中国中古生代脊椎动物古地理研究回顾

A Brief Review on Chinese Paleogeography of Vertebrates during the Middle Palaeozoic

本文回顾了中国及相邻地区志留纪、泥盆纪古地理研究概况，叙述了近年来中国早期脊椎动物化石的新发现及其生物地理学意义。塔里木盆地中古生代鱼类化石面貌与华南相似。古脊椎动物及古植物化石证据支持包括塔里木、华北、华南在内的中国地台存在于早古生代，并且可能在早泥盆世时，与东冈瓦纳大陆（澳大利亚和南极）有着较为密切的联系。

The new discoveries of Silurian and Devonian Vertebrates in China and itspaleogeographical significance is reviewed.Tarim basin is similar to South China in the MiddlePalaeozoic fish assemb lages. Fossil plant and vertebrate evidenc es support that the Chineseplatform,which composed of South China,Tarim and probably North China,present inMiddle Palaeozoic,and have close communication with the Eastgondwana probably as early asin Early Devonian time.