陕西镇巴早寒武世的牙形刺形化石

记述了陕西镇巴小洋坝下寒武统筇竹寺阶灯影组西蒿坪段及水井沱组内的一些牙形刺形化石,共计4个属7个种,其中新属及新种各一个,我国首次发现的有2属4种。它们中的许多分子具有地理分布广泛、演化迅速的特点,已成为早寒武世洲际地层对比的重要依据。     

Lower Cambrian small shelly faunas from Zhejiang (China)and their biostratigraphical implications

Despite a long history of research on the Early Cambrian in China most available data on small skeletal fossils concern fossil associations of the shallow carbonate platform. Information on skeletal fossils from marginal shelf environments of the Yangtze Platform is scanty, which may reflect the rarity of fossils in deeper sedimentary environments but is also due to limitation of carbonate distribution and outcrops, difficulties in fossil extraction, and a general research focus on the Precambrian-Cambrian boundary beds on the carbonate platform. Here we present a documentation of Meishucunian to Qiongzhusian small skeletal fossils from the lower Hetang Formation and the chert unit at its base from the Jiangshan region, Zhejiang Province, representing a relatively deep shelf environment compared to the inner shelf region. The earliest association (Meishucunian) from the chert unit underlying the Hetang Formation is mainly characterized by the occurrence of Protohertzina anabarica, P. unguliformis, Fengzuella zhejiangensis, and Kaiyangites novilis, which differs somewhat in composition from SSF-associations of typical inner shelf deposits. The enigmatic skeletal fossil Fengzuella zhejiangensis, which exhibits an unusual secretional growth mode previously unrecognized from the Early Cambrian, is described in detail. A younger (Qiongzhusian) fossil association contains numerous arthropod remains, such as disarticulated spines of arthropods (Jiangshanodus- and Kijacus-type), which have previously been considered as conodont-like fossils, and bradoriid valves.     

Progress and significance in research on the early Middle Cambrian Kaili Biota, Guizhou Province,China

Important progress in research on the Kaili Biota has been made recently. Many interesting components from Chengjiang Biota and Burgess Shale Biota have been discovered, e.g. Microdictyon of lobopodia; Ottoia, Palaeoscolex of worms; Naraoia, Marrella of Trilobitioidea, Mollisonia, anamalocarids and other non-trilobite arthropods; and new sorts of echinoder-mas, macroalage fossils and so on. Recent work on the Kaili Biota has resulted in the following developments: (i) an increase in the number of animal genera, up to more than 100 genera in total, so that the Kaili Biota has become the third most diverse of the Burgess Shale-type Biota after the Burgess Shale and Chengjiang Biotas; and (ii) the most noteworthy fossils in the Kaili Biota are echinoderms, non-trilobite arthropods and soft-bodied medusiform fossils, especially the most diverse echinoderms. The progress provides envidence for the biodiversity of marine organisms presented after the "Cambrian Explosion" and serves as a link between the earlist Cambrian Chengjiang Biota and late early Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale Biota. It is of great significance in the reconstruction of the Cambrian palaeoplate, palaeongeography and in research on taphonomy.     

英文版《中国显生宙腕足动物属志》编著出版

 《中国显生宙腕足动物属志》对中国显生宙古生代（寒武纪、奥陶纪、志留纪、泥盆纪、石炭纪和二叠纪）和中生代（三叠纪、侏罗纪和白垩纪）9个纪的海相地层中、于1883至2015年、根据中国材料创建的757个属的腕足动物化石进行逐一查考和再研究，对属的取舍及其分类位置提出了新观点，并将相关的模式种展示于125个图版中。在最新各纪年代地层框架下，更新各属的地质历程，并确定各属的地理分布。在梳理相关的其他腕足动物属的基础上，论述各时期的化石组合或动物群；并对显生宙几个重大宏演化过程中腕足动物的作用和意义进行了探讨。中国的这些腕足动物化石，不仅在地层划分对比、盆地分析和矿产勘探上有重要意义，在古生态、古生物地理、古气候与古环境及全球古地理再造上，也具有独到的学术价值。     

贵州关岭晚三叠世邓氏贵州鱼龙（Guizhouichthyosaurus tangae Cao and Luo in Yin et al., 2000）的讨论

贵州省关岭县新铺地区晚三叠世法郎组瓦窑段下部的鱼龙标本保存完整、精美,对它们准确而详细的描述将对研究鱼龙类分类、演化和完善其演化谱系具有重要的意义。目前对其中大型鱼龙已有Guizhouichthyosaurus tangae、Typicusichthyosaurus tsaihuae、Guanlingsaurus liangae、Cymbospondylus asiaticus、Panjiangsaurus epicharis等5个命名。在野外调查、室内修理、观察、比较的基础上,补充、修正了Guizhouichthyosaurus tangae的描述,并认为Cymbospondylus asiaticus和Panjiangsaurus epicharis应为Guizhouichthyosaurus tangae的同物异名。     

Comparative study of Cambrian lobopods <Emphasis Type="Italic">Miraluolishania</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Luolishania</Emphasis>

The rare fossil Miraluolishania described by Liu et ah from the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang Lagerstatte in 2004 is regarded as an arthropod sphinx because it bears mosaic features of both Iobopods and arthropods. The discovery of this rare transitional form offers direct fossil evidence for exploring the relationship between Iobopods and arthropods. However, some scientists consider Miraluolishania to be a junior synonym of Luolishania because the former superficially resembles the latter in general appearance. Considering the significant differences between the two taxa, a thorough comparative study of Miraluolishania and Luolishania leads to the conclusion that there are definitely two different genera. Nevertheless, the ＂Luolishania＂ of the Haikou area is indeed ＂Miraluolishania＂, whereas Luolishania is most likely the typical genus of the Maotianshan area of Chengjiang County.     

中国阳蝇属六异名记述(双翅目:蝇科)

阳蝇属是蝇科最大的属之一,迄今全世界已知阳蝇属约666种,分布于世界各大地理区。近年来对阳蝇属种团和类群的研究,发现在我国阳蝇属中存在一些异名问题。在我国阳蝇属已知226种中,发现小兴安阳蝇(Helina xiaoxinganna Xue,2001)、茂县阳蝇(Helina maoxianica Feng,2008)、后曲阳蝇(Helina postiflexa Xue,Feng& Tong,2008)、团宝山阳蝇(Helina tuanbaoshanica Feng,2007)、兴凯阳蝇(Helina xingkaihuica Feng& Ye,2007)和错那阳蝇(Helinacuonaica Feng&Xu,2008)等6个种存在同物异名问题,并根据模式标本及原始文献,指出了同物异名的理由,明确给予了订正。     

贵州金沙寒武系牛蹄塘组古盘虫类三叶虫的地层意义

通过对贵州金沙岩孔剖面牛蹄塘组的逐层化石采集,发现了大量古盘虫类三叶虫,包括Tsunyidiscus armatus和Tsunyidiscus niutitangensis,同时确定了T.armatus的顶界,将T.armatus顶峰带修订为T.armatus延限带。T.armatus是贵州最早出现的三叶虫,其对于寒武系第3阶底界的确定具有重要意义,此次修订的T.armatus延限带体现了生物的演化阶段,为区域地层的精细划分与对比提供重要的基础资料。本文也对Tsunyidiscidae做了初步讨论,认为该科包括Tsunyidiscus,Hupeidiscus和Badiscus3个有效属。     

Early Pleistocene hominid teeth recovered in Mohui cave in Bubing Basin, Guangxi,South China

Since the 1950s, researchers who examine the issue of human beginnings often turn to Africa where there is a picture of human origins and evolution based on African hominid fossils with ages that are constantly revised to be older and older. However, there are many other unsolved problems about early human origins and evolution that may be solved by looking outside Africa. Over seventy years ago, Asia was described as a dispersal center of the earliest human industry, and a key arena for huma…     

Parallel gradualistic evolution of Ordovician trilobites

There are very few high-resolution studies of the fossil record from which to assess the relative frequency of gradualistic and punctuated evolution. Here I report some of the first detailed evidence of phyletic gradualism in benthic macroinvertebrates, based on a study of approximately 15,000 trilobites from central Wales. Over a period of about three million years, as many as eight lineages underwent a net increase in the number of pygidial ribs, a species-diagnostic character. The end members of most lineages have previously been assigned to different species and, in one case, to different genera. In view of intermediate morphologies and temporary trend reversals, however, practical taxonomic subdivision of each lineage proved impossible. The apparent success of earlier Linnean nomenclature (with its implications of discrete species) could easily have been misinterpreted as evidence of punctuation and stasis, and it is probable that detection of many other gradualistic patterns has been hindered by ready application of binominal taxonomy to fossils.     

青篱竹属及其在中国的分布

<正>青篱竹属Arundinaria Michaux在竹亚科的分类研究中是一个有争议的属;特别是东亚是否有该属竹种的分布,长期以来存在很大的分歧意见。目前许多竹种在分类学上的混乱多与青篱竹属有关。作者根据几年来的调查研究,试图解决这一问题,从而使竹亚科中的青篱竹族各属更符合自然系统分类。     

Epitypification： should we epitypify？

Epitypification can solve many taxonomic problems and stabilize the understanding of species, genera, families or orders. The aim of this paper is to illustrate how to epitypify. A few examples where taxa have been epitypified are considered and the benefits and disadvantages of epitypification are discussed. We also outline some examples of taxa which need to be epitypifled with reasons.     

The occurrence of the genus Marrella(Trilobitoidea) in Asia

An important discovery in the Kaili Biota has been made recently, and many interesting components from ChengjiangBiota and Burgess Shale Biota have been discovered. Among them Marrella, only known from mid-Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale Biotaof British Columbia, Canada, is one of the most important arthropods fossils. Because the Kaili Biota is older than the Burgess Shale Biota,the strange head shield of Marrella occurring in the Kaili Biota outside Laurentia ranges from mid-Middle Cambrian to early Middle Cam-brian and is significant for the reconstruction of palaeogeography and evolutionary study of early metazoa. In the present paper Marrellasp. is reported for the first time in Asia.     

湘西凤凰大马地区中、晚寒武世三叶虫

我国湘西大马-亥冲口-峨梨塘地区有大量三叶虫化石产出，它是我国南方已知含丰富化石产地之一．此地同样也是我国寒武系地层出露最完整的地区之一．特别是黔东和湘西交界处，寒武系岩石出露相当好，未变形，易辩认．部分产自亥冲口剖面的多节类三叶虫由现作者近年出版在别处，本文重点介绍几个近年新发现产自大马剖面的三叶虫．     

贵州寒武系棘皮动物研究新进展及其组合特征

贵州寒武系含有丰富的棘皮动物化石,其中凯里组及杷榔组中的始海百合数以千计.近期贵州下司淑里村杷榔组上部粉砂质泥岩中发现的新类型殷氏原始球状始海百合（新属、新种）Protogloboeocrinus yini （gen.et sp.nov.）,使贵州寒武系棘皮动物分异度加大,达8属、种及1科、属、种未定,分属3个亚门.演化趋势是：类群增多,始海百合个体变小,缝孔变圆,吸盘附着的化石类型增多,生态日趋复杂.凯里生物群也是棘皮动物大辐射的窗口.     

湘西花垣中寒武统具表面装饰的管状微体化石

对采自湘西花垣县排碧剖面中寒武统花桥组灰岩中具表面装饰的磷灰石质管状化石（Ornamented tubes）进行了研究,依据化石的壳面装饰特征,建立了3形态类型：Ornamented Tube Form Ⅰ,Ornamented Tube Form Ⅱ 和 Ornamented Tube Form Ⅲ。其中Ⅰ型壳体表面装饰有尖细的小刺,多数标本壳刺成行排列,行间存在宽约0.01～0.05 mm的间隔;Ⅱ 型管体表面具有零散稀疏而不规则分布的斑疹状壳饰,壳体微微向外弯曲的一侧具有一列粗壮的呈锯齿状排列的脊刺;Ⅲ型整个壳体表面布满圆形、卵圆形瘤状壳饰,壳饰中空,与壳体内腔相通,壳体微微向外弯曲的一侧具有一列粗壮的呈羽状排列的脊刺。从壳体形态、表面装饰特征分析,这类管状化石可能是节肢动物(如高肌虫类)生物体壳瓣上的前刺或背部的刺等管状硬体构造。     

Affinities and functional morphology of the Middle Cambrian ornamented tubules from West Hunan, China

Problematic phosphatic tubular microfossils with ornamented sculptures are documented to exist in limestones of the upper Middle Cambrian Huaqiao Formation at the Paibi section and the Wangcun section in West Hunan, China. Two morphological patterns, including Ornamented Tube Form I and Ornamented Tube Form II are described. Based on the analysis of the preservation, wall structure and composition of the fossils, it is deduced that these ornamented tubes may represent carapace spines of some Cambrian arthropods with phosphatic carapaces, such as bradoriid crustaceans. Analysis of functional morphology indicates that the sclerites may rather be considered of a defensive than grasping function on the original organism body.     

Early Cambrian eodiscoid trilobites of the Yangtze Platform and their stratigraphic implications

Analysis of the taxonomy and stratigraphic distribution of the Early Cambrian eodiscoid trilobites of the Yangtze Platform indicates that species of Tsunyidiscus and Hupeidiscus can be used for biostratigraphic correlation. T. aclis occurs only in the lower Qiongzhusian, T. armatus occurs in the lower and middle Qiongzhusian, while T. niutitangensis and T. tingi occur mainly in the middle and upper Qiongzhusian, with only T. tingi extending upward into the lower Canglangpuian. H. orientalis first appears in the upper Qiongzhusian, reaching peak abundance in the lower Canglangpuian and becoming extinct above the Drepanuroides Zone. Biostratigraphic and lithostratigraphic correlations indicate that the limestone in the lower part of the Mingxinsi Formation, the Upper Member of Jiumenchong Formation, and the upper part of the Middle Member of the Huangbailing Formation, can be correlated with each other as Hupediscus, an index fossil of the lower Canglangpuian, is abundant in all these units. The lower part of the Niutitang and Jiumenchong formations in eastern Guizhou, which mainly represent Qiongzhusian strata, can be correlated with the Lower Member of the Huangbailing Formation. The basal part of the Niutitang Formation, which may be equivalent to the Upper Meishucunian Shiyantou Formation in eastern Yunnan, is very condensed. Well-preserved sponge faunas and non-mineralized fossils in the lower part of the Niutitang and Hetang formations are not older than Qiongzhusian in age.     

Acute vision in the giant Cambrian predator Anomalocaris and the origin of compound eyes

Until recently, intricate details of the optical design of non-biomineralized arthropod eyes remained elusive in Cambrian Burgess-Shale-type deposits, despite exceptional preservation of soft-part anatomy in such Konservat-Lagerst?tten. The structure and development of ommatidia in arthropod compound eyes support a single origin some time before the latest common ancestor of crown-group arthropods, but the appearance of compound eyes in the arthropod stem group has been poorly constrained in the absence of adequate fossils. Here we report 2-3-cm paired eyes from the early Cambrian (approximately 515 million years old) Emu Bay Shale of South Australia, assigned to the Cambrian apex predator Anomalocaris. Their preserved visual surfaces are composed of at least 16,000 hexagonally packed ommatidial lenses (in a single eye), rivalling the most acute compound eyes in modern arthropods. The specimens show two distinct taphonomic modes, preserved as iron oxide (after pyrite) and calcium phosphate, demonstrating that disparate styles of early diagenetic mineralization can replicate the same type of extracellular tissue (that is, cuticle) within a single Burgess-Shale-type deposit. These fossils also provide compelling evidence for the arthropod affinities of anomalocaridids, push the origin of compound eyes deeper down the arthropod stem lineage, and indicate that the compound eye evolved before such features as a hardened exoskeleton. The inferred acuity of the anomalocaridid eye is consistent with other evidence that these animals were highly mobile visual predators in the water column. The existence of large, macrophagous nektonic predators possessing sharp vision--such as Anomalocaris--within the early Cambrian ecosystem probably helped to accelerate the escalatory 'arms race' that began over half a billion years ago.     

Recent advances in the study of Mesozoic-Cenozoic petrified wood from Thailand

Mesozoic to Cenozoic petrified woods are very rich and well preserved in the Khorat Plateau, Northeast Thailand, serving as remarkable material for investigations of tropical vegetation history, paleoclimatic evolution, and paleoenvironmental changes. Our recent field survey and investigations have defined about 50 species of fossil wood assigned to 19 genera and 11 families from Mesozoic to Cenozoic deposits in this region. These woods are ascribed to two groups, gymnosperms and angiosperms. Among them, about 20 species assigned to 7 genera and 5 families are the first reports of the taxa in Thailand. The fossil wood floras indicate that during the late Mesozoic period, the tropical conifer vegetation in Northeast Thailand was dominated by the family Araucariaceae. From the Miocene to Pleistocene, a tropical climate prevailed in this region with perhaps both deciduous and evergreen broadleaf forests comprising the vegetation.