The Sichuan Basin,also known as the‘Red Basin’,is famous for its abundance of Mesozoic dinosaur fossils,especially in the Zigong area during the Jurassic era;the Middle Jurassic Shunosaurus and the Late Jurassic Mam...The Sichuan Basin,also known as the‘Red Basin’,is famous for its abundance of Mesozoic dinosaur fossils,especially in the Zigong area during the Jurassic era;the Middle Jurassic Shunosaurus and the Late Jurassic Mamenchisaurus faunal assemblages are the most representative.The Qinglongshan dinosaur fossil site is located in Fuxing,to the northwest of Rong County,Zigong City.This new site is situated within the Middle Jurassic Xiashaximiao Formation,and geologically is roughly equivalent to the well-known Dashanpu dinosaur fossil site.More than 600 dinosaur fossils were found concentrated in the excavation area,including teeth;cervical,dorsal and caudal vertebrae;and various parts of appendicular skeletons.This fossil site is also most significant as it provides new information on non-avian dinosaur life during the poorly understood Middle Jurassic.展开更多
The end-Permian mass extinction is the greatest biotic crisis in Earth history.Most marine species (>95%)and many land tetrapods (>70%)disappeared within a very short time interval [1]. Previous studies of this ...The end-Permian mass extinction is the greatest biotic crisis in Earth history.Most marine species (>95%)and many land tetrapods (>70%)disappeared within a very short time interval [1]. Previous studies of this dramatic event mainly have focused on evolutionary patterns in animal groups prior to the extinction, and on their recovery during the Early Triassic [2].Although some macroevolutionary scenarios have been postulated for the changes in land-plant vegetation through the Permian and Triassic,the severity of extinction and,the timing and radiation pattern in the recovery of plant groups during the Early Triassic are still debated [3].Hitherto there has been little information about plant life in the wake of the end-Permian extinction event,mainly because of the scarcity of records of earliest Triassic plant-bearing deposits worldwide.Here we report on an Early Triassic flora from Southwest China that provides a rare glimpse into the post-extinction vegetation in the (sub)tropics of Cathavsia.展开更多
基金supported by the Fund from the Key Laboratory of Stratigraphy and Paleontology,Ministry of Natural Resources(Grant No.KLSP2104)the Beike Green Shoots Project of the Beijing Academy of Science and Technology(Grant No.BGS202001)+1 种基金the Sichuan Province cultural and museological research project(Grant No.SCWW2021A01)the Zigong Talent Project and Sichuan Province Land and Resources Department Project“Dinosaur fossil resources protection and development and utilization model in Sichuan Basin”(Grant No.KJ2017-11)。
文摘The Sichuan Basin,also known as the‘Red Basin’,is famous for its abundance of Mesozoic dinosaur fossils,especially in the Zigong area during the Jurassic era;the Middle Jurassic Shunosaurus and the Late Jurassic Mamenchisaurus faunal assemblages are the most representative.The Qinglongshan dinosaur fossil site is located in Fuxing,to the northwest of Rong County,Zigong City.This new site is situated within the Middle Jurassic Xiashaximiao Formation,and geologically is roughly equivalent to the well-known Dashanpu dinosaur fossil site.More than 600 dinosaur fossils were found concentrated in the excavation area,including teeth;cervical,dorsal and caudal vertebrae;and various parts of appendicular skeletons.This fossil site is also most significant as it provides new information on non-avian dinosaur life during the poorly understood Middle Jurassic.
基金partially supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB26000000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1702242, 41672015)+3 种基金the Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department (2016FA019)the China Geological Survey (DD20160061)the State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (20161101)the German Research Foundation (DFG grant BO3131/1-1, Emmy Noether project ‘‘Latitudinal Patterns in Plant Evolution”)
文摘The end-Permian mass extinction is the greatest biotic crisis in Earth history.Most marine species (>95%)and many land tetrapods (>70%)disappeared within a very short time interval [1]. Previous studies of this dramatic event mainly have focused on evolutionary patterns in animal groups prior to the extinction, and on their recovery during the Early Triassic [2].Although some macroevolutionary scenarios have been postulated for the changes in land-plant vegetation through the Permian and Triassic,the severity of extinction and,the timing and radiation pattern in the recovery of plant groups during the Early Triassic are still debated [3].Hitherto there has been little information about plant life in the wake of the end-Permian extinction event,mainly because of the scarcity of records of earliest Triassic plant-bearing deposits worldwide.Here we report on an Early Triassic flora from Southwest China that provides a rare glimpse into the post-extinction vegetation in the (sub)tropics of Cathavsia.
