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Fossil snakes are relatively well represented in the Upper Cretaceous of northern Africa, with material known from Morocco, Sudan, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, and Niger. The Moroccan Kem Kem beds have yielded a particularly diverse snake assemblage, with Simoliophiidae, Madtsoiidae, ?Nigerophiidae and several unnamed taxa co-occurring. These fossils are important for our understanding of the early evolutionary history of snakes, and may shed light on the ecology and initial diversification of basal snakes. We describe a new taxon, Norisophis begaa gen. et sp. nov., from the Kem Kem beds of Begaa, in southeast Morocco. It is characterised by a marked interzygapophyseal constriction, parazygantral foramina, an incipient prezygapophyseal process, and an anterio-posteriorly short centrum. Several characteristics shared with Najash, Seismophis, Madtsoiidae, and Coniophis suggest that Norisophis is a stem ophidian. N. begaa further increases the diversity and disparity of snakes within the Kem Kem beds, supporting the hypothesis that Africa was a mid-Cretaceous hotspot for snake diversity. 相似文献
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A Review of Damage Intensity Scales 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：1
A wide range of scales and indices are used to describe natural hazards and theirimpacts. Some scales infer damage levels from hazard characteristics while othersuse damage levels to estimate a physical characteristic. Damage scales may relyon raw dollar values, percent loss estimates, damage states, normalized values ormacrodamage categories. Whatever the basis of the scale it should tell the truth.However, scales are compromises between the need for detailed information andbeing simple enough to use.Damage scales may be nominal (categorical), ordinal, interval or ratio scales. Frequencywords such as ``few', ``many' can be dealt with in a range of ways to produce contiguous,widely separated, broadly overlapping or narrow overlapping values. Most scales rely onmaximum values but some focus on minimum or threshold values. The number of levelson damage scales commonly ranges from five to 13. Some long-lived damage scales haveevolved through several editions, changing to reflect the new or additional uses to whichthey have been put and as buildings and the nature of damage to those structures has changed.Few scales state precisely the purpose of the scale, deal clearly with ambiguities or provideguidelines for the use of qualitative information. 相似文献
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四川自贡地区晚侏罗世剑龙类皮肤印痕化石新观察 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0
重新观察了四川自贡晚侏罗世上沙溪庙组巨棘龙皮肤印痕化石。化石材料清楚地显示了巨棘龙体被鳞片。这些鳞片总体镶嵌排列成网状。大多数鳞片呈五边形,少数呈四边形或六边形。鳞片之间以沟缝相接。小鳞片中散布有少量五边形或六边形的大鳞片,每枚大鳞片被13～14枚鳞片所环绕。鳞片表面粗糙,不存在“瘤状小突”,有条索状隆突。条索状隆突可降低环境光线造成的眩光,降低鳞片表面整体亮度水平。据原始埋藏的位置和鳞片的分布推测,四川巨棘龙皮肤印痕化石的身体位置可能为前肢的肘关节及其邻近的上臂、体侧的皮肤 相似文献
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断陷盆地油气汇聚体系研究 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0
油气汇聚体系是一个不同于含油气系统和油气成藏系统的概念,它提出的目的旨在讨论层序格架中油气成藏单元与层序级次之间的关系。通过建立不同级别的层序地层格架,结合储层的分布和构造断裂等因素,预测油气的汇聚特征。油气汇聚体系由储集系统和油气输导系统构成,储集系统可以分为（1）高连通、大型毯状;（2）中连通、中型毯状;（3）低连通、小容量3种类型;油气输导系统分为单一型和综合型两种类型。油气汇聚体系分为大型、中型、小型3种类型,每种类型所对应的储集系统和油气榆导系统各不相同。该概念的提出,为研究层序格架中各种规模的油气汇聚体系与层序格架之间的关系提供了理论基础． 相似文献
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新疆地处欧亚大陆中心,自然环境复杂,生业经济形式多样,东西方文化交流频繁,是了解欧亚大陆古代人类活动和文化发展的重要区域.从新石器时代至青铜时代在该区域出土了丰富的石制品,但对其功能的研究较少,尤其是一些中国内地不常见,而与中亚、欧亚草原类型相似的石器.本文对新疆伊犁地区青铜时代吉仁台沟口遗址(82.77°E,43.84°N;3600~3000 cal.a B.P.)出土的具有安德罗诺沃文化特征的长条形石磨盘、石杵和饼形石器的表层残留物进行了淀粉粒和植硅体分析,为这些石器的功能研究提供了直接证据.分析结果显示,石器表面的淀粉粒来自禾本科小麦族(the tribe Triticeae)和某些块根块茎类植物,而石器表面发现的775粒植硅体中,粟类作物稃片植硅体占9%,其他类型的植硅体以早熟禾亚科(Pooideae)型和棒型为主,另在石杵上发现栝楼属(Trichosanthes)植物果皮植硅体及植物组织.结合遗址中大植物遗存证据,研究结果表明:石磨盘曾用于研磨麦类作物种子和某些块根块茎类植物,石杵亦用于麦类作物研磨,但也对粟类作物进行脱壳以及加工栝楼属植物果实.用于分析的饼形石器有两种类型,第一类为打制饼形石器,残留物中的植物遗存显示可能与石磨盘组合用于加工植物的块根块茎;第二类为磨制饼形石器,其表面发现极少量粟类稃片植硅体,推测其可能用于粟类作物脱粒.研究结果为新疆伊犁地区考古遗址出土安德罗诺沃文化石器的功能、农作物加工过程,以及古代社会生计模式的认识提供了依据;石器残留物中块根块茎类淀粉粒以及农作物植硅体的发现,是对已有大植物遗存分析结果的进一步补充. 相似文献
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受气候系统影响的水文系统具有多时间尺度变化规律。由于平滩流量与水沙条件变化关系密切,也必然会呈现出多时间尺度演变规律。基于黄河下游主要测站1950~2007年平滩流量及水沙资料,利用小波分析原理分析了平滩流量、流量和含沙量序列的多时间尺度变化特征,以及不同时间尺度下水沙序列与平滩流量序列之间的相关关系。结果表明,黄河下游主要测站的平滩流量序列存在5~6年和19~20年的主要时间尺度,且水沙条件多尺度变化规律与平滩流量有密切关系。此外,对黄河上游和渭河支流主要测站的平滩流量与水沙条件的多时间尺度进行了分析,发现不同河段的平滩流量序列与含沙量序列存在不同的相位差,且相位差大小随含沙量增大而减少。揭示的黄河平滩流量与水沙条件的多时间尺度变化规律,可为研究河床演变的多时间尺度现象提供参考。 相似文献
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Suitability of fish scales as archives of temporal variations in ambient mercury levels in estuaries
To examine the suitability of fish scales as a historical archive, of environmental mercury (Hg) contamination, we analyzed
a collection of scales taken from striped bass (Morone saxatilis) captured in the St. Lawrence Estuary between 1994 and 1962. The total mass of Hg in individual scales increases linearly
with the weight of the scale, suggesting that Hg is well preserved in the scale tissue. Age, length, and sex of specimens
captured during the same year did not significantly influence the concentration of Hg in the scales. The average Hg concentrations
in scales of specimens captured in 1956 (53.2 ±9.1 ng g−1) and 1962 (58.6±7.7 ng g−1) are nearly twice as high as in scales from 1951 (30.2±3.0 ng g−1). These results follow the trend revealed in sediment cores from the St. Lawrence Estuary. A high level of Hg in scales from
1945 (68.7±18.4 ng g−1) could have been caused by an episode of Hg contamination around 1945 not recorded in the sediment or by a diet-related change
in Hg exposure. 相似文献
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An extensive literature base worldwide demonstrates how spatial differences in estuarine fish assemblages are related to those in the environment at (bio)regional, estuary-wide or local (within-estuary) scales. Few studies, however, have examined all three scales, and those including more than one have often focused at the level of individual environmental variables rather than scales as a whole. This study has identified those spatial scales of environmental differences, across regional, estuary-wide and local levels, that are most important in structuring ichthyofaunal composition throughout south-western Australian estuaries. It is the first to adopt this approach for temperate microtidal waters. To achieve this, we have employed a novel approach to the BIOENV routine in PRIMER v6 and a modified global BEST test in an alpha version of PRIMER v7. A combination of all three scales best matched the pattern of ichthyofaunal differences across the study area (ρ?=?0.59; P?=?0.001), with estuary-wide and regional scales accounting for about twice the variability of local scales. A shade plot analysis showed these broader-scale ichthyofaunal differences were driven by a greater diversity of marine and estuarine species in the permanently-open west coast estuaries and higher numbers of several small estuarine species in the periodically-open south coast estuaries. When interaction effects were explored, strong but contrasting influences of local environmental scales were revealed within each region and estuary type. A quantitative decision tree for predicting the fish fauna at any nearshore estuarine site in south-western Australia has also been produced. The estuarine management implications of the above findings are highlighted. 相似文献
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Here we report on the taphonomy and paleoecological implications of the first record of a small madtsoiid snake (Nidophis insularis) closely associated with a megaloolithid dinosaur egg nest. Taphonomic and sedimentologic evidence suggest that the snake was buried autochthonously within or nearby the egg nest, with at least partially articulated skeleton. Count of growth rings on the vertebral zygapophyses indicates that the holotype of Nidophis belonged to an adult individual approaching the limit of its maximum body size of about 1 m length. The presence of layers of arrested growth on the zygapophyses, together with other independent data (e.g., paleomagnetic data, sedimentology, paleosol development stage, stable isotope geochemistry) indicates that Nidophis lived under a semi-arid, seasonally variable subtropical climate, having alternative periods of active feeding. The trunk vertebrae with relatively low neural spines and without prezygapophyseal accessory processes indicate a relatively heavy-bodied, slowly-moving animal, one that probably had a semifossorial habit and was an active forager, but definitively not a dinosaur nest raider as suggested for certain large madtsoiid snakes (the Indian Sanajeh). Potential prey items, available around the dinosaur nesting area, probably ranged from small squamate eggs to various small vertebrates. Finally, one anterior trunk vertebra of the holotype displays distinct bite marks left by a small-sized and pointed-toothed predator, most probably a crocodyliform or a theropod, thus documenting that madtsoiids were also preyed upon. 相似文献
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An accurate representation of permeability anisotropy is needed to model the rate and direction of groundwater flow correctly.
We develop a wavelet analysis technique that can be used to characterize principal directions of anisotropy in both stationary
and non-stationary permeability fields. Wavelet analysis involves the integral transform of a field using a wavelet as a kernel.
The wavelet is shifted, scaled, and rotated to analyze different locations, sizes, and orientations of the field. The wavelet
variance is used to identify scales and orientations that dominate the field. If the field is non-stationary, such that different
zones of the field are characterized by different dominant scales or orientations, the wavelet variance can identify all dominant
scales and orientations if they are distinct. If the dominant scales and orientations of different zones are similar, the
wavelet variance identifies only the dominant scale and orientation of the primary zone. In this paper, we present a combined
wavelet analysis and filtering approach to identify all dominant scales and orientations in a non-stationary permeability
field. We apply the method to permeability data obtained in the laboratory from the Massillon sandstone. 相似文献
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We present a simulation based study of multiscale roughness of road surfaces and its effect on riding comfort in vehicles,
given the fact that characterization of the measured roughness is important to ensure smooth ride. Self-affine fractals are
used to simulate typically measured roughness data. Multiscale characteristics of such surfaces are obtained through varied
level of spatial resolutions. The hierarchical nature of the multiscale fractal roughness and their role in affecting the
riding comfort is investigated herein. Wavelet transform technique is exploited for multiscale decomposition. Roughness is
synthesized from cumulation of scales in a multiscale fashion. Single degree of freedom car model is used for characterizing
riding comfort parameters in terms of dynamic response of vehicle suspension system subjected to jerks exerted by rough profiles.
The dominant scales of roughness governing the comfort parameters are identified through parametric study. It is shown that
not all the scales are equally important in deciding the comfort parameters; rather, these parameters remain nearly intact
with the inclusion of only a few initial scales. This facilitates multiscale visualization of roughness data and allows representing
the profiles in a precise form by excluding the spurious higher scales. Apparently, it gives an economic estimate of the required
resolution in the physical measurement for specific purpose. 相似文献
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A. D. Chernin P. Teerikorpi V. P. Dolgachev A. A. Kanter L. M. Domozhilova M. J. Valtonen G. G. Byrd 《Astronomy Reports》2012,56(9):653-663
Outward flows of galaxies are observed around groups of galaxies on spatial scales of about 1 Mpc, and around galaxy clusters on scales of 10 Mpc. Using recent data from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), we have constructed two synthetic velocity-distance phase diagrams: one for four flows on galaxy-group scales and the other for two flows on cluster scales. It has been shown that, in both cases, the antigravity produced by the cosmic dark-energy background is stronger than the gravity produced by the matter in the outflow volume. The antigravity accelerates the flows and introduces a phase attractor that is common to all scales, corresponding to a linear velocity-distance relation (the local Hubble law). As a result, the bundle of outflow trajectories mostly follow the trajectory of the attractor. A comparison of the two diagrams reveals the universal self-similar nature of the outflows: their gross phase structure in dimensionless variables is essentially independent of their physical spatial scales, which differ by approximately a factor of 10 in the two diagrams. 相似文献
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Lepisosteoid-type scales are described in detail for the first time from the Barremian-Aptian (Lower Cretaceous) Quiricó Formation of the Sanfranciscana Basin, Southeastern Brazil. The specimens studied herein have been recovered from a new outcrop in northern Minas Gerais state and comprise a few nearly complete posterior scales and hundreds of scale fragments extracted from the sedimentary matrix. The scales are rhombic and preserve both the ganoine and the basal plate. The ganoine layer is thin, pierced by foramina and ornamented by microtubercles, showing the typical arrangement of superimposed sheets. The basal plate is composed by lamellar and woven bone, with flattened and isodiametric osteocytes, canaliculi of Williamson, and Sharpey's fibers. An EDS analysis suggests diagenetic alteration of the basal plate but not the ganoine layer. The morphology of the specimens is similar to that of early neopterygian fishes, including ginglymodians and aspidorhynchids. A less inclusive identification is hampered by the fragmentary condition of the material and the lack of specific diagnostic features in this type of scale. This can be also extended to some isolated scales commonly referred to Lepidotes recovered from several sedimentary basins in the Jurassic-Cretaceous of Brazil. The results add a new record of ganoid scales in the Sanfranciscana Basin, and highlight the importance of more complete specimens rather than isolated scales for a genus-level identification of early neopterygian fishes. 相似文献
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B.L. Nikitenko B.N. Shurygin V.G. Knyazev S.V. Meledina O.S. Dzyuba N.K. Lebedeva E.B. Peshchevitskaya L.A. Glinskikh A.A. Goryacheva S.N. Khafaeva 《Russian Geology and Geophysics》2013,54(8):808-837
Recent integrated studies of Mesozoic reference sections of the Anabar area (northern Middle Siberia, Laptev Sea coast) and the reinterpretation of all the previous data on a modern stratigraphic basis permit considerable improvement of the bio- and lithostratigraphic division and facies zoning of Jurassic and Cretaceous sediments in the region. Analysis of abundant paleontological data allows the development or considerable improvement of zonal scales for ammonites, belemnites, bivalves, foraminifers, ostracods, dinocysts, and terrestrial palynomorphs from several Jurassic and Cretaceous intervals. All the zonal scales have been calibrated against one another and against regional ammonite scale. Reference levels of different scales useful for interregional correlation have been defined and substantiated based on the analysis of lateral distribution of fossils in different regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It provides the possibilities to propose and consider parallel zonal scales within the Boreal zonal standard for the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. A combination of these scales forms an integrated biostratigraphic basis for a detailed division of Boreal-type sediments regardless of the place of their formation and for the comparison with the international stratigraphic standard as far as a possible use of a set of reference levels for correlation. 相似文献
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The distribution of As in a variety of sample materials was studied at different scales, from continental to local, combining published data sets with the aim of delineating the impact and relative importance of geogenic vs. anthropogenic As sources. Geochemical mapping of As with a variety of sample materials demonstrates that variation is high at all scales (local to continental) – from sample densities of 400 sites per km2 to 1 site per 5000 km2. Different processes govern the As distribution at different scales. A high sample density is needed to reliably detect mineralisation or contamination in soil samples. In both cases the impact on the much larger geochemical background variation is limited to a local scale. Distribution patterns in geochemical maps on the sub-continental to continental scale are dominated by natural variation. Given that the geochemical background is characterised by a high variation at all scales, it appears impossible to establish a reliable single value for “good soil quality” or a “natural background concentration” for As for any sizeable area, e.g., for Europe. For such a differentiation, geochemical maps at a variety of scales are needed. 相似文献
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Magnitude scale and quantification of earthquakes 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Hiroo Kanamori 《Tectonophysics》1983,93(3-4)
Despite various shortcomings, the earthquake magnitude scale is one of the most fundamental earthquake source parameters to be used for catalogs. Although use of a uniform scale is desirable, it is not always possible because of changes in instrumentation, the data reduction method and the magnitude formula, the station distribution, etc. As a result, various magnitude scales have been developed and are currently in use. Recent developments in seismometry and earthquake source theories provide more quantitative source parameters than the magnitude. In order to maintain continuity and uniformity of the data, it is important to relate these magnitude scales and the new parameters. In view of this importance, relations between different magnitude scales are examined with an emphasis on the difference in the period of the waves used for the magnitude determination. Use of several magnitude scales determined at different periods provides a convenient method for characterizing earthquakes. The moment magnitude can be used to quantify both shallow and deep earthquakes on the basis of wave energy radiated, and provides a uniform scheme. 相似文献
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Schizolepis daohugouensis sp. nov. is described from the Jurassic sediments of Daohugou flora, from Ningcheng County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. The female cone is slender, cylindrical in shape, seed scale complexes are loosely and helically arranged on the cone axis at intervals of 3–5 mm. The seed scales are bilobed and divided almost from the base; the scales have no evident petiole but an articulation at the region of attachment to the cone axis. Each lobe of the seed scales is oval in shape, widest at the lower middle part; lobes are obtusely pointed with entire margins. Bract scale is fan shaped. Based on the records of Schizolepis, this is the first report of the occurrence of female cone of Schizolepis with the seed scales, the winged seeds and vegetative branches preserved together in the Jurassic deposits. The new discovery provides evidence that confirms the phylogenetic position of Schizolepis to the extant Pinaceae. 相似文献