A New Titanosauriform Sauropod from the Early Late Cretaceous of Dongyang,Zhejiang Province

A new titanosauriform sauropod Dongyangosaurus sinensis gen. et sp. nov. from the early Late Cretaceous of Dongyang County, Zhejiang Province, is erected based on a partial postcranial skeleton. It is characterized by complex laminae on the lateral surface of the neural spines and postzygapophyses of dorsal vertebrae, a distinct fossa on the ventral surfaces of the prezygapophyses of dorsal vertebrae, distinct fossae are also present on the lateral surface of the postzygapophysis of anterior caudal vertebrae; pubis is shorter than ischium, the small obturator foramen of pubis elongated, and nearly closed. The lamina complexity of dorsal vertebrae in Dongyangosaurus indicates that a higher diversity of titanosauriformes occurred during the early Late Cretaceous in China.

Occurrence of Brachyoxylon Hollick et Jeffrey from the Lower Cretaceous of Zhejiang Province, southeastern China

The Lower Cretaceous Guantou Formation is known as an important horizon for the Cretaceous petrified woods in southern China. Though abundant Cretaceous wood remains have been found in this formation, only one species has been recognized. A new coniferous wood, Brachyoxylon zhejiangense sp. nov. is described from the Lower Cretaceous Guantou Formation in Xinchang of Zhejiang Province, southeastern China. Anatomically, the new species is characterized by obscure annual rings, mixed type of radial pitting, araucarioid cross-field pits and uniseriate xylem rays. The finding of Brachyoxylon zhejiangense sp. nov. represents the first well-defined record of Brachyoxylon in southeastern China, and enriches the diversity of the Early Cretaceous petrified wood in southern China. Additionally, the new finding sheds new light on further understanding the floral composition, especially the forest vegetation type of the southern phytoprovince in the late Early Cretaceous. Diverse compressed leaf fossils of Cheirolepidiaceae have been described from the Guantou Formation in the fossil locality of the present petrified wood. The co-occurrence of Brachyoxylon zhejiangense sp. nov. and those cheirolepidiaceous leaf fossils provide additional evidences to support that Brachyoxylon may be systematically related to the Cheirolepidiaceae.

浙江东部馆头组一些坚叶杉新种

本文报道的Pagiophyllum属4新种,是在对它们的角质层构造进行了研究的基础上建立的,标本产自浙东新昌县苏秦村附近的馆头组,共生的植物化石尚有Ruffordia goepperti, Zamiophyllum buchianum, Pseudofrenelopsis parceTflogoso, P. papillosa, Cupressinocladus elegans等;另在苏秦村南面镜岭的相当层位中还找到双壳类化石Plicotounio(P.)zheijiangensts。这些化石都表明馆头组的地质时代为早白垩世。

论浙江东部早白垩世中期断陷事件和断陷岩套

早白垩世中期中国东南部发生过一次断陷事件,并形成一事件地层单元——断陷岩套。叙述了断陷岩套的形成机理、特征和类型,并利用事件地层单元同时性原理,论证了建组剖面"塘上组"的层位与永康群下部馆头组相同,而非高居永康群之上的"新构造亚层";也论证了嵊县三界一带的所谓"大爽组二段"应为馆头组。这两个断陷岩套中所含生物群证实:事件地层学原理所得的关于其层位与时代的结论是正确的。

浙江墩头盆地横山组孢粉化石的发现及其地层意义

浙江墩头盆地红色岩层中上部首获丰富的以Cassopllis为主(58.39—62.54％)伴有Exesipollenites(15.21—15.84％),Hsuisporites(0.56—0.62％),Cicatricosisporites(0—0.31％)等孢粉化石。该孢粉组合特征既与国内外晚侏罗世孢粉组合面貌差别较大,又与早白垩世中晚期孢粉组合面貌存在明显差异,显示了早白垩世早期孢粉组合的色彩。笔者认为这套红色岩层应归早白垩世早期横山组为宜。

论闽浙运动

李四光所定义的闽浙运动 ,以由浙东南永康群馆头组的基底假整合至微不整合为代表较为适当 ,多见于闽东白垩系石帽山群的基底假整合至不整合 (?)也可代表。据馆头组的丰富化石 ,闽浙运动的发生期被定为早白垩世的中期 ,主要表现为古浙西北主区的上升和浙东南不均衡的沉降 ,主要为造陆运动的性质 ,也表现为馆头组与其下更老岩层之间的假整合或微交角不整合接触 ,浙南丽水老竹区的不整合交角为 2 0°,他处偶见的高角度接触为局部性质。同时将闽浙两省及邻区与我国西北部及滇中以至日本的相应运动作了简要对比 ,我国松辽含油盆地的主要生成期及日本佐川运动的大贺最晚幕的发生期 ,均可与闽浙运动时期对比。