A new Late Cretaceous genus and species of polypore fungus beetles (Coleoptera,Tetratomidae) from northern Myanmar     

《Cretaceous Research》2016

A new polypore fungus beetle is described and illustrated, under the name of Thescelostrophus cretaceus gen. et sp. nov., representing the first documented occurrence of the tribe Eustrophini. The well-preserved specimen was collected from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian, ca. 99 Ma) amber near the Hukawng Valley of northern Myanmar. This fossil species can be assigned to the extant subfamily Eustrophinae based on its elongate oval and strongly narrowed posteriorly body, simple and narrow tarsi, and somewhat clubbed antennomeres. The comparison among the extinct and extant eustrophines supports the previous hypothesis that antennal morphology of early eustrophines was very diverse. Additionally, an overall similarity between Thescelostrophus and extant eustrophines suggests a potential fungivory of this fossil species. Morphological characters preserved in the Burmese amber highlight the diversity of tetratomids during the Late Mesozoic and provide data for future phylogenetic studies of Tetratomidae.  相似文献   

Determining the drivers of long‐term aridity variability: a southern African case study          下载免费PDF全文

Manuel Chevalier  Brian M. Chase 《第四纪科学杂志》2016,31(2):143-151

This paper highlights the importance of differentiating between precipitation amount and moisture availability (‘humidity’/‘aridity’) when considering proxy records of climate change. While the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, moisture availability is determined by both (i) precipitation amount and (ii) temperature, through its influence on potential evapotranspiration. As many palaeoenvironmental proxies reflect changes in this water balance rather than purely precipitation amount, it is important to distinguish between the potential relative influences of precipitation and temperature if those records are to be interpreted in terms of climate mechanisms and/or compared with model outputs. As a case study, we explore how precipitation and temperature have determined moisture availability in South Africa's summer rainfall zone over the last 45 000 years. Using quantitative reconstructions of mean annual temperature, summer rainfall amount and an aridity index, our analysis reveals strong spatiotemporal variability in the relative influences of precipitation and temperature on aridity. Temperature is shown to have exerted a considerable and even dominant influence on moisture availability, resulting in elevated humidity during the last glacial period, despite significant reductions in precipitation amount.  相似文献   

Review of the Late Cretaceous-early Paleogene crocodylomorphs of Europe: Extinction patterns across the K-PG boundary     

《Cretaceous Research》2016

Although the European dinosaur succession during the latest Cretaceous and its relationship with the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction has been the focus of recent work, other continental vertebrates, such as crocodylomorphs, have received less attention. The European continental record of crocodylomorphs in general, and of eusuchians in particular, is relatively dense through the Maastrichtian until the K-Pg boundary. Traditionally it has been argued that continental crocodylomorphs were minimally impacted by the K-Pg extinction, but they were substantially affected in Europe with the disappearance of endemic eusuchians such as Hylaeochampsidae, Allodaposuchus and their close relatives, and non-eusuchians such as Doratodon or Theriosuchus. Despite extensive sampling in Danian continental deposits, only scarce fragmentary crocodylomorph remains have been cited. It is not until the late Paleocene and Eocene that a recovery in continental crocodylomorphs is observed. The presence of taxa such as planocraniids, the alligatoroids Diplocynodon and Hassiacosuchus, and stem crocodyloids during this period provide the first reliable continental records of Crocodylia in Europe and is best explained by post-extinction immigration from Asia or North America. By contrast, marine forms such as Thoracosaurus are found on both sides of the K-Pg boundary in Europe. The adaptation of these marine animals to different environments, from shallow seas to more transitional or fluvial environments, could be the key to their success and survival across the K-Pg boundary, as seen in other marine crocodylomorph clades such as Dyrosauridae.  相似文献   

A densely feathered ornithomimid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous Dinosaur Park Formation,Alberta, Canada     

《Cretaceous Research》2016

A recently discovered articulated partial skeleton of Ornithomimus from the Upper Cretaceous Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada is remarkable in the extent and quality of preservation of integumentary structures including feathers. It is the first ornithomimid to preserve a tail bearing extensive plumaceous feathers that are slightly more elongate in comparison to those present on the remainder of the body. However, the underside of the tail and the hind limb distal to the middle of the femur appear devoid of plumage. Overall, the plumage pattern in Ornithomimus is similar to that of Struthio camelus (ostrich) and other large palaeognaths, indicating a probable function in thermoregulation. The specimen also preserves the body outline around the legs, including a skin contour anterior to the femur, analogous to skin webs in extant birds. Whereas the knee web of birds bridges the knee to the abdomen, in Ornithomimus it spans from the mid-femoral shaft to the abdomen, and is herein referred to as an anterior femoral web. This is the first report of such soft tissue structures in non-avian theropods. It may indicate that the resting position of the femur was positioned more anteroventrally in ornithomimids than in most theropods, and in that sense may have been transitional to the situation in modern birds.  相似文献   

A remarkable evanioid wasp in mid-Cretaceous amber from northern Myanmar (Hymenoptera: Evanioidea)     

《Cretaceous Research》2016

A remarkable new wasp of the superfamily Evanioidea (Apocrita: Evaniomorpha) is described and figured from a female preserved in mid-Cretaceous amber from the Hukawng Valley of northern Myanmar. Othniodellitha mantichora Engel and Huang, gen. et sp. nov., is characterized by its unique combination of primitive and derived features in mesosomal and metasomal construction and wing venation, along with its peculiarly blocky head with a prominent facial horn, clypeal projection, and massive, squared mandibles, among other traits. The genus is placed in the new family, Othniodellithidae Engel and Huang, fam. nov., and is among the lower Evanioidea and distinguished from the Praeaulacidae and other Mesozoic evanioid families.  相似文献   

冀西北尚义黄土窑地区尚义杂岩和红旗营子群的锆石SHRIMP U-Pb定年及地质意义   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

白文倩  刘永顺  颉颃强  董春艳  王树庆  胡晓佳  万渝生 《地质论评》2016,62(5):1211-1224

尚义杂岩是冀西北地区有代表性的变质地质体,由变质表壳岩和侵入岩组成。其中的变质表壳岩曾认为是新太古代晚期蛇绿岩洋壳残片。该区也有红旗营子群存在。我们对尚义黄土窑地区尚义杂岩和红旗营子群不同类型岩石进行了锆石SHRIMP U-Pb定年。含石榴黑云斜长片麻岩(HB1410)核部锆石年龄为310~2500Ma,边部变质锆石年龄为255Ma左右。黑云片麻岩(HB1411)和石英岩(HB1415)碎屑锆石年龄都为2.5Ga左右。辉长岩(HB1518)和石英闪长岩(HB1519)岩浆锆石年龄为278~279Ma。根据这些资料和前人研究,该地区的原红旗营子群和尚义杂岩变质表壳岩主体可能不是新太古代地质作用产物,而是形成于晚古生代,由不同时代地质体组成的构造杂岩。不存在所谓的太古宙蛇绿岩残片。晚古生代时期,中亚造山带对华北克拉通北缘的影响十分强烈。  相似文献   

内蒙古东部上二叠统林西组砂岩锆石SHRIMP U-Pb年代学及其构造意义   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

王丹丹  李世臻  周新桂  刘伟伟  林燕华  曾秋楠  张文浩 《地质论评》2016,62(4):1021-1040

林西县官地—翟家沟剖面和阿鲁科尔沁旗陶海营子剖面是二叠系上统林西组的典型剖面,岩性为灰、灰黑、黄绿色的砂板岩组合,时代为晚二叠世。砂岩主要由长石岩屑砂岩和粉砂岩组成。长期以来,林西组的沉积时限尚未准确限定,还存在争议;沉积物来源区也较复杂,还需进一步确认。这一问题的解决也将为解决华北与西伯利亚板块拼贴时限和拼贴位置提供年代学数据支撑。本文选取陶海营子地区的长石岩屑砂岩(TH01)和林西县官地—翟家沟地区的粉砂岩(2GD002)作为研究对象,选取锆石进行SHRIMP U-Pb测年。结果显示,碎屑锆石的206Pb/238U年龄分布区间为:256.2±2.5Ma~276.4±2.4Ma(N=20),327.2±2.6Ma~363.7±3.5Ma(N=2),415.0±3.5Ma~481.1±4.4Ma(N=8),531.4±3.8Ma~577.5±5.0Ma(N=2),598.9±6.0Ma~974.6±7.8Ma(N=6),1049±11Ma~2606±7Ma(N=4,207Pb/206Pb年龄);年轻锆石的206Pb/238U年龄加权平均值分别为260.7±1.2Ma(MSWD=1.13,N=13,TH01)和262.6±1.9Ma(MSWD=1.6,N=7,2GD002),最年轻的锆石年龄分别是256.0±2.5Ma(TH01)和257.9±2Ma(2GD002)。综合研究认为林西组的沉积下限为253~257Ma,沉积上限可能延伸至238~242Ma,年轻锆石的峰值年龄(260Ma、262Ma)与华北板块北缘和大兴安岭南部西拉木伦河缝合带附近与板块碰撞、拼合相关的岩浆事件相吻合;林西组物源主要来自西拉木伦河缝合带北部的东北地区,也有可能来自西拉木伦河缝合带南部,华北板块与西伯利亚板块在早三叠世之后拼合,古亚洲洋消失,并尝试对研究区林西组油气资源潜力进行初步评价。  相似文献   

鄂尔多斯盆地中生代地层天然裂缝发育特征与构造应力场演化          下载免费PDF全文

姜琳  王清晨  郭玉森  吴超凡  吴志杰  薛振华 《地质科学》2016,(3):706-731

鄂尔多斯是我国重要的油气盆地,而绝大多数油气储层都会受到天然裂缝的影响。文中通过野外系统观测和室内的统计分析, 详细描述了盆地中生代地层中的天然裂缝发育特征和主要控制因素, 为裂缝性油气藏勘探开发提供基础理论支持。通过研究得知, 盆内中生代地层中主要发育有6组裂缝： E-W向、 ENE-WSW向、 NE-SW向、 N-S向、 NNW-SSE向、 NNE-SSW向。其中E-W向、 ENE-WSW向和NE-SW向为系统裂缝; N-S向、 NNW-SSE向和NNE-SSW向为非系统裂缝。在裂缝组合中, 有两组正交裂缝系统（E-W向和N-S向, ENE-WSW向和NNW-SSE向）, 其中E-W向和N-S向裂缝构成的正交裂缝系统只出露于三叠和侏罗纪地层。同时, 还有两组共轭裂缝（ENE-WSW向和NNE-SSW向, ENE-WSW向和ESE-WNW向）, 其中ENE-WSW向和NNE-SSW向裂缝构成的共轭裂缝出露于整个中生代地层, 而另外一组只出露于上三叠统延长组中。此外, 裂缝间距分析表明： （1）裂缝间距与力学层厚之间的关联性相对较低; （2）E-W向和ENE-WSW向两组系统裂缝的发育强度好于N-S向非系统裂缝组; （3）岩层厚度越小, 对应裂缝密度则越大。（4）除了岩层厚度, 区域应力场对裂缝的发育具有很大的影响。研究区内裂缝主要形成于两期区域应力场： 第一期是晚侏罗世近E-W向的挤压应力场, 由古太平洋板块向欧亚板块的俯冲和碰撞作用所致; 第二期是新生代NE-SW向的挤压应力场, 由印度板块向欧亚板块的俯冲和碰撞作用所致。  相似文献   

喜马拉雅造山带晚中新世麻迦淡色花岗岩的构建机制   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

胡古月  曾令森  陈翰  高利娥 《地质学报》2016,90(8):1737-1754

在北喜马拉雅萨迦片麻岩穹窿西南侧发育有麻迦淡色花岗岩体,出露于南北向申扎—定结裂谷正断层的下盘,属一处较大规模的晚中新世淡色花岗岩体。该岩体具有较均一的元素和同位素(Sr和Nd)组成,但与多数喜马拉雅淡色花岗岩相比,具有异常高的(~(87)Sr/~(86)Sr)_i比值(0.85033~0.85034)和异常低的_(εNd)(t)值(-19.26~-18.30)组成,指示其部分熔融源区有更成熟古老地壳物质的参与。麻迦淡色花岗岩SHRIMP锆石U-Pb定年结果显示:1该岩体主要记录了至少两阶段岩浆结晶作用,分别发生在11.6±0.2 Ma和9.6±0.2 Ma;2个别13.8~16.0 Ma的岩浆作用年龄;3多数锆石继承核年龄分布于泛非期,少数年龄为中元古代(1558~1584 Ma)。在麻迦淡色花岗岩体南侧约40km处的日玛那穹窿,同位于申扎—定结南北向正断层的下盘,出露有大量原岩年龄为古元古代的日玛那糜棱岩,元素地球化学特征上类似于变泥质岩,显示高SiO_2(70.6%~74.6%),Al_2O_3(12.3%~14.0%),K_2O(4.22%~4.93%),A/CNK(1.50~1.58)和K_2O/Na_2O(1.42~2.18),代表了部分熔融源区可能存在的古老地壳物质岩石单元。因此,以麻迦淡色花岗岩为代表的北喜马拉雅晚中新世地壳深熔作用可能与青藏高原后碰撞阶段东西向伸展作用相关,泛非期变泥质岩及少量日玛那糜棱岩所代表的更古老岩石单元在16.0 Ma开始发生部分熔融,并在11.6 Ma至9.6 Ma之间达到深熔作用峰期,熔体活动可能持续了~2myr,以岩脉汇聚的形式延南北向正断层上升,构成侵位至北喜马拉雅特提斯沉积岩系之中的晚中新世麻迦淡色花岗岩体。  相似文献   

辽东北—吉南中生代火山岩地层与辽西义县组的对比     

陈井胜  李斌  姚玉来  刘淼  杨帆  邢德  李伟  汪岩 《地质学报》2016,90(10):2733-2746

辽宁东北部桓仁—吉林南部通化地区分布有大面积的中生代火山岩,分别属于果松组、林子头组及小岭组。通过野外地质调查发现,这三个组的火山岩组合自下而上均显示为酸性—中性—酸性的岩石组合,在岩石组合上具有可对比性。对这三个组的典型火山岩进行LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb测年,结果显示果松组安山岩(GS-1-TWS)和流纹岩(GS-2-TWS)年龄为130.83±0.8Ma和118.5±1.1Ma;林子头组安山质凝灰岩(LZT1)和安山岩(LZT2)年龄为123.24±0.91Ma和126.0±2.9Ma;小岭组流纹岩(P03-29)和安山岩(P03-30)年龄为126.3±1.3Ma和129.0±1.4Ma,表明三个含有中生代火山岩的地层形成时代一致,均为早白垩世产物。辽西地区含有中生代火山岩的地层为义县组,其形成时代为133~118Ma之间,本文辽宁桓仁—吉林通化地区中生代火山岩形成时代为130~118Ma,二者为同时产物;并且二者均产有相同的热河生物群化石,所以辽东北—吉南果松组、林子头组、小岭组与辽西义县组可对比。!  相似文献