"I love suits! One feels so save and kept together in it. Like in an armour!" (von Taube, 2008, p. 1). This remark by designer Tom Ford in a newspaper article a couple of years ago finds expression in the behaviou..."I love suits! One feels so save and kept together in it. Like in an armour!" (von Taube, 2008, p. 1). This remark by designer Tom Ford in a newspaper article a couple of years ago finds expression in the behaviour of George Falconer (Colin Firth)---the main protagonist in Ford's directorial debut A Single Man (2010) which follows the outlines of the landmark 1964 novel of the same title by Christopher Isherwood. In this article the author want to ask questions concerning the different aesthetic potentials of the novel on the one hand and the movie on the other hand. How are the main topics of loss and solitude presented and which relevance has the beauty of the image in these two different staging acts?展开更多
The Yangouxia dinosaur tracksites are well known for a diverse assemblage of tetrapod tracks preserved as natural impressions (concave epireliefs) on large bedding planes, representing a locally widespread surface m...The Yangouxia dinosaur tracksites are well known for a diverse assemblage of tetrapod tracks preserved as natural impressions (concave epireliefs) on large bedding planes, representing a locally widespread surface marking the transition from a sand- to a mud-dominated sequence in the Hekou Group. Previous ichnological studies at these large sites have focused on the morphology and ichnotaxonomy of the tracks, including a single trackway representing the first pterosaur tracks reported from China. Here, we report a distinctly different assemblage associated with minor sandstones in the mud-dominated sequence 20 m above the main tracksite level. This assemblage consists of at least 20 pterosaur manus track casts attributed to a single ichnotaxon (Pteraichnus). No pes tracks have been identified. These tracks mostly occur in random orientations, although one possible trackway segment is inferred, to represent walking progression.Manus-only pterosaur track assemblages are common and likely reflect differential registration depths of manus and pes and/or sub optimal preservation conditions. The tracks are associated with distinctive invertebrate traces including Cochlichnus, Spongeliomorpha and Paleophycus and suggest the pterosaurs were likely feeding on the invertebrate tracemakers.展开更多
文摘"I love suits! One feels so save and kept together in it. Like in an armour!" (von Taube, 2008, p. 1). This remark by designer Tom Ford in a newspaper article a couple of years ago finds expression in the behaviour of George Falconer (Colin Firth)---the main protagonist in Ford's directorial debut A Single Man (2010) which follows the outlines of the landmark 1964 novel of the same title by Christopher Isherwood. In this article the author want to ask questions concerning the different aesthetic potentials of the novel on the one hand and the movie on the other hand. How are the main topics of loss and solitude presented and which relevance has the beauty of the image in these two different staging acts?
基金supported by the Liujiaxia Dinosaurs National Geoparkthe 2013 Supporting Fund for Graduate Student’s Science and Technology Innovation from China University of Geosciences(Beijing),China
文摘The Yangouxia dinosaur tracksites are well known for a diverse assemblage of tetrapod tracks preserved as natural impressions (concave epireliefs) on large bedding planes, representing a locally widespread surface marking the transition from a sand- to a mud-dominated sequence in the Hekou Group. Previous ichnological studies at these large sites have focused on the morphology and ichnotaxonomy of the tracks, including a single trackway representing the first pterosaur tracks reported from China. Here, we report a distinctly different assemblage associated with minor sandstones in the mud-dominated sequence 20 m above the main tracksite level. This assemblage consists of at least 20 pterosaur manus track casts attributed to a single ichnotaxon (Pteraichnus). No pes tracks have been identified. These tracks mostly occur in random orientations, although one possible trackway segment is inferred, to represent walking progression.Manus-only pterosaur track assemblages are common and likely reflect differential registration depths of manus and pes and/or sub optimal preservation conditions. The tracks are associated with distinctive invertebrate traces including Cochlichnus, Spongeliomorpha and Paleophycus and suggest the pterosaurs were likely feeding on the invertebrate tracemakers.