摘要
作为古生物学，特别是古脊椎动物学的一个重要领域，中生代（2．51亿-0．65亿年前）海生爬行动物化石的研究历史可以追溯到18世纪。与现在的情况完全不同，史前海洋中的爬行动物不仅种类更为丰富．而且体形巨大、形状怪异。早期的西方博物学家在最初发现这些巨兽化石的时候将其称为海怪，
Beginning with the discovery of the ichthyosaur Qianichthyosaurus from Guizhou Province in 1999,a 'golden mine' of the Triassic marine reptiless came to light,including approximately 20 genera of sauropterygians, thalattosaurs,ichthyosaurs,protorosaurs,archosaurs,and turtles which form three faunas:the Anisian PanxianLuoping Fauna,the Ladinian Xingyi-Fuyuan Fauna and the Carnian Guanling Fauna.Among these faunas,reptile fossils including both marine and terrestrial taxa were excavated,indicating a special Triassic fossil assemblage of southern China.
出处
《科学》
北大核心
2012年第1期17-19,4+2,共3页
Science
