Classification and distribution of Oligocene Aetiocetidae (Mammalia; Cetacea; Mysticeti) from western North America and Japan     

Lawrence G.  Barnes  Masaichi  Kimura Hitoshi  Furusawa Hiroshi  Sawamura 《Island Arc》1994,3(4):392-431

Abstract Fossil whales in the very rare, primitive, extinct cetacean family Aetiocetidae are small, relict, toothed mysticetes that persisted into Late Oligocene time after more highly derived baleen-bearing mysticetes had already evolved. No known aetiocetid could be ancestral to baleen-bearing mysticetes, but aetiocetid morphology is in many ways intermediate between archaeocetes and baleen-bearing mysticetes, demonstrating the probable transitional steps passed through in the evolution of baleen-bearing mysticetes. Their discovery indicates that mysticetes evolved from Archaeocetes, and supports theories of the monophyly of Cetacea. Late Oligocene aetiocetids have been found on both sides of the North Pacific Ocean: on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada; in Oregon and Washington, USA; in Baja California Sur, México; and the islands of Kyushu and Hokkaido, Japan. The most primitive North American aetiocetid, Chonecetus sookensis Russell, 1968, is from the early Late Oligocene Hesquiat Formation on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. A more derived, Late Oligocene species, Chonecetus goedertorum Barnes and Furusawa, new species, from the Late Oligocene Pysht Formation, Olympic Peninsula, Washington, has the primitive placental mammalian tooth count of 11/11. The type genus of the family, Aetiocetus Emlong, 1966, has as its type species, A. cotylalveus Emlong, 1966, known only from the Late Oligocene Yaquina Formation on the coast of Oregon. It has 11 upper teeth on each side of the rostrum. A more derived species, Aetiocetus weltoni Barnes and Kimura, new species, from a higher stratigraphic level in the Yaquina Formation, has a more posteriorly positioned cranial vertex and a tooth count of 11/12. We describe four new species of aetiocetids in three genera from the Late Oligocene Morawan Formation near Ashoro, Hokkaido, Japan. The most primitive, Ashorocetus eguchii Barnes and Kimura, new genus and species, has a primitive stage of cranial telescoping, and is closely related to Chonecetus Russell, 1968. Another, Morawanocetus yabukii Kimura and Barnes, new genus and species, in some ways intermediate between Chonecetus and Aetiocetus, has a suite of unique derived characters, including a much foreshortened brain case. The third, Aetiocetus tomitai Kimura and Barnes, new species, is the most primitive species of Aetiocetus yet discovered. The fourth, Aetiocetus polydentatus Sawamura, new species, the most derived species of Aetiocetus known, has a highly telescoped cranium, homodonty, polydonty and a dental count of 13–14/14–15. The fossil record now indicates considerable diversity in the family, with several different contemporaneous lineages in three new subfamilies: Chonecetinae, Morawanocetinae and Aetiocetinae. Aetiocetids are not known outside the North Pacific. Many Recent mysticetes are essentially cosmopolitan, and aetiocetids might have also been relatively widely dispersed. We suspect that with time their remains will be found around other ocean basins also. If so, then they may be potentially useful in trans-oceanic geological correlations.  相似文献   

Diurnal freeze–thaw depth in rockwalls: Field measurements and theoretical considerations     

Norikazu Matsuoka 《地球表面变化过程与地形》1994,19(5):423-435

Rock temperatures were monitored for a year at two alpine rockwalls in the Akaishi Range, Japan, where permafrost is absent. Diurnal frost and thaw penetration depths were evaluated from subsurface isotherms drawn on the basis of the temperature records at 0, 10 and 40 cm depths. The surface of the rockwalls experienced more than 100 diurnal freeze-thaw cycles, most of which accompanied a frost or thaw penetration shallower than 50 cm, and several long duration cycles with deeper frost or thaw penetration. Theoretical frost and thaw depths were also calculated by incorporating the surface freezing indices into the modified Berggren equation, the results from which were then compared with the actual values. The modified Berggren equation provided values that showed a strong correlation with observed depths, despite somewhat underestimating the actual values. Using the modified Berggren equation, the seasonal frost depth in the observed winter was estimated to be about 4·5 m. The frost and thaw depths are considered to give the maximum estimation of the depth to which frost-induced cracking can propagate in the bedrock.  相似文献   

川西南干热河谷赤按人工林生物量和营养元素含量     

林伟宏  陈克明  刘照光 《山地学报》1994,(4)

用林木生物量回归方程，求得川西南干热河谷五年生赤桉纯林中乔木层生物量１３１３３．９ｋｇ／ｈａ（年平均生长量８０７９．７ｋｇ／ｈａ），草本层生物量５５２．０ｋｇ／ｈａ（枯落物现存量５９１．６ｋｇ／ｈａ）；赤桉与山毛豆混交林林分生物量２７１８６．９ｋｇ／ｈａ，其中赤桉生物量１６４９４．３ｋｇ／ｈａ（年平均生长量６６２０．２ｋｇ／ｈａ），灌木层生物量１０３６３．６ｋｇ／ｈａ，草本层生物量３２９．０ｋｇ／ｈａ（枯落物现存量１２６４．３ｋｇ／ｈａ）．混交林中赤桉生长好于纯林中赤桉的生长。林分营养元素含量不同植物差别很大，同种植物各器官也有所差别．各器官中营养元素含量顺序一般为：ｃａ＞Ｎ＞Ｍｇ＞Ｋ＞Ｐ，Ｐ是林地土壤缺乏的元素。  相似文献   

Determination of geomagnetic palaeointensities from the Quaternary West Eifel volcanic field, Germany     

Elisabeth Schnepp 《Geophysical Journal International》1994,116(3):688-714

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Mountain building and earth rotation     

L. L. A. Vermeersen  R. Sabadini  G. Spada  N. J. Vlaar 《Geophysical Journal International》1994,117(3):610-624

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西南极利文斯顿岛中部中生代－新生代火山岩岩石化学研究          下载免费PDF全文

郑祥身 《极地研究》1995,7(2):4-20

出露在利文斯顿岛中部的白垩纪火山岩为玄武岩－玄武安山岩－安山岩－英安岩组合，基本属于钙碱性系列，但具有低钾拉斑玄武岩的某些特点。岩石富集Ｒｂ、Ｔｈ、Ｂａ，轻度亏损Ｚｒ、Ｔｉ、Ｈｆ、Ｎｂ，较强亏损Ｃｒ和Ｎｉ，而且随着岩浆从基性向酸性成分的演化，富集（或亏损）程度加大。岩石的轻稀土元素中度富集，岩石的（Ｃｅ／Ｙｂ）ＣＮ比值较低。白垩纪火山岩形成在一个造山环境，是南设得兰岩浆弧的一部分。然而，在利文斯顿岛不同地区出露的岩石其化学性质有所区别，因此认为它们可能源于不同的岩浆体系。在晚古生代至早中生代，利文斯顿岛中部处于一个独特的浊积扇的构造环境。主要产在利文斯顿岛中部和汉那角的鲍勒斯山组火山岩与其它地点的中生代火山岩相比，无论岩相学特征还是岩石化学性质均有所不同。因此认为它们的产生同时受到太平洋板块的俯冲作用和该地构造位置所控制。史莱夫角的橄榄玄武岩成分中碱高硅低，并且通常表现出高铝的特点，这些性质与百耳斯半岛的玄武岩极为相似。区域上火山活动不断发展，活动中心逐渐向北东迁移，导致粗玄岩岩颈和岩席生成，最后是英云闪长岩的侵入。更新世至现代的依诺特角组橄榄玄武岩以化学成分中的低硅高碱含量区别于中生代火山岩。岩石的高Ｍ值  相似文献   

内蒙古奈曼麦田生长期的微气象变化   总被引：2，自引：1，他引：2  

李胜功  何宗颖 《中国沙漠》1995,15(3):216-221

采用波文比热量平衡法分析了内蒙古奈曼麦田生长不同阶段的微气象变化。结果表明：（１）麦田反射率随小麦生长趋于旺盛而减小；（２）随着小麦的生长，净辐射及其与太阳总辐射的比值增大；（３）白天净辐射主要用于潜热交换；夜里净辐射主要由潜热交换与土壤热交换补给；（４）波文比白天小，早晨和夜里大。  相似文献   

THE NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF THE ICE AGE CLIMATE          下载免费PDF全文

Wang Huijun  Zeng Qingcun 《Acta Meteorologica Sinica》1993,7(4):423-430

Using the lAP two-level general circulation model,the ice age July climate was simulated through the surface conditions of 18 000 years before present assembled by the CLIMAP Project.Comparing with the present July simulation results,the ice age atmosphere is found to have a substantially lower temperature,precipitation,and cloudiness,higher sea-level pressure,especially in the high latitude land region of the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica.When the CO₂ content is set as the modern value the climatic response is very small,which shows that the problems of CO₂ sensitivity should be studied by means of coupled models.It is also pointed out that there are some common characteristics between CO2-induced climatic changes and the ice age surface condition-induced climatic changes,which may give us some insight into how climate responds to external forcings.  相似文献   

赤道东太平洋海温与长江下游地区降水异常的相关分析   总被引：18，自引：0，他引：18       下载免费PDF全文

费亮  王玉清  薛宗元  吴天泉 《气象学报》1993,51(4):442-447

本文采用最大熵谱分析方法揭示了赤道东太平洋海温和长江下游地区降水均存在3-4年和准两年的周期性振荡特征。且通过时滞相关分析发现两者均存在显著的相关关系,并以降水滞后海温约4个月的正相关最为明显。在此基础上利用一个多级数字滤波器对两者的逐月距平序列进行了高通、低通和带通滤波,并对两者在不同时间尺度上的滤波分量进行时滞相关分析,结果发现只是在2-4年的时间尺度上两者相关最为密切,并以降水滞后海温4-5月的正相关最为显著。  相似文献   

北半球低频扰动能量结构特征及其与西风急流的关系   总被引：6，自引：3，他引：6       下载免费PDF全文

何金海  徐建军  张永新  王英宇 《热带气象学报》1993,9(1):28-36

对1980年7月29日—8月16日西太平洋副高位置持续偏南和1983年7月16日—8月12日西太平洋副高位置持续偏北的两次季节内副高中期进退过程的环流特征和加热差异作了对比分析,讨论了东亚季风与对流活动、副高进退之间的关系.  相似文献