The Jiangshan-Shaoxing-Pingxiang Fault(JSP Fault) is traditionally considered as the boundary between the Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks in South China. Whether the previously defined Shenshan and Kuli formations locate...The Jiangshan-Shaoxing-Pingxiang Fault(JSP Fault) is traditionally considered as the boundary between the Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks in South China. Whether the previously defined Shenshan and Kuli formations located along the JSP fault and near the Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province, are continuous strata or parts of a tectonic mélange is important for understanding the geological history of South China. A carbonaceous phyllite from the area, previously considered as part of the Neoproterozoic Shenshan and Kuli formations, is analyzed palynologically in this study. The AsteridiumComasphaeridium acritarch assemblage found in the slate can be correlated with the basal Cambrian AsteridiumHeliosphaeridium-Comasphaeridium(AHC) acritarch assemblage in Tarim and the Yangtze Block. The early Cambrian biostratigraphical age assignment for the carbonaceous phyllite indicates the presence of both Neoproterozoic and Cambrian rocks in the sedimentary package, and supports that the package is a part of tectonic mélange rather than a continuous Neoproterozoic strata. The Cambrian slate is the youngest known lithology in the mélange at present.展开更多
Abundant cryptospore-like microfossils have been collected from a sample of the"Middle"Cambrian Log Cabin Member of the Pioche Shale in eastern Nevada,USA.Compared with organic-walled microfossils obtained f...Abundant cryptospore-like microfossils have been collected from a sample of the"Middle"Cambrian Log Cabin Member of the Pioche Shale in eastern Nevada,USA.Compared with organic-walled microfossils obtained from the Cambrian Kaili Formation in eastern Guizhou Province,China,some specimens of leiosphers may be inferred to be similar cryptospore-like microfossils.The new fossil record would be the oldest known specimens of cryptospore-like microfossils during the Cambrian Period.展开更多
Abundant sphaeroidal acritarch Leiosphaeridia asperata,with vesicle size ranging from 13 to 360 μm,occurred in the Proterozoic Liulaobei Formation shales in Huainan,Anhui Province.TEM/SEM studies of these sphaeroidal...Abundant sphaeroidal acritarch Leiosphaeridia asperata,with vesicle size ranging from 13 to 360 μm,occurred in the Proterozoic Liulaobei Formation shales in Huainan,Anhui Province.TEM/SEM studies of these sphaeroidal acritarchs have revealed complex ultrastructures,including ridges,bands,and possible trilaminar structures(TLS).Ridges,spaced ~1 μm apart,are distributed regularly on the vesicle internal surface of one specimen.Some specimens have alternating electron-dense and electron-tenuous bands that are perpendicular to vesicle walls.Some specimens have trilaminar structures(TLS),while a few others have both bands and TLS.These wall ultrastructures provide evidence that the Liulaobei leiosphaerids are of green microalgae.The variation in wall ultrastructures may represent various stages in a life cycle or developmental phases in the cyst formation analogous to some modern chlorophyceaen microalgae.展开更多
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation(No.41772107 and No.41472166)the Geological Survey Program(No.DD20190370 and No.DD20190811)of the People’s Republic of China+1 种基金the 13th Five-year Plan of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2016ZX05034-002-003)the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada。
文摘The Jiangshan-Shaoxing-Pingxiang Fault(JSP Fault) is traditionally considered as the boundary between the Yangtze and Cathaysia blocks in South China. Whether the previously defined Shenshan and Kuli formations located along the JSP fault and near the Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province, are continuous strata or parts of a tectonic mélange is important for understanding the geological history of South China. A carbonaceous phyllite from the area, previously considered as part of the Neoproterozoic Shenshan and Kuli formations, is analyzed palynologically in this study. The AsteridiumComasphaeridium acritarch assemblage found in the slate can be correlated with the basal Cambrian AsteridiumHeliosphaeridium-Comasphaeridium(AHC) acritarch assemblage in Tarim and the Yangtze Block. The early Cambrian biostratigraphical age assignment for the carbonaceous phyllite indicates the presence of both Neoproterozoic and Cambrian rocks in the sedimentary package, and supports that the package is a part of tectonic mélange rather than a continuous Neoproterozoic strata. The Cambrian slate is the youngest known lithology in the mélange at present.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.40839910,40672018,41172005)State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy(Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology,CAS(Grant No.113101)Foundation of Chinese Commission on Stratigraphy,Science and Technology of Guizhou Province(Grant No.GSCF(2010)7001)
文摘Abundant cryptospore-like microfossils have been collected from a sample of the"Middle"Cambrian Log Cabin Member of the Pioche Shale in eastern Nevada,USA.Compared with organic-walled microfossils obtained from the Cambrian Kaili Formation in eastern Guizhou Province,China,some specimens of leiosphers may be inferred to be similar cryptospore-like microfossils.The new fossil record would be the oldest known specimens of cryptospore-like microfossils during the Cambrian Period.
基金supported financially by Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KZCX2-YW-153)National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2006CB806400National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 40772021,40625006)
文摘Abundant sphaeroidal acritarch Leiosphaeridia asperata,with vesicle size ranging from 13 to 360 μm,occurred in the Proterozoic Liulaobei Formation shales in Huainan,Anhui Province.TEM/SEM studies of these sphaeroidal acritarchs have revealed complex ultrastructures,including ridges,bands,and possible trilaminar structures(TLS).Ridges,spaced ~1 μm apart,are distributed regularly on the vesicle internal surface of one specimen.Some specimens have alternating electron-dense and electron-tenuous bands that are perpendicular to vesicle walls.Some specimens have trilaminar structures(TLS),while a few others have both bands and TLS.These wall ultrastructures provide evidence that the Liulaobei leiosphaerids are of green microalgae.The variation in wall ultrastructures may represent various stages in a life cycle or developmental phases in the cyst formation analogous to some modern chlorophyceaen microalgae.
