Middle-Late Jurassic marine dinoflagellate cysts from the eastern Qiangtang Basin in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China

Dinoflagellate cysts from two Middle-Late Jurassic sections in the Wenquan and Yanshiping regions of the Qiangtang Basin comprise 24 genera and 36 species including one new taxon of the genus Tenua. Based on their stratigraphic distribution, six assemblage zones are recognized in ascending order as follows: 1) Tubotuberella egemenii Zone, probably Callovian, in the mid-upper part of the Xiali Formation; 2) Pareodinia ceratophora Zone, probably Oxfordian, in the lower part of the Suowa Formation; 3) Batiacasphaera floralis Zone, probably Oxfordian, in the middle part of the Suowa Formation; 4) Amphorula metaelliptica Zone, probably Early Kimmeridgian, in the upper part of the Suowa Formation; 5) Alisocysta spp. Zone, probably Early Kimmeridgian, in the base of the Xueshan Formation; 6) Tenua wenquanensis sp. nov. -Dichadogonyaulax schizoblata Zone, probably Late Kimmeridgian-Tithonian, in the lower part of the Xueshan Formation. Based on our analysis the Jurassic-Cretaceous Boundary in the Wenquan section is placed higher than previously.     

Magnetostratigraphy and pavleo-environmental record of Tertiary deposits of Lanzhou Basin

The Tertiary deposits of the Yongdeng section, the Lanzhou Basin were studied by means of magnetostrati-graphy. The magnetostratigraphic sequences from Paleocene to Miocene were established, and the time scale for the corresponding stratigraphy and mammalian faunas was also established by referring to their correlation to the GPTS of BKSA95 (The geomagnetic polarity time scale which was thoroughly revised and updated by Berggreen et al. in 1995). In the end the paleoenvironmental records and their relationship with the uplifting of the Tibetan Plateau were discussed. The results are as follows. The top boundary of the Xiliugou Formation is dated to be 51 Ma, i.e. Eocene. TheYehucheng Formation covers the time span of 51-31.5 Ma, i.e. from late Early Eocene to early Early Oligocene. The Xianshuihe Formation covers the time span of 31.5-15 Ma, i.e. from Early Oligocene to Middle Miocene. The lower member of the Xianshuihe Formation spans from 31.5 to 20.0 Ma, i.e. from Early Oligocene to early Early Miocene. The middle member is from 20.0 to 16.5 Ma, i.e. in the middle Early Miocene.     

Evolution of stomatal and trichome density of the Quercus delavayi complex since the late Miocene

A fossil oak species,Quercus tenuipilosa Q.Hu et Z.K.Zhou,is reported from the upper Pliocene Ciying Formation in Kunming,Yunnan Province,southwestern China.The establishment of this species is based on detailed morphologic and cuticular investigations.The fossil leaves are elliptic,with serrate margins on the apical half.The primary venation is pinnate,and the major secondary venation is craspedodromous.The tertiary veins are opposite or alternate-opposite percurrent with two branches.The stomata are anomocytic,occurring only on the abaxial epidermis.The trichome bases are unicellular or multicellular.The new fossil species shows the closest affinity with theextant Q.delavayi and the late Miocene Q.praedelavayi Y.W.Xing et Z.K.Zhou from the Xiaolongtan Formation of the Yunnan Province.All three species share similar leaf morphology,but differ with respect to trichome base and stomatal densities.Q.tenuipilosa.Q.praedelavayi,and Q.delavayi can be considered to constitute the Q.delavayi complex.Since the late Miocene,a gradual reduction in trichome base density has occurred in this complex.This trend is the opposite of that of precipitation,indicating that increased trichome density is not an adaptation to dry environments.The stomatal density(SD)of the Q.delavayi complex was the highest during the late Miocene,declined in the late Pliocene,and then increased during the present epoch.These values show an inverse relationship with atmospheric CO_2 concentrations,suggesting that the SD of the Q.delavayi complex may be a useful proxy for reconstruction of paleo-CO_2 concentrations.     

Middle-Late Jurassic marine dinoflagellate cysts from the eastern Qiangtang Basin in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China

Dinoflagellate cysts from two Middle-Late Jurassic sections in the Wenquan and Yanshiping regions of the Qiangtang Basin comprise 24 genera and 36 species including one new taxon of the genus Tenua. Based on their stratigraphic distribution, six assemblage zones are recognized in ascending order as follows: 1) Tubotuberella egemenii Zone, probably Callovian, in the mid-upper part of the Xiali Formation; 2) Pareodinia ceratophora Zone, probably Oxfordian, in the lower part of the Suowa Formation; 3) Batiacasphaera floralis Zone, probably Oxfordian, in the middle part of the Suowa Formation; 4) Amphorula metaelliptica Zone, probably Early Kimmeridgian, in the upper part of the Suowa Formation; 5) Alisocysta spp. Zone, probably Early Kimmeridgian, in the base of the Xueshan Formation; 6) Tenua wenquanensis sp. nov. -Dichadogonyaulax schizoblata Zone, probably Late Kimmeridgian-Tithonian, in the lower part of the Xueshan Formation. Based on our analysis the Jurassic-Cretaceous Boundary in the Wenquan section is placed higher than previously.     

Otavipithecus namibiensis, first Miocene hominoid from southern Africa.

We report here the discovery of a Miocene hominoid from Berg Aukas, Namibia, the first known from the African continent south of equatorial East Africa. This represents a major range extension of Miocene Hominoidea in Africa to latitude 20 degrees S. The holotype, a right mandibular corpus preserving the crowns of the P4-M3, partial crown and root of the P3, partial root of the canine, alveoli for all four incisors, and partial alveolus for the left canine, was found during paleontological explorations of karst-fill breccias in the Otavi region of northern Namibia. The mandible has unique characteristics that differentiate it from other middle Miocene hominoids of Africa and Eurasia and represents the only fossil evidence documenting a pre-australopithecine stage of hominoid evolution in southern Africa. Faunal analyses indicate that the breccia block containing the specimen accumulated during the latter part of the middle Miocene, about 13 +/- 1 Myr. Fauna from other breccia blocks at Berg Aukas are of diverse ages, including the earlier part of the middle Miocene, the upper Miocene, Plio-Pleistocene and Holocene.     

湖南涟源发现的新类型的头足类口盖化石

涟源虎溪山发现的头足类口盖构造特殊,这种口盖由一块中板和两块侧板复合而成,代表一种新类型,命名为三分口盖。本文记录了化石的层位,分析了该化石层的沉积环境描述了口盖的形态并推断其为华南菊石的口盖。图2,参3。     

塔里木盆地西缘下寒武统玉尔吐斯组沉积地球化学及有机质富集机制研究

对塔里木盆地西缘下寒武统玉尔吐斯组3个典型的剖面开展岩石学及地球化学研究, 探讨玉尔吐斯组沉积时期水体氧化?还原环境及初级生产力, 为玉尔吐斯组烃源岩分布及资源潜力评价提供理论依据。玉尔吐斯组下部较高含量的Ba (>1000 μg/g)说明其沉积时期表层水体初级生产力较高, 产出的大量有机质埋藏于沉积物中, 与玉尔吐斯组产出的大量浮游植物化石及较高的TOC值相一致。与之对应层位中, 较高的δ¹⁵N (>8‰)说明水体中发生反硝化作用和/或厌氧氨氧化作用, 表明有机物在从表层向深层水体沉降过程中发生降解作用, 不断地消耗水体中的氧气, 使得海洋内部形成偏还原的水体环境。同时, 玉尔吐斯组下部硅质岩具有极低的Ge/Si值, 表明正常海水是硅质的主要来源。硅质过饱和的水体促进沉积物快速胶结, 可能对有机物的保存具有重要作用。     

六盘山盆地东部炭山地区下白垩统砾岩层位归属及地层对比新认识

六盘山盆地早白垩世地层称为六盘山群,由下至上划分为三桥组、和尚铺组、李洼峡组、马东山组和乃家河组,其中三桥组由紫红色砾岩组成。位于六盘山盆地东部的固原炭山剖面是六盘山盆地白垩系重点研究剖面,该剖面下白垩统六盘山群下部含有一套厚度为28.0 m的砾岩,以往一直归为三桥组,但本套砾岩的基质或填隙物为灰绿色,与三桥组的砾岩的基质或填隙物为紫红色明显不同,通过结合地震剖面地层解释和沉积演化规律研究,新确定了炭山下白垩统剖面的砾岩层位为李洼峡组边缘相,本剖面缺失六盘山群下部的三桥组、和尚铺组。     

Pie-crusting松解膝关节内侧副韧带术后制动与否对其愈合的影响

探讨用Pie-crusting技术松解内侧副韧带术后制动与否对内侧韧带愈合的影响。自2016年11月—2018年10月,膝关节镜手术中应用Pie-crusting技术(由外向内)松解内侧副韧带患者53例,其中病历号尾数为单数的患者(A组)术后给以膝关节可调支具固定制动;尾数为双数的患者(B组)术后未进行支具固定制动。术后6周做MRI(magnetic resonance imaging)检查两组病例膝关节内侧副韧带愈合情况;膝关节外翻应力X片测量膝关节内侧间隙;比较患者随访时的主观症状,评估Lysholm主观功能评分。平均随访时间为(28.75±4.028)个月(24～36个月)。术中通过松解内侧副韧带,两组病例均达到内侧理想操作空间,术后6周时组间比较术前术后膝关节内侧间隙无统计学意义(P>0.05);两组病例随访末次Lysholm功能评分均较术前提高,两组间无统计学意义(P>0.05);两组患者6周时MRI显示内侧副韧带均已愈合。应用关节镜处理膝关节内侧半月板损伤时,针对膝关节内侧间室狭窄的病例可选择Pie-crusting技术(由外向内)松解内侧副韧带,以其达到扩大操...