Middle Pleistocene environments,landscapes and tephrostratigraphy of the Armenian Highlands: evidence from Bird Farm 1, Hrazdan Valley     

Jenni E. Sherriff  Keith N. Wilkinson  Poppy Harding  Hayley Hawkins  Rhys G. O. Timms  Daniel S. Adler  Emily J. Beverly  Simon P. E. Blockley  Boris Gasparyan  Christina J. Manning  Darren Mark  Samvel Nahapetyan  Katie J. Preece 《第四纪科学杂志》2022,37(1):6-27

The significance of the southern Caucasus in understanding Pleistocene hominin expansions is well established. However, the palaeoenvironments in which Palaeolithic occupation of the region took place are presently poorly defined. The Hrazdan river valley, Armenian Highlands, contains a rich Palaeolithic record alongside Middle Pleistocene volcanic, fluvial and lacustrine strata, and thus offer exciting potential for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction. We present the first results of sedimentological, geochemical, tephrostratigraphical and biological (diatoms) study of the sequence of Bird Farm 1, located in the central part of the valley. These data show six phases of landscape development during the interval 440–200 ka. The sequence represents the first quantitative Pleistocene diatom record from the Armenian Highlands and the southern Caucasus, and indicates the persistence of a deep, stratified lacustrine system, with evidence for changing lake productivity that is tentatively linked to climate. Furthermore, major element chemical characterization of visible and crypto-tephra horizons in the sequence enables the first stages of the development of a regional tephrostratigraphy. Together, the evidence from Bird Farm 1 demonstrates the importance of lacustrine archives in the region for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction and highlights the potential for linkages between archives on both a local and regional scale.  相似文献   

渤海湾西北岸中全新世埋藏牡蛎礁的硅藻记录及古环境意义   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

李冬玲  范昌福  黄玥  蒋辉  王宏  商志文 《海洋通报》2009,28(3)

通过对渤海湾西北岸大吴庄牡蛎礁壳体内部的泥质填充物中硅藻组合的研究,试图探讨该区沉积硅藻组合变化指示的礁体古气候环境变化.分析结果表明,在 7 200～5 600 cal. a BP 整个礁体建造期间,沿岸种 Cyclotella stylorum 是含量最丰富的硅藻种类,其与海水种 Thalassionema nitzschioides 的含量变化指示了礁体生长区河流径流与海水相互作用的强弱波动,主要包括三个阶段:7 200～6 500 cal. a BP,礁体建造初期,礁体受海水影响显著;6 500～5 720 cal. a BP,礁体建造中期,礁体生长区的盐度降低,海水作用减弱,淡水作用增强;5 720～5 600 cal.a BP,礁体建造结束期,礁体生长区的盐度显著降低,礁体受海水影响进一步减弱.  相似文献   

光合膜膜脂在八种海洋硅藻中的分布研究          下载免费PDF全文

陈德莹  徐继林  严小军  周成旭 《海洋学报》2009,31(6):110-118

利用超高效液相色谱-四级杆-飞行时间串联质谱(UPLC-Q-TOF-MS)对8种海洋硅藻的四种主要光合膜膜脂的分子结构和组成进行了定性定量分析。结果表明,海洋硅藻中MGDG含量最高,占四种光合膜膜脂的40%~70%左右,SQDG其次占10%~40%,而PG在4%~20%之间,DGDG占5%~20%;其中,各脂类分子的含量在0.14~99.79 nmol/mg干藻之间,而C_16:3/C_16:3-MGDG,C_20:5/C_16:3-MGDG,C_20:5/C_16:2-DGDG,C_20:5/C_16:1-DGDG,C_16:1/C_16:1-DGDG,C_14:0/C_14:0-SQDG,C_14:0/C_16:0-SQDG,C_14:0/16:1-SQDG,C_14:0/C_16:3-SQDG和C_18:1/C_18:1-PG等脂类分子在8种海洋硅藻的每一类膜脂中均有分布;与高等植物膜脂的脂肪酰基分布不同的是,海洋硅藻的MGDG与DGDG的sn-2位上的脂肪酸全部为C₁₆酸,可推断是通过类似高等植物典型的原核途径合成,而C₁₆酸和C₁₈酸在SQDG和PG的sn-2位上均有分布,可推断SQDG和PG存在原核和真核两种合成途径。  相似文献