｓｂｅｉｆｅｎｇｗａｎｅｎｓｉｓＬｕｏｉｃｈｎｏｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．，ＡｒｃｈａｅｉｃｈｎｉｕｍｋｕｎｍｉｎｇｅｎｓｉｓＬｕｏｉｃｈｎｏｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．。这些遗迹化石均产于开阔台地相潮下带的低能环境，为浅海相的Ｇｒｕｚｉａｎａ遗迹相。     

云南澄江早寒武世地层并论中国的Parabadiella,摩洛哥的Abadiella及澳大利亚的Abadiella huoi

根据近来的发现,区域地层的阐明及生物在寒武系界线上下的变化,澄江早寒武世地层划分作了修订。早寒武世岩石地层名称的更换,年代地层及生物地层单位的分带这里作了简述.目前的岩石地层单位从上到上是渔户村组（梅树阶）,黑林铺组（筇竹寺阶）,红井哨组、乌龙箐组（沧浪铺阶）及山邑村组（龙王庙阶）。此层序可分为2个亚带。所有的组合带在中国西南地台区都有存在,但两个亚带在澄江是区域性的。云南东部震旦系与寒武系的界线暂时置于渔户村且小歪头山段的底界,位于小壳化石最早出现的下部。中国的Parabadiella,摩洛哥的Abadiella及澳大利亚的Abadiella huoi这里重新作了研究。Parabadiella及Abadiella是两个不同的属。模式标本的图片在这里再次刊出。澳大利亚的Abadiella huoi一种应是Wutingaspis的一个新种（Wutingaspis jelli Chang sp.nov)。Opik(1975）的Dolerolenus(?)sp.nov.一种应归属Parabadiella huoi一种。Parabadiella是中国也是澳大利亚寒武系最古老的三叶虫。澳大利亚的Wutingaspis jelli的层位与摩洛哥Abadiella的层位相当,可与中国的Wutingaspis-Eoredichia带的上部对比。     

A NEW METAZOAN FROM THE MIDDLE CAMBRIAN OF UTAH AND THE NATURE OF THE VETULICOLIA

Abstract:  A new metazoan, Skeemella clavula gen. et sp. nov., is described from the Middle Cambrian Pierson Cove Formation of the Drum Mountains, Utah, USA. Skeemella is similar to vetulicolians, but differs from other examples of this group in the relative proportions of the anterior and posterior sections, the large number of divisions, and the elongate bifid termination. The posterior section is arthropodan in character. The similarity of this fossil to vetulicolians throws hypotheses of their deuterostome affinity into question and highlights their problematic status.     

Vetulicolians from the Lower Cambrian Sirius Passet Lagerstätte,North Greenland,and the polarity of morphological characters in basal deuterostomes

Abstract: Vetulicolians are problematic Cambrian fossils with a debated phylogenetic history. Here, we describe two vetulicolian specimens from the Lower Cambrian Sirius Passet locality in North Greenland. One of the specimens is assigned to Ooedigera peeli gen. et sp. nov, whereas the other is retained under open nomenclature. The mode of tail flexibility has been debated in the literature, and we argue here that the tail normally flexed laterally to generate power strokes rather than dorsoventrally. The phylogenetic relationships of vetulicolians are discussed in the light of current knowledge of deuterostome phylogeny and morphology, and it is concluded that the best hypothesis on currently available evidence is that vetulicolians are a clade or paraphyletic assemblage of stem‐Deuterostomata. The presence of a voluminous, sediment‐filled anterior chamber suggests that the atrium may be a synapomorphy of deuterostomes.     

龙凤山藻在澄江早寒武世生物群中的发现

主要报道了产自云南昆明海口耳材村早寒武世筇竹寺组玉案山段澄江生物群中可能为自由漂浮生长的宏观藻类化石--心型龙凤山藻(新种)(Longfengshania cordata sp. nov.)和中华豆芽藻(新属、新种)(Plantulaformis sinensis gen. et sp. nov.).这些化石的发现进一步显示了澄江生物群物种多样性,为揭示该生物群爆发性演化提供了新的证据.通过对龙凤山藻属亲缘关系的深入比较研究,进一步证明该类化石应归属宏观藻类以及它们遗传上的稳定性、演化上的保守性和环境上的适应性.     

龙凤山藻在澄江早寒武世生物群中的发现

主要报道了产自云南昆明海口耳材村早寒武世筇竹寺组玉案山段澄江生物群中可能为漂浮生长的宏观藻类化石-心型龙凤山藻（新种）（Longfengshania cordata sp.nov.)和中华豆芽藻（新属、新种）（lantulaformis sinensis gen.et sp.nov)。这些化石的发现进一步显示了澄江生物群种物多样性,为揭示该生物群爆发性演化提供了新的证据。通过对龙凤山藻属亲缘关系的深入比较研究,进一步证明该类化石应归属宏观藻类以及它们遗传上的稳定性、演化上的保守性和环境上的适应性。     

云南海口早寒武世褐藻化石新知

主要报道了产自云南海口耳材村早寒武世筇竹寺组玉案山段澄江生物群中的褐藻化石－拟点叶藻（Punctariopsis latifolia gen.et sp.nov.)简单拟点叶藻（Punctariopsis simplex gen.etsp.nov.)和古德带藻（Vendotaenia cf.antiqua Gnilovskaya)3种。这些化石丰富了澄江生物群物种的多样性,为研究该群生物爆发性演化提供了新的证据。同时通过对现生褐藻和褐藻化石形态学的比较研究,表明化石属和现代属在系统演化上可能有较密切的亲缘关系,并进一步证明了澄江生物群在云南海口地区发生于一个潮间带和亚潮带的海水环境。     

河南叶县下寒武统辛集组单板类和腹足类化石的研究

本文描述和讨论了河南叶县杨寺庄下寒武统辛集组单板类１３种,腹足类２种,未定类１种。其中包括２新属６新种：Ｒｅｐｅｎｏｃｏｎｕｓ ｘｉｎｊｉｅｎｓｉｓ ｇｅｎ．ｎｏｖ．,Ｓｃｅｎｅｌｌａ ｐｙｃｎａ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,Ｓｅｃｕｒｉｃｏｎｕｓ ｖｕｌｇａｒｉｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,Ｏｂｔｕｓｏｃｎｕｓ ｇｒｏｓｓｉｃｏｓｔｕｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,Ｉｇｏｒｅｌｌｉｎａ ｐｒｏｂｏｓｃｉｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,Ｇａｌ     

贵州早、中寒武世斗篷海绵科(Choiidae)的发现

本文描述了贵州遵义下寒武统牛蹄塘组生物群和台江中寒武世凯里生物群中保存完整的斗篷海绵科(Choiidae)中斗篷海绵(Choia)和小斗篷海绵(Choiaella)化石标本,共计2属2种2未定种：Choia zunyiensis sp.nov.,Choia sp.,Choiaella avata sp.nov.和Choiaella sp.。Choia分布很广．在我国下寒武统澄江生物群及北美中寒武统的四大生物群中均有产出。Choiaella原仅产于我国澄江生物群,凯里生物群中Choiaella的发现使其时代上延至中寒武世。贵州早、中寒武世斗篷海绵科的发现及研究为海绵动物的早期演化及古地理学等方面的研究提供了重要的新材料。     

湘西晚寒武世多节类三叶虫新种及Erixanium属首次发现

文中描记 3个多节类三叶虫新种 :Hardyoidesdamaensissp .nov .,Meringaspisdamaensissp .nov .,andRhyssometopus (Rostrifinis)nitidussp .nov .,均产自湘西凤凰花桥组中部。同时描记首次在江南斜坡带中发现的Erixanium一属的保留命名种Erixaniumcf.E .sentum。Erixanium是全球性分布的多节类三叶虫 。     

New Discoveries of Phaeophycean Fossils in the Early Cambrian, Haikou,Kunming,Yunnan,Southwest China

The paper deals with the new phaeophycean fossils in the Early Cambrian from Chengjiang Biota at Ercai Village of Haikou, Kunming, Yunnan, Southwest China. Three new taxa, Punctariopsis latifolia gen. et sp. nov., P.simplex gen. et sp. nov. and Vendotaenia cf. antiqua Gnilovskaya are described here in detail. These new findings show that the Chengjiang Biota is high in species diversity of fossil algae and might offer new evidence for a better understanding of the Cambrian explosive biological evolution. The fossil genus described here is found to have a close relationship with the living Punctaria based on similar morphology. The results suggest that the Chengjiang Biota in Haikou area of Kunming was living in an intertidal and subtidal seawater environment.     

THE SYSTEMATICS AND PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS OF VETULICOLIANS

Abstract:  Vetulicolians have variously been considered to be unusual arthropods, stem-group deuterostomes or relatives of the tunicates. They are known from a number of Cambrian Lagerstätten, and are particularly diverse in the Chengjiang biota of Yunnan Province, China. We recognize two classes, Vetulicolida and Banffozoa, which together form a monophyletic group. Within the Chinese collections we also identify two new species and recognize one new genus: Vetulicola monile sp. nov. and Bullivetula variola gen. et sp. nov. The evidence from new and previously described specimens is used to undertake a phylogenetic analysis and to evaluate a range of hypotheses for the affinities of vetulicolians. Given the difficulties of interpreting features in enigmatic fossils and the apparently contradictory set of characters possessed by vetulicolians, it is not possible on current evidence to reach an unequivocal conclusion regarding the phylogenetic position of the group. One possibility is that they are a sister group of arthropods that lost limbs but gained gill structures analogous to those of deuterostomes, but several features remain unexplained by this model. If they are protostomes, a more generally parsimonious position is close to the kinorhynchs. An alternative is that they are deuterostomes, although a placement at the base of the clade is not supported by the evidence. If they are deuterostomes, it is more likely that they are close to the tunicates.