A Potential Global Standard Stratotype-Section and Point of the Moscovian Stage(Carboniferous)

Conodonts and fusulinids are the two most widely used biotic groups for subdividing and correlating Bashkirian and Moscovian strata. The definition of the base of the Global Moscovian Stage is undecided because there are many disagreements among existing boundary definition proposals,each of which has disadvantages. Declinognathodus donetzianus is easily recognized but somewhat limited in its paleogeographic distribution. Idiognathoides postsulcatus is slightly more widespread, but it is less easily identified and its occurrences may be diachronous from region to region. Diplognathodus ellesmerensis is easily recognized and even more widespread, but it is usually rare and its ancestry is not adequately known. The Naqing Section of South Guizhou, South China contains diverse conodont evolutionary lineages among different taxa, including Idiognathoides, Idiognathodus, Diplognathodus,Neognathodus, Gondolella and Mesogondolella. There are numerous transitional forms in almost every lineage of the Naqing section, which shows that the prospects for South China to play a critical role in determining the basal Moscovian Stage definition are good.

黔西威宁岔河陆相二叠系—三叠系界线粘土岩研究——基于X射线衍射、扫描电镜分析

利用X射线衍射、扫描电镜等分析方法,对黔西威宁岔河陆相剖面二叠系—三叠系界线附近的粘土岩进行了研究。在界线粘土岩中,粘土矿物组合为伊—蒙混层矿物+蒙脱石+绿泥石;碎屑物质中有六方双锥石英和锆石,无球粒;多种化学成分在界线粘土岩中出现了异常。据此得出岔河剖面的二叠系—三叠系事件地层界线确定在第66f层比较合适;第66f和68a这两层粘土岩为此剖面的界线粘土岩;自第66f层底部至第68a层顶部这一段地层为二叠系—三叠系的界线层(组);界线粘土岩的成因可能是由于火山喷发、火山灰降落伴随正常沉积物沉积形成的。

关于“大贵州滩”

在20世纪90年代,Lehrmann等把中国南方贵州省南部罗甸地区早三叠世的一个孤立的"罗甸碳酸盐岩台地",称作"大贵州滩"。在国外,已有300多篇文章引用"大贵州滩"这一术语。笔者等曾对中国南方早及中三叠世的岩相古地理进行过研究,根据我们的地质资料,在贵州省南部的罗甸地区,在早三叠世,只有一个孤立的"罗甸碳酸盐岩台地",没有"大贵州滩",也不能把"罗甸碳酸盐岩台地"称作"大贵州滩"。《古地理学报》(英文版)2015年第4卷第1期,刊登了冯增昭等的文章,There was no"Great Bank of Guizhou"in the Early Triassic in Guizhou Province,South China(中国南方贵州省早三叠世没有"大贵州滩")。本文是该英文文章的详细摘要,目的在于让国内的广大读者也知道:"大贵州滩"这一术语是严重的名不副实,不应继续使用。

牙形刺Idiognathodus swadei-Ⅰ.turbatus演化谱系在华南的发现及其意义

经国际莫斯科阶-卡西莫夫阶界线工作组2008年的投票表决,目前全球卡西莫夫阶的底界比传统底界提高了一个多亚阶;牙形刺Idiognathodus sagittalis和Idiognathodus turbatus是两个候选的底界标志种。牙形刺Id-iognathodus swadei-Ⅰ.turbatus演化谱系在华南连续的深水海相碳酸盐沉积剖面---贵州罗甸纳庆剖面的发现表明,Idiognathodus turbatus的首现是全球卡西莫夫阶底界的潜在标志;纳庆剖面作为目前最具潜力的候选层型剖面,值得进一步深入研究。

贵州紫云猫场剖面二叠纪-三叠纪之交有孔虫的灭绝过程

本研究通过对贵州紫云地区猫场剖面长兴组上部及二叠系-三叠系界线附近地层进行高密度采样和系统切片,获得有孔虫化石标本1 178枚,共鉴定出有孔虫37属65种,包括类有孔虫4属7种。其中35属63种有孔虫消失在生物碎屑灰岩与微生物岩界线之下,包括所有的类有孔虫,其种级和属级灭绝率分别为96.9%和94.6%。这与华南其它微生物岩剖面类似,进一步表明浅水相有孔虫的灭绝发生在长兴期末期。猫场剖面长兴组生物碎屑灰岩中Dagmarita和Cribrogenerina两属非常丰富,其个体数量分别为209枚和126枚,占总数量的28.4%,是该动物群的优势分子,称为Dagmarita-Cribrogenerina组合。猫场组微生物岩中仅发现有孔虫Earlandia和Postcladella两个属,称为Earlandia-Postcladella组合。