Microfossils from the Chert in the Lower Cambrian Shuijingtuo Formation at Miaohe, Zigui, Hubei Province

This paper reports for the first time on the microfossils discovered in the black cherts of the basal part of the Lower Cambrian Shuijingtuo Formation at Miaohe village, Zigui County, Hubei Province, all of which were observed in thin sections. Nine genera, 9 species and 3 indeterminate species (including a new species) are described. According to these microfossils, the conclusion is made that the microfossil zone may be equivalent to the small shelly fossil assemblage zones 2—3 of the Meishucun stage. They have provided another important line of evidence for the correlation of the Sinian-Cambrian boundary strata with those of the adjacent areas.

湖北秭归庙河早寒武世水井沱组燧石层中的微化石

本文首次报道了湖北秭归庙河早寒武世水井沱组底部,燧石层岩石薄片中发现的徽化石9个属、9个种和3个未定种(包括1个新种)。依据这些化石材料,论证了本区水井沱组底部这一化石层位可能相当梅树村阶小壳化石第2—3组合带。为解决本区震旦系—寒武系界线地层的对比,提供了极为重要的古生物依据。