陕南早寒武世早期Quadrapyrgites再研究

处于"寒武纪生命大爆发"序幕阶段的梅树村期,生物类群大规模辐射,身体构型快速革新,与前寒武纪生物群面貌明显不同.最近在陕南宁强宽川铺地区梅树村期地层中发现了大量五辐射Punctatus及部分四辐射四方塔形壳属Quadrapyrgites,其中包括1个新种Quadrnpyrgites undulatuscostalis sp.nov..在此基础上对Quadrapyrgites进行了属征补充.双胚层腔肠动物的出现标志着地球生命史的真后生动物演化开端,在生物起源演化历程上占据着关键的位置.本文为研究真后生动物起源演化、生物辐射、体型构建提供了重要实证.     

陕南早寒武世早期磷酸盐化Punctatus奇异星状口盘的发现及其形态功能分析

早寒武世最早期梅树村期处于“寒武纪大爆发”序幕阶段。在这一时期,生物类群发生了大规模辐射演化及其身体构型的快速革新,形成与前寒武纪生物群明显不同的生物组合面貌。最近在陕南宽川铺地区早寒武世早期灯影组宽川铺段地层中发现了数十枚呈三维立体精美保存的磷酸盐化奇异星状生物化石标本,通过形态功能分析及与其共生的Punctatus的口盘类比表明,该奇异星状生物很可能属于腔肠动物Punctatus的口盘,星状体的中心为该生物的口部。而腔肠动物的出现标志着真后生动物的开始,在生物起源演化历程上占据着极其关键的位置。本文报道的奇异星状生物可能代表了初具原始触手的腔肠动物早期演化类型,为研究真后生动物起源演化、功能进化提供了新的实证材料。     

Phosphatized rare star-like mouth disc of Punctatus and its functional morphology from the earliest Cambrian of the South Shaanxi China

The Meishucun stage is the prelude in decipher-ing the Cambrian Explosion. In this prominent stage, rapid radioactive evolution and body-plan innovation have taken place and different associations of organism have been shaped. In this paper we report several 3D-preserved rare star-like fossils with finely preserved soft tissues which were recovered from the Kuanchuanpu Member of the Dengying Formation in South Shaanxi, China in 2003. By studying on functional morphology and analogy with mouthpart of Punctatus, there are evidences that this star-like organism approaches the coelenterates in systematic classification and the centre of star-like organism is its mouth. The appearance of coelenterates marks the real beginning of metazoan evolution. Therefore, it has the prominent position in the origin and evolutionary history of organisms. Perhaps the star-like organism represents the early types of coelenterate with original tentacles. These new materials provide new evidence for the origin, evolution and the functional evolution of the metazoan during the early stage of the Cambrian Explosion.     

陕西宁强埃迪卡拉纪晚期高家山生物群中黄铁矿化化石的成岩及风化过程

陕南埃迪卡拉纪晚期的高家山生物群中部分化石以黄铁矿化三维立体保存软躯体管状化石为主要特征。对野外识别出的具有不同风化程度的3类粉砂岩进行了详细的手标本特征对比和扫描电子显微镜测试对比研究。锥管虫（Conotubus）的化石成岩学特征表明黄铁矿最先沉淀,随后方解石充填于黄铁矿留下的空隙或空腔中。这些化石所经历的第一期风化作用相对较弱,保留了大量的原始化石成岩学信息;第二期风化作用则可能形成于一个氧化条件较强的环境中。     

Phosphatized rare star-like mouth disc of Punctatus and its functional morphology from the earliest Cambrian of the South Shaanxi China

The Meishucun stage is the prelude in deciphering the Cambrian Explosion. In this prominent stage, rapid radioactive evolution and body-plan innovation have taken place and different associations of organism have been shaped. In this paper we report several 3D-preserved rare star-like fossils with finely preserved soft tissues which were recovered from the Kuanchuanpu Member of the Dengying Formation in South Shaanxi, China in 2003. By studying on functional morphology and analogy with mouthpart of Punctatus, there are evidences that this star-like organism approaches the coelenterates in systematic classification and the centre of star-like organism is its mouth. The appearance of coelenterates marks the real beginning of metazoan evolution. Therefore, it has the prominent position in the origin and evolutionary history of organisms. Perhaps the star-like organism represents the early types of coelenterate with original tentacles. These new materials provide new evidence for the origin, evolution and the functional evolution of the metazoan during the early stage of the Cambrian Explosion. __________ Translated from Acta Micropalaeontologica Sinica, 2006, 23(1): 62–69 [译自: 微体古生物学报]     

震旦纪晚期管壳化石类群及其意义

扼要介绍了陕西宁强地区震旦系灯影组高家山段种繁多,保存精美,实属国内外所罕见的管壳化石类群,该类化石暂按管壳形态结构分为单层管壳类和多层管壳类。前者以Ｃｈｅｎｅｌｌａ为代表,后者又分具套管式结构类以Ｓｉｎｏｔｕｂｕｌｉｔｅｓ为代表和具叠锥套合式结构类以ｃｌｏｕｄｉｎｉｄｓ为代表。类似管壳化石在世界已有１１个产地,层位稳定,对于未元古纪的时代划分和揭示早期动物的演化方向具有重要意义;同时在一定程度上     

陕南宁强地区和安徽巢湖地区早寒武世小壳化石Anabarites之比较

作者对陕南宁强地区和安徽巢湖地区产出的Anabarites从形态和层位上进行了简单的比较。陕南宁强地区Anabarites的层位低于安徽巢湖地区,且前者产出的Anabarites保存较后者的完整,个体普遍较后者小,纵槽较后者浅窄,并多数保存有生长纹。Anabarites在巢湖的出现证明了Anabarites延续的时间更长,从梅树村早期一直到沧浪铺期。同时对Anabarites的亲缘性进行了讨论,支持将它们解释成为六射珊瑚亚纲祖先类群的化石代表。     

陕西宁强地区早寒武世磷酸盐化Punctatus新材料

描记在陕西南部宽川铺地区的灯影组宽川铺段的震旦-寒武系界线附近发现的具五辐对称特征磷酸盐化Punctatus新种———Punctatus triangulicostalissp.nov.(三角隆脊瘤点壳)。新种的锥体由5条放射状排列的锥脊组成,柱体由5纵列等间隔排列的三角隆脊组成,构成了完美的五辐对称生物体。同时描记的有PunctatusemeiensisHe,1980,新种与它的显著区别是具有与锥顶5条放射脊相对应的5纵列三角隆脊。新种呈三维立体保存,暗示生物体内部已具有一定的硬化程度,而锥体表层及柱状体表面的三角隆脊为磷酸盐化软组织。形态功能分析表明,Punctatus在分类上可能更接近于腔肠动物的水螅型。     

陕南早寒武世早期水螅营养体及管状疑难化石

陕南宁强宽川铺生物群发现具触手的水螅营养体化石,同层位同时发现大量磷质管状疑难化石,其管体上可分辨出可能的出芽特征,推测该类具出芽特征管体可能和现代群体生活的薮枝螅(Obelia)有关。     

陕南川北志留系特列奇阶宁强组礁相中的微生物岩和钙藻

分布于扬子区西北缘宁强-广元地区志留系宁强组以约三千米厚的浅水相泥页岩,海相红层夹灰岩为特征,部分灰岩层段中发育生物礁,通过对礁灰岩的微相分析表明,菌藻类可通过四种方式参与造礁过程;1）叠层石;2）凝块岩;3）核形石;4）钙藻碎屑堆积,其中以叠层石和凝块岩最为常见,它们对灰泥基质起显著的粘结作用。而核形石和钙藻相对较少,有的叠层石出现于礁顶相并作为后生动物骨架岩造礁衰减的标志。