A group of radiolarian fossils with a complete morphological gradient of increasing polarization are reported from upper Devonian successions in southwestern Tianshan, China. Specifically, the important transitional m...A group of radiolarian fossils with a complete morphological gradient of increasing polarization are reported from upper Devonian successions in southwestern Tianshan, China. Specifically, the important transitional mophotypes, Pylentonema transitorum sp. nov., Archocyrtium medium sp. nov. and Quadrapesus transitivus sp. nov, were found. Based on the fact that the new transitional radiolarian fossils resemble more closely to pylentonemids （cyrtoid nassellarians） than to entactinids （spumellarians） in morphology, they are assigned to pylentonemids. Pylentonemids share characters of both the Nassellaria （e.g., horned cephalis, basal opening with pylome） and Spumellaria （e.g., system of trabecular spicules）, and they are thus of evolutionary significance. The evolutionary trend from spumellarians to nassellarians is characterized by （1） internal spicule： from simple trabecular spicules to complicate components （A;Ir,II;D;V;Lr,Li;MB）; （2） polarization of the radiolarian tests due to rearrangment of spine, from radial to an axial symmetry; （3） the gradual formation of a basal opening （aperture, pylome, or podome）; and the transition from a pseudopylome, a primative pylome with a narrow margin on the outer shell, to a true pylome rimmed with a narrow, elevated impermite wall.展开更多
New materials from the Upper Devonian （Famennian） Wutong Formation of Chizhou District, Anhui Province, South China, allow description of fertile and sterile characters of Archaeopteris halliana. This plant has penu...New materials from the Upper Devonian （Famennian） Wutong Formation of Chizhou District, Anhui Province, South China, allow description of fertile and sterile characters of Archaeopteris halliana. This plant has penultimate axes attached by sterile leaves and paired ultimate branches in the same ontogenetic spiral. Sterile leaves are narrowly cuneate in shape and bear distal margins dissected deeply. These leaves are spirally arranged on sterile ultimate axes. Non-laminated sporophylls occur spirally on the ultimate axes and bifurcate once or twice. Elongate sporangia with longitudinal dehiscence are borne adaxially below or above the dividing points of the sporophylls. Despite the leaf shape resembling that of Archaeopteris macilenta, our plant is assigned to A. halliana because of its non-laminated sporophylls. Fertile characters should be given priority or enough consideration in identifying species of Archaeopteris.展开更多
Well-preserved specimens of Hamatophyton verticillatum collected from the Upper Devonian （Famennian） Wutong Formation of Chaohu district, Anhui Province, South China, display more complete fertile axes in three orde...Well-preserved specimens of Hamatophyton verticillatum collected from the Upper Devonian （Famennian） Wutong Formation of Chaohu district, Anhui Province, South China, display more complete fertile axes in three orders and multiple divisions. Comparisons indicate that Hamatophyton possibly does not have palmate planate sterile leaves but hook-like linear ones with rare divisions. We propose seven definitive characters of Sphenophyllales： （1） completely whorled lateral organs; （2） sterile leaves; （3） strobili; （4） ＂sporangiophores＂ or stalks with reflexed tips bearing sporangia; （5） three- or four-ribbed primary xylem; （6） exarch maturation of primary xylem; and （7） secondary xylem. The Sphenophyllales probably originated from the Iridopteridales based on similarities in whorled lateral organs, ribbed primary xylem and peripheral protoxylem strands. In transition from Iridopteridales to Sphenophyllales, morphological changes involve partially whorled to completely whorled lateral organs, sterile ultimate appendages to leaves, and fertile ultimate appendages to ＂sporangiophores＂/stalks with bracts; anatomical modifications include configuration and maturation of primary xylem, and presence of secondary xylem.展开更多
Objective The eastern extending range of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean in southwest China has always been focused and controversial. At the beginning of this century some scholars proposed that the Paleo-Tethys Branch Ocean...Objective The eastern extending range of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean in southwest China has always been focused and controversial. At the beginning of this century some scholars proposed that the Paleo-Tethys Branch Ocean may extend to the Babu-Pingxiang and Cengxi areas along the stouthwestern margin of the South China Block （Cai and Zhang, 2009）. However, the pivotal proof of Late Paleozoic ophoilite and magmatic rocks was absent or sporadical in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, resulting in insufficient evidence to support this viewpoint. For the first time this work reported the Late Devonian tuff in the Qinzhou area in the south of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and conducted zircon U-Pb dating on it in order to constrain the extension of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean in the South China Block.展开更多
This study presents the results of magnetic fabric on Late Devonian metasedimentary rocks from Longyan , Southwestern Fujian , China .Measurements of low - field anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS)were made on...This study presents the results of magnetic fabric on Late Devonian metasedimentary rocks from Longyan , Southwestern Fujian , China .Measurements of low - field anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS)were made on 59 specimens (sites 48-53 ) using a Sapphire SI-2 induction coil instrument. Our data show that the magnetic fabric at sites 48- 51 and 53 is mainly carried by paramagnetic minerals (muscovite.chlorite and biotite), while at site 52 both paramagnetic minerals and hematite contribute to the total AMS . Separation of the two components of anisotropy indicates that they are approximately coaxial . The magnetic foliation is either parallel to an Indosinian (Late Triassic ) metamorphic schistosity (sites 48-52 ) or to a Yanshanian (Late Mesozoic ) microscopic mylonitic foliation (site 53). The magnetic lineation corresponds either to me regional structural trend (sites 48 - 52 ) or to the line of intersection between the schistosiry and the mylonitic surface (site 53 ).Our results suggest that Indosinian metamorphism and deformation took place simultaneously under the control of a compressional stress field which is mostly responsible for the generation of the observed magnetic fabric .However ,post-Indosinian deformation of the Yanshanian orogeny may exist at some locations and interfere with the Indosinian fabric .展开更多
黑尖山花岗闪长岩位于东天山造山带晚古生代弧盆系之小热泉子—大南湖古生代残留弧内,通过分析其野外地质特征、岩相学、岩石地球化学以及锆石U-Pb年代学特征,探讨了其岩石成因、构造背景,为东天山地区古洋盆闭合、碰撞造山时限等洋-陆...黑尖山花岗闪长岩位于东天山造山带晚古生代弧盆系之小热泉子—大南湖古生代残留弧内,通过分析其野外地质特征、岩相学、岩石地球化学以及锆石U-Pb年代学特征,探讨了其岩石成因、构造背景,为东天山地区古洋盆闭合、碰撞造山时限等洋-陆构造格局及其演化研究提供新的基础信息。电感耦合等离子体质谱(inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry,LA-ICP-MS)锆石U-Pb同位素定年结果显示黑尖山花岗闪长岩形成年龄为(373.0±3.0)Ma。岩石地球化学研究表明,花岗闪长岩具有高硅、准铝质、中-高钾钙碱性系列的I型花岗岩特征;稀土元素总量变化范围为112.82×10^(-6)~129.91×10^(-6),且轻/重稀土的比值变化范围为8.73~11.26(平均值为9.64),指示轻稀土相对重稀土富集,弱Eu负异常(δEu=0.77~0.85);样品富集大离子亲石元素(LILE,如Rb、Ba、K、U),亏损高场强元素(HFSE,如Ta、Nb和Ti)及P、Ta、Nb负异常明显;显示岛弧岩浆岩的特征,形成于板块俯冲的构造环境。综合区域地质特征、岩石地球化学和岩浆源区特征,黑尖山花岗闪长岩是东天山小热泉子—大南湖岛弧内晚古生代大规模中酸性岩浆侵入作用的同期产物,表明东天山黑尖山地区晚泥盆世花岗闪长岩是古大洋(古北天山洋)板片向北俯冲的岛弧背景产物;进一步说明东天山黑尖山地区泥盆纪晚期古大洋仍未闭合。展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China(No.40232019).
文摘A group of radiolarian fossils with a complete morphological gradient of increasing polarization are reported from upper Devonian successions in southwestern Tianshan, China. Specifically, the important transitional mophotypes, Pylentonema transitorum sp. nov., Archocyrtium medium sp. nov. and Quadrapesus transitivus sp. nov, were found. Based on the fact that the new transitional radiolarian fossils resemble more closely to pylentonemids （cyrtoid nassellarians） than to entactinids （spumellarians） in morphology, they are assigned to pylentonemids. Pylentonemids share characters of both the Nassellaria （e.g., horned cephalis, basal opening with pylome） and Spumellaria （e.g., system of trabecular spicules）, and they are thus of evolutionary significance. The evolutionary trend from spumellarians to nassellarians is characterized by （1） internal spicule： from simple trabecular spicules to complicate components （A;Ir,II;D;V;Lr,Li;MB）; （2） polarization of the radiolarian tests due to rearrangment of spine, from radial to an axial symmetry; （3） the gradual formation of a basal opening （aperture, pylome, or podome）; and the transition from a pseudopylome, a primative pylome with a narrow margin on the outer shell, to a true pylome rimmed with a narrow, elevated impermite wall.
基金supported by the National Natural ScienceFoundation of China(Nos.40772010,40830211)the Foundation for the Author of National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of China(200429)
文摘New materials from the Upper Devonian （Famennian） Wutong Formation of Chizhou District, Anhui Province, South China, allow description of fertile and sterile characters of Archaeopteris halliana. This plant has penultimate axes attached by sterile leaves and paired ultimate branches in the same ontogenetic spiral. Sterile leaves are narrowly cuneate in shape and bear distal margins dissected deeply. These leaves are spirally arranged on sterile ultimate axes. Non-laminated sporophylls occur spirally on the ultimate axes and bifurcate once or twice. Elongate sporangia with longitudinal dehiscence are borne adaxially below or above the dividing points of the sporophylls. Despite the leaf shape resembling that of Archaeopteris macilenta, our plant is assigned to A. halliana because of its non-laminated sporophylls. Fertile characters should be given priority or enough consideration in identifying species of Archaeopteris.
基金supported by the National Natural ScienceFoundation of China(Grant Nos.40772010,40830211)Program for New Century Excellent Talents in theUniversity of China(NCET-06-0012)
文摘Well-preserved specimens of Hamatophyton verticillatum collected from the Upper Devonian （Famennian） Wutong Formation of Chaohu district, Anhui Province, South China, display more complete fertile axes in three orders and multiple divisions. Comparisons indicate that Hamatophyton possibly does not have palmate planate sterile leaves but hook-like linear ones with rare divisions. We propose seven definitive characters of Sphenophyllales： （1） completely whorled lateral organs; （2） sterile leaves; （3） strobili; （4） ＂sporangiophores＂ or stalks with reflexed tips bearing sporangia; （5） three- or four-ribbed primary xylem; （6） exarch maturation of primary xylem; and （7） secondary xylem. The Sphenophyllales probably originated from the Iridopteridales based on similarities in whorled lateral organs, ribbed primary xylem and peripheral protoxylem strands. In transition from Iridopteridales to Sphenophyllales, morphological changes involve partially whorled to completely whorled lateral organs, sterile ultimate appendages to leaves, and fertile ultimate appendages to ＂sporangiophores＂/stalks with bracts; anatomical modifications include configuration and maturation of primary xylem, and presence of secondary xylem.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grants No.41602105,41530966,41672106 and 41472086)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(grant No.2016M590655)the fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,Ocean University of China
文摘Objective The eastern extending range of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean in southwest China has always been focused and controversial. At the beginning of this century some scholars proposed that the Paleo-Tethys Branch Ocean may extend to the Babu-Pingxiang and Cengxi areas along the stouthwestern margin of the South China Block （Cai and Zhang, 2009）. However, the pivotal proof of Late Paleozoic ophoilite and magmatic rocks was absent or sporadical in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, resulting in insufficient evidence to support this viewpoint. For the first time this work reported the Late Devonian tuff in the Qinzhou area in the south of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and conducted zircon U-Pb dating on it in order to constrain the extension of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean in the South China Block.
文摘This study presents the results of magnetic fabric on Late Devonian metasedimentary rocks from Longyan , Southwestern Fujian , China .Measurements of low - field anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS)were made on 59 specimens (sites 48-53 ) using a Sapphire SI-2 induction coil instrument. Our data show that the magnetic fabric at sites 48- 51 and 53 is mainly carried by paramagnetic minerals (muscovite.chlorite and biotite), while at site 52 both paramagnetic minerals and hematite contribute to the total AMS . Separation of the two components of anisotropy indicates that they are approximately coaxial . The magnetic foliation is either parallel to an Indosinian (Late Triassic ) metamorphic schistosity (sites 48-52 ) or to a Yanshanian (Late Mesozoic ) microscopic mylonitic foliation (site 53). The magnetic lineation corresponds either to me regional structural trend (sites 48 - 52 ) or to the line of intersection between the schistosiry and the mylonitic surface (site 53 ).Our results suggest that Indosinian metamorphism and deformation took place simultaneously under the control of a compressional stress field which is mostly responsible for the generation of the observed magnetic fabric .However ,post-Indosinian deformation of the Yanshanian orogeny may exist at some locations and interfere with the Indosinian fabric .
文摘黑尖山花岗闪长岩位于东天山造山带晚古生代弧盆系之小热泉子—大南湖古生代残留弧内,通过分析其野外地质特征、岩相学、岩石地球化学以及锆石U-Pb年代学特征,探讨了其岩石成因、构造背景,为东天山地区古洋盆闭合、碰撞造山时限等洋-陆构造格局及其演化研究提供新的基础信息。电感耦合等离子体质谱(inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry,LA-ICP-MS)锆石U-Pb同位素定年结果显示黑尖山花岗闪长岩形成年龄为(373.0±3.0)Ma。岩石地球化学研究表明,花岗闪长岩具有高硅、准铝质、中-高钾钙碱性系列的I型花岗岩特征;稀土元素总量变化范围为112.82×10^(-6)~129.91×10^(-6),且轻/重稀土的比值变化范围为8.73~11.26(平均值为9.64),指示轻稀土相对重稀土富集,弱Eu负异常(δEu=0.77~0.85);样品富集大离子亲石元素(LILE,如Rb、Ba、K、U),亏损高场强元素(HFSE,如Ta、Nb和Ti)及P、Ta、Nb负异常明显;显示岛弧岩浆岩的特征,形成于板块俯冲的构造环境。综合区域地质特征、岩石地球化学和岩浆源区特征,黑尖山花岗闪长岩是东天山小热泉子—大南湖岛弧内晚古生代大规模中酸性岩浆侵入作用的同期产物,表明东天山黑尖山地区晚泥盆世花岗闪长岩是古大洋(古北天山洋)板片向北俯冲的岛弧背景产物;进一步说明东天山黑尖山地区泥盆纪晚期古大洋仍未闭合。
