广西柳江土博出土的人牙化石及共生的哺乳动物群

在广西柳江县土博公社发现一洞穴,地层中含有人类化石和哺乳动物化石。其时代初步定为更新世晚期。人类化石仅是牙齿九枚,根据其形态特征,这些材料的系统地位似应与柳江人相当,分类上可归属晚期智人。     

福建清流发现的人类牙齿化石

本文记述福建省境内首次发现的出自地层的古人类化石。标本为晚期智人的一枚左下第一臼齿。根据对化石产地的地质、地貌以及伴生哺乳动物化石种类的分析,表明其时代为晚更新世晚期。     

广西扶绥南山洞新发现的人类化石和蒙古野驴化石——末次冰期华南气候变化的哺乳动物化石新证据

广西扶绥县南山洞发现人类化石及哺乳动物化石。人类化石包括2枚智人牙齿化石,分别是左下第三臼齿和右下第二臼齿,其形态特征与广西其他山洞发现的智人化石相似,归入晚期智人。哺乳动物化石多为华南大熊猫———剑齿象动物群成员,时代属更新世晚期。该地点新发现的蒙古野驴化石属华南晚更新世动物群的首次发现。南山洞所有化石发现于洞内浅褐色砂质粘土中,堆积物第二层钙板层的铀系年龄为30—40ka。蒙古野驴的出现暗示中国南方大陆可能在末次冰期出现过干冷的气候环境。     

论山西中元古代晚期汝阳群微体化石组合

我国北方18-19亿年前的串岭沟组中获得的大球形疑源类,迄今,被认为是可信的最古老真核化石记录。自上世纪80年代以来,东秦岭北坡的中元古代晚期汝阳群陆续发现了丰富的球形光面疑源类,具刺疑源类,丝状微体化石和一些有疑问的动物遗迹。很显然,在中元古代晚期真核生物曾有重大辐射。     

黑龙江五常学田旧石器文化遗址的初步研究

1986年在黑龙江省五常县学田村附近发掘两个含化石地点,出土了人化石2件、骨器2件、石制品3件、有打击痕迹的碎骨多件和大量哺乳动物化石。依初步研究,其时代为旧石器时代晚期。     

北京房山十渡西太平洞晚更新世哺乳动物化石

北京市房山区十渡镇西太平村发现的动物化石是首次在该镇辖区发现的更新世化石。动物群由6目、15科、22属的22种组成,以岩羊、香麝及鼯鼠等为主,为典型的北方山区动物群。该动物群的时代为晚更新世晚期,~(14)C年代为距今29335～37350年,与山顶洞及田园洞动物群基本同期。西太平洞动物群中有76%的种曾出现于周口店田园洞动物群,而只有38%的种曾出现于山顶洞。目前在此发现的可鉴定到种的化石材料均可归入现生种,但其中有23%的种已经在北京地区消失,消失属种以大中型动物为主。在该地点发现的西伯利亚飞鼠和复齿鼯鼠材料是首次在华北地区发现的此类化石记录。该地点是我国北方地区已报道的第四纪化石点中含香麝和岩羊材料最丰富的地点之一。在国内有关文献中,岩羊化石的分类命名一直没有得到统一,这次发现的新材料,有利于澄清该类化石的分类命名问题。     

湖北郧西黄龙洞古人类遗址2006年发掘报告

2004—2005年,在湖北省郧西县境内的黄龙洞的两次发掘中,发现了5枚人类牙齿化石、20余件石制品及大量的动物化石。初步分析显示这是一处重要的更新世晚期的人类遗址。我们在2006年对该遗址进行了第三次发掘,又发现了2枚人类牙齿化石、11件古人类打制的石制品与6件骨制工具、1500余件动物化石以及其它古人类活动证据。野外工作期间我们还对黄龙洞洞穴堆积及山体地貌的考察,在此基础上对该洞穴发育及古人类在洞穴内的生活状况进行了初步推测。本文介绍了2006年的野外工作情况。     

云南西畴仙人洞动物化石铀系年代

本文报道晚期智人地点云南西畴仙人洞动物牙化石的铀系测年结果。4个样品的230Th234U年龄范围为47—105ka,测定了其中2个样品的227Th/230Th年龄,结果与230Th/234U法的一致。在没有进一步的地层和年代证据的情况下,将西畴人牙化石的年代暂定为47—105ka或许是合理的。但洞穴地点骨化石铀系年代总体偏年轻,上述年代范围很可能被低估。本文结果与我们已有研究的广西通天岩、前洞等地点一致,是晚期智人在我国出现比原认为的早得多的又一例证。     

吉林青山头遗址哺乳动物群及其地质时代

近年来在吉林省前郭县青山头第四纪地层中陆续发现了旧石器时代晚期的人类化石、新时器时代早期的人类遗骸和大量文化遗物及共生的动物群。本文着重讨论该遗址的两个不同哺乳动物群的性质及时代,这将对确定该区更新世与全新世地层界线、探索猛犸象-披毛犀动物群后期的演化提供了新的资料。     

陕西洛南龙牙洞动物群的特点、时代及环境

从陕西洛南龙牙洞中采得哺乳动物化石３０多个属种,与之共存的有洛南直立人及其石制品。该动物群中同时具有古北区和东洋区的动物,为华北－华南动物地理区系间的一个过渡性动物群,时代为早更新世晚期,可与公王岭动物群对比。动物群的性质反映了当时洛南地区乃至秦岭东段为一温暖、湿润的森林草原环境,部分属种可能主要因为不适应急剧变化的气候而绝灭。     

安徽和县猿人化石及有关问题的初步研究

安徽省和县猿人化石产地龙潭洞自1974至1980,先后经和县文化局、省水文地质工程地质队、省文物局和中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所等单位的调查和发掘,获得了一个猿人头盖骨,部分下颌骨和零星牙齿。这些材料大约代表3个个体,包括青年、壮年和老年。在同一层位发现的脊椎动物化石经初步鉴定,大约50种。另外,在遗址中还发现一些骨、角制品和烧过的骨、牙碎片。化石层的地质时代属更新世中期,昔日的生态环境为森林草原,气候趋于凉爽。     

北京密云县溪翁庄更新世哺乳动物化石

从密云县溪翁庄化石地点先后获得11种哺乳动物化石,其地质时代属中更新世或晚更新世早期。动物化石的性质和化石地点地形表明,这一带自然环境对人类活动是适宜的,为探索北京猿人的生活范围扩大了地域。     

Distinct Parietal and Temporal Pathways to the Homologues of Broca's Area in the Monkey

The homologues of the two distinct architectonic areas 44 and 45 that constitute the anterior language zone (Broca's region) in the human ventrolateral frontal lobe were recently established in the macaque monkey. Although we know that the inferior parietal lobule and the lateral temporal cortical region project to the ventrolateral frontal cortex, we do not know which of the several cortical areas found in those regions project to the homologues of Broca's region in the macaque monkey and by means of which white matter pathways. We have used the autoradiographic method, which permits the establishment of the cortical area from which axons originate (i.e., the site of injection), the precise course of the axons in the white matter, and their termination within particular cortical areas, to examine the parietal and temporal connections to area 44 and the two subdivisions of area 45 (i.e., areas 45A and 45B). The results demonstrated a ventral temporo-frontal stream of fibers that originate from various auditory, multisensory, and visual association cortical areas in the intermediate superolateral temporal region. These axons course via the extreme capsule and target most strongly area 45 with a more modest termination in area 44. By contrast, a dorsal stream of axons that originate from various cortical areas in the inferior parietal lobule and the adjacent caudal superior temporal sulcus was found to target both areas 44 and 45. These axons course in the superior longitudinal fasciculus, with some axons originating from the ventral inferior parietal lobule and the adjacent superior temporal sulcus arching and forming a simple arcuate fasciculus. The cortex of the most rostral part of the inferior parietal lobule is preferentially linked with the ventral premotor cortex (ventral area 6) that controls the orofacial musculature. The cortex of the intermediate part of the inferior parietal lobule is linked with both areas 44 and 45. These findings demonstrate the posterior parietal and temporal connections of the ventrolateral frontal areas, which, in the left hemisphere of the human brain, were adapted for various aspects of language production. These precursor circuits that are found in the nonlinguistic, nonhuman, primate brain also exist in the human brain. The possible reasons why these areas were adapted for language use in the human brain are discussed. The results throw new light on the prelinguistic precursor circuitry of Broca's region and help understand functional interactions between Broca's ventrolateral frontal region and posterior parietal and temporal association areas.     

Fossil human remains from Bolomor Cave (Valencia, Spain)

Systematic excavations carried out since 1989 at Bolomor Cave have led to the recovery of four Pleistocene human fossil remains, consisting of a fibular fragment, two isolated teeth, and a nearly complete adult parietal bone. All of these specimens date to the late Middle and early Late Pleistocene (MIS 7-5e). The fibular fragment shows thick cortical bone, an archaic feature found in non-modern (i.e. non-Homo sapiens) members of the genus Homo. Among the dental remains, the lack of a midtrigonid crest in the M₁ represents a departure from the morphology reported for the majority of Neandertal specimens, while the large dimensions and pronounced shoveling of the marginal ridges in the C¹ are similar to other European Middle and late Pleistocene fossils. The parietal bone is very thick, with dimensions that generally fall above Neandertal fossils and resemble more closely the Middle Pleistocene Atapuerca (SH) adult specimens. Based on the presence of archaic features, all the fossils from Bolomor are attributed to the Neandertal evolutionary lineage.     

许家窑人颞骨研究

本文记述1979年在许家窑遗址获得的人类左侧颞骨化石一块。通过与北京猿人、欧洲早期智人和现代人等的比较,表明许家窑人颞骨的某些性状较原始,有些性状则较为进步,但更主要的是许多特征介于直立人与现代人之间。     

贵州兴义猫猫洞出土的人类化石

本文主要是对贵州兴义猫猫洞遗址出土的人化石进行的初步研究,并对哺乳动物化石、地层、堆积物作叙述。该遗址的人类化石包括下颌骨4件,股骨3段,是中国南方洞穴遗址中发现的数量较多,系统分类地位较清楚的晚期智人的化石。人类化石同层的鹿牙作铀系法测年结果为14500±1200 BP,相当于更新世的末期。     

滇西早泥盆世大瓣鱼科(Macropetalichthyidae)化石的发现

<正> 泥盆纪的大瓣鱼化石目前除在南美和非洲尚未发现外,在全球其他各洲分布甚为广泛.它的分布时代可由早泥盆世延续到晚泥盆世.据统计目前发现的该科化石已达12个属.我国目前发现的大瓣鱼科化石共有5个属种,分布于华南的下、中泥盆统,主要发现于下泥盆统.     

The Casal de' Pazzi archaic parietal: comparative analysis of new fossil evidence from the late Middle Pleistocene of Rome

A fossilized fragment of human parietal bone has been recently recovered from the lowest layer of the Casal de' Pazzi fluvial deposit (stratigraphically dated at about 200–250 ky BP). The fossil presents characters-i.e., thickness, degree and development of curvature, type of endocranial vascularization-which distinguish it from the corresponding cranial regions of both Homo erectus and anatomically modern Homo sapiens. While a morphological orientation towards Neanderthal characters can be considered, the affinities of the Casal de' Pazzi parietal are primarily with other late Middle Pleistocene specimens. The authors conclude that the Casal de' Pazzi human find can be assigned to the “archaic Homo sapiens” group falling within the European pre-Neanderthal range. Its particular morphology constitutes new evidence of human evolution from the geographical area of Rome.     

New European fossil hominid material from an Acheulean site near Rome (Castel di Guido)

New fossil hominid material recovered from an Acheulean Italian archeological site is reported. It consists of two portions of femora, an occipital fragment, a fragmentary right maxilla, and a portion of parietal. Each specimen is described in detail and measurements are given. On the basis of the morphology, which includes primitive traits reminiscent of Homo erectus, and of the archeological, paleontological, and stratigraphical association, these new fossils are referred to the early European group.