论华北旧石器晚期遗址的分布、埋藏以及地质时代问题

我国华北地区旧石器晚期遗址及文化遗物通常埋藏于河流的第二级阶地中,地质时代为晚更新世中、晚期。峙峪等遗址的地层清晰、化石丰富、时代明确,没有再搬运的任何迹象。研究旧石器文化必须结合地层、地貌和古生物资料进行综合分析,有适当的年龄数据印证,才能得出断代上的合乎逻辑的结论。     

降雨条件下两种土壤类型工程堆积体坡面水沙关系与侵蚀动力特征

随着生产建设活动的日益频繁,其产生的工程堆积体逐渐成为人为水土流失的主要来源。本研究选取风沙土和红土堆积体,通过室内模拟降雨试验,研究了不同雨强(1.0、1.5、2.0、2.5 mm·min^-1)和砾石含量(0、10%、20%、30%)条件下,两种土质工程堆积体坡面侵蚀过程中水沙关系和侵蚀水动力特征的变化。结果表明: 风沙土堆积体产沙率随时间呈波动式增大趋势;红土堆积体在1.0 mm·min^-1雨强时先增大后逐渐稳定,其他雨强则迅速下降后呈波动变化的趋势,且雨强越大、砾石含量越小,波动越剧烈。风沙土堆积体在0和10%砾石含量时存在坡面细沟侵蚀,细沟侵蚀阶段的产沙率是片蚀阶段的6.74～57.40倍;红土堆积体坡面侵蚀过程可划分为松散颗粒侵蚀阶段和土石侵蚀阶段,松散颗粒侵蚀阶段产沙率是土石侵蚀阶段的1.05～3.49倍。两类堆积体产沙率均随雨强增大而增大,1.0和1.5 mm·min^-1雨强时产沙率随砾石含量增大而波动变化,雨强＞1.5 mm·min^-1时则随砾石含量增大而减小,相同条件下,风沙土堆积体产沙率是红土的1.45～4.14倍。风沙土堆积体侵蚀过程中水沙关系由水大沙少向水大沙多转变,而红土堆积体则呈相反变化: 水大沙多时期,风沙土堆积体产沙增速是红土堆积体的1.94～37.60倍;水大沙少时期,红土堆积体产沙减速是风沙土的1.40～21.30倍。总体上,径流功率在描述两类堆积体侵蚀动力过程方面优于径流剪切力,临界径流功率均随砾石含量增大而增大,其中,风沙土堆积体在细沟侵蚀阶段的临界径流功率(0.02～0.04 W·m^-2)是片蚀阶段的2倍,且两阶段临界径流功率均低于红土堆积体。本研究结果可为工程堆积体侵蚀预测模型的建立提供科学参考。     

Shoal‐water dynamics and coastal biozones in a sheltered‐island setting: Upper Devonian Pillara Limestone (Western Australia)

Along the Canning Basin's Lennard Shelf in Western Australia, the 80‐km‐long Oscar Range is composed of folded Palaeoproterozoic quartzite and phyllite and surrounded by limestones of the Great Devonian Barrier Reef including reef complex, related back‐reef and lagoonal deposits of the Frasnian Pillara Limestone. The range represents an exhumed cluster of palaeoislands. Near the east end of the Oscar Range, a palaeoislet is encircled by the Pillara Limestone showing outward dips that dramatically shallow to expose nearly horizontal bedding planes offshore. From shore and outward, the facies zones observed in the Pillara Limestone include unfossiliferous laminated sediments followed by biozones with abundant Amphipora and Stachyodes, and domal stromatoporoids. An additional outermost lagoonal facies with a diverse molluscan fauna preserved in fine limestone/dolostone is described in this study. High‐spired Murchisonia in a time‐averaged assemblage with other gastropods, bivalves, brachiopods and scaphopods dominate this zone. Uneven distribution of biozones is due to intermittent shoals controlled by the complex relief of basement rocks or recent erosion into underlying layers. The orientations of dendroid stromatoporoids and high‐spired gastropods were analysed to appraise the dynamics of prevailing shoal‐water settings on the inner, more sheltered side of the Oscar Range facing the Devonian mainland to the north. Oscillatory wave action is interpreted as the main agent of transport. Palaeocurrent data for the lighter dendroid stromatoporoids suggest that fair‐weather prevailing winds originated from the SE. Pebble clasts, oncoids, bivalves and gastropods indicate episodes of wave agitation and stronger wind from a SE and southerly direction.     

Heterogeneous distribution of trace fossils across initial transgressive deposits in rift basins: an example from the Springhill Formation,Argentina

In the Lago San Martín region (Santa Cruz Province, Argentina), the Springhill Formation (50–100 m thick) overlies the syn‐rift El Quemado Complex, showing outcrops with wedge geometry. Four sedimentological sections were measured in the field, and three depositional palaeoenvironments were interpreted. The Springhill Formation starts with fluvial deposits, characterized by channel‐fills and floodplains with palaeosol development, passing transitionally to a coastal plain and, finally, to marine sedimentation. The initial sandy transgressive deposits (Facies Association 9) are the main focus of this study, in which 10 ichnogenera (Arenicolites, Bergaueria, Cylindrichnus, Diplocraterion, Macaronichnus, Palaeophycus, Planolites, Ophiomorpha, Rosselia and Skolithos) are described. Two ichnoassociations (foreshore and shoreface) were defined, and their distribution was controlled by the local palaeoenvironmental conditions, mainly energy, bathymetry and grain size of sediments. A highly bioturbated surface (BI = 4) was recognized in Section 1 showing a limited occurrence and disappearing over short distances perpendicular to the palaeoshoreline. This surface shows a sharp sub‐horizontal gently undulating top contact with a bioturbation thickness between 15 and 25 cm. This type of surface has limited usefulness as a key correlative surface, because it is spatially restricted in rift basins due to the tectonic activity, which creates high accommodation space rates. A more accurate characterization of the initial transgressive deposits of the Springhill Formation – which is the most important reservoir in southern Patagonia – could provide new ideas to solve problems in sub‐surface studies.     

Conceptualising ‘fossiliferous deposit’ against ‘palaeontological deposit’: some semantic (and epistemological) considerations

This short essay intends to provide insight into the concepts of ‘fossiliferous deposit’ and ‘palaeontological deposit’ by identifying some of their semantic differences. From the moment that fossiliferous deposits are technically accessible to the palaeontologist, they are ‘palaeontological’ ones, but not before. However, not all palaeontological deposits must inevitably be ‘fossiliferous’ deposits in the sense of containing mineralised remains of the anatomical parts of organisms. As a consequence of the existence of fossiliferous deposits, the science of palaeontology exists, with the result that fossiliferous deposits become ‘palaeontological deposits’, together with the non-fossiliferous strata that are able to provide data on the ecological and/or ethological conditions of fossil beings from remains that are not ‘fossils’. From the point of view of philosophy of science, fossiliferous and palaeontological deposits should be considered as two different epistemological (as well as ontological) categories. Consequently, by identifying semantic differences, the concepts of ‘fossiliferous deposit’ and ‘palaeontological deposit’ can be framed better within the philosophical development of the palaeontological sciences. In addition to the central issue addressed in this essay, a brief discussion on the epistemic value of the dichotomy ‘to deposit’ versus ‘to reposit’ applied to palaeontological museology is brought up.     

The role of advanced glycation end products in retinal ageing and disease

The retina is exposed to a lifetime of potentially damaging environmental and physiological factors that make the component cells exquisitely sensitive to age-related processes. Retinal ageing is complex and a raft of abnormalities can accumulate in all layers of the retina. Some of this pathology serves as a sinister preamble to serious conditions such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which remains the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the Western world.     

Chemical Fractionation and Soil-to-Plant Transfer Characteristics of Heavy Metals in a Sludge Deposit Field of the River Ruhr,Germany

The presented study assessed the heavy metal contamination risk in a former sludge deposit field of the River Ruhr in Essen, Germany. Therefore, the temporal and spatial distribution in soils and plants, chemical fractionation, mobilization potential, and transfer characteristics have been investigated. Soil samples, roots and shoots of rushes (Juncus sp.), and stem wood disks of willows (Salix sp.) were analyzed for Zn, Cu, Pb, Ni, Cr, and Cd. Plant available and mobile heavy metal portions have been determined using a sequential extraction procedure. The results show that the soils and the rushes are highly contaminated, although there is a considerable decrease compared to initial concentrations some 20 years ago. The willows show only small heavy metal enrichment. pH induced mobilization potential in soil is high for Cd, Zn and Ni. Additionally, these elements contain high portions of plant-available fractions. High transfer rates from soil to roots and very high rates from roots to shoots of rushes have been determined for Cd and Zn, indicating an accumulation of these elements in shoots of rushes. The rushes reflect the temporal and spatial heavy metal distribution in soil and might thus be used as a bioindicator or for phytoremediation.     

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。     

Geology and sedimentary history of Lake Traunsee (Salzkammergut,Austria)

Traunsee was formed by glacial overdeepening of a pre-existing fault system. Present-day morphology is characterized by a deep (189 m) narrow trough with steep slopes (>50°) in the southern part surrounded by the Northern Calcareous Alps. The northern part of the lake is bordered by flysch and glacial deposits with gentle slopes (<30°) and exhibits several ridges, basins and troughs.During the late and postglacial period, more than 45 m of sediment has accumulated in the central basin. Sedimentation in the southern part of Traunsee is mainly controlled by the river Traun forming a prograding delta in the south and — within the past 50 years — by industrial tailings consisting mainly of calcite. Sediments are distributed by undercurrents and by turbidites. Cores from the central basin thus show an intercalation of Traun-derived dolomite-rich sediments with anthropogenic muds from the tailings deposited up to more than 6 km from its source.Within the northern basin, land slides from the flysch region played an important role leading to drastic changes in the morphology of slopes and adjacent basins. These slumps have persisted until historic times. Sedimentation in the shallow sublittoral regions is dominated by benthic biogenic decalcification.The frequency of turbidite sedimentation within the profundal basin decreased during the last 200 years probably due to man's activities in the drainage area such as regulation of rivers and torrents. Sedimentation rates during the past decades range from 2–3 cm/a in the southern basin to 0.4 cm/a in the northern part as shown by ¹³⁷Cs-dating.     

Localization of selenium in bacterial cells using TEM and energy dispersive X-ray analysis

Bacteria isolated from lake sediment samples reduced sodium selenite to elemental selenium. Finestructural observations were made on a number of different bacterial species cultured in the presence of sodium selenite. Examination of Escherichia coli and a Pseudomonas species revealed electron-dense deposits of irregular shape, composed of smaller units, within the cytoplasm but not on the cell wall and cell membrane. Cells of Aeromonas and Flavobacterium species exhibited conspicuous intranuclear fibrillary aggregates and different electron-dense inclusions. It appeared that the membrane structures were somewhat more easily stained in some bacterial cells after growth on agar plates containing sodium selenite. The deposits and fibrillary accumulations were interpreted to contain selenium on the basis of energy dispersive X-ray analysis. Control preparations and cells grown in the presence of sodium selenate were void of any fine-structural abnormalities. Alterations in fine structure are discussed in relation to the metabolism of selenium by bacterial cells and possible sites of inhibition.Abbreviations TEM transmission electron microscopy - EDX energy dispersive X-ray