Fossil Orangutan-like hominoid teeth from Late Pleistocene human site of Mulanshan cave in Chongzuo of Guangxi and implications on taxonomy and evolution of orangutan

Fossil records indicate orangutan-like hominoids have been widely distributed in south China during Pleistocene, although currently only surviving in the tropical forests of Kalimantan and Sumatra in Indonesia. This paper describes the recently discovered hominoid fossil teeth from human site of Mulanshan cave in Chongzuo of Guangxi, whose geological age is the Late Pleistocene, about 11000 yeas age based on associated mammal fauna and U-series dating. Compared with those of modern and subfossil orangutans from Indonesia, other fossil great apes from China, the hominoid teeth from Mulanshan cave are orangutan-like, but show somehow different from Indonesia＇s orangutans, the average sizes of cheek teeth larger and occlusal enamel wrinkles less and simpler. They are classified temporarily as the subspecies of Pongo pygmaeus weidenreichi. Concerning the variations of morphological features and dental sizes of orangutan-like teeth from southern China and neighboring northern Vietnam, different subspecies or species or genus possibly, but the key evidence is necessary to be identified.     

A new Euprox from the Late Miocene of Yuanmou,Yunnan Province,China,with interpretation of its paleoenvironment

The Yuanmou Basin of Yunnan Province is a hotspot for the research of early homind evolution and its environmental background.During the implementation of the Program“Research of the Origin and Evolution of Early Man and Its Environmental Baqckground” from 1998 to 2001,a huge quantity of hominoid and mammal fossils were collected.The present report systematically describes an Euprox robustus sp.nov.identified during the recent laboratory work on the collected material.Euprox is a group of earliest cervids with true antlers.The new species is the third one of the genus discovered in China.Judged by its morphologic characteristics,the new species feed on juicy and tender leaves of dicotyledon.It implies that the vegetation of its epoch in the Yuanmou Basin is a kind of southern subtropical evergreen forest and the climate is humid and temperate with evident seasonality.The latter is mostly influenced by the monsoon and secondly by the latitude.     

准噶尔盆地南缘上侏罗统-下白垩统地层不整合成因和构造演化意义——齐古断褶带剖面的启示

为了深化准噶尔盆地南缘新生代前构造演化研究,以准噶尔盆地南缘山前齐古断褶带上侏罗统-下白垩统露头剖面为例,利用野外地质调查、二维地震剖面解释、无人机航拍建模,分析上侏罗统和下白垩统地层之间地层接触关系,结合重矿物不稳定系数和地层厚度分布,得出区域不整合的成因,建立准噶尔盆地南缘山前晚侏罗世-早白垩世构造演化模式.结果表明:准噶尔盆地南缘齐古断褶带上侏罗统喀拉扎组和下白垩统清水河组地层之间存在角度不整合,与中-晚侏罗世欧亚板块南缘一系列的碰撞拼合背景下构造变形引起的剥蚀密切相关.自晚侏罗世进入挤压构造背景以来,天山北缘的构造活动经历了由强到弱的过程,强烈的构造抬升使得喀拉扎组沉积范围明显缩小并整体遭受暴露剥蚀,清水河组超覆在喀拉扎组地层之上形成区域不整合.     

华南晚古生代Zoophycos时空分布及其控制因素

 基于对华南晚古生代3条剖面Zoophycos的精细解剖和前人资料分析,识别了螺旋形和舌形Zoophycos两种形态,揭示了华南晚古生代Zoophycos时空分布具有3个方面的特征：(1) 在时间上,Zoophycos广泛分布于早-中泥盆世(埃姆斯期-艾菲尔期)、密西西比亚纪(维宪期)及中二叠世(沃德期);(2) 在空间上,Zoophycos主要发育于黔东南、湘中南、桂东北一带;(3) 临滨至浅海下部是Zoophycos的主要产出环境。研究表明,华南晚古代Zoophycos的时空分布与大气含氧量(17%—24%),气候和温度(20—25℃),海水地球化学成分(方解石海Mg/Ca<2)以及生物灭绝事件等具有耦合关系。     

广州地区前华夏植物群研究

广州地区晚泥盆世至早石炭世植物群计 2 3属 4 1种,以真蕨纲和种子蕨纲为主,石松纲居次,另外还有少量楔叶纲、科达纲及种子化石.按地层分布当前植物群可分为沙水岗组植物组合、龙江组植物组合及测水组植物组合.分析该植物群的组成特征,其性质属前华夏植物群     

济阳坳陷上第三系储层特征及天然气藏形成条件分析

济阳坳陷上第三系是胜利油田的主要产油气层段之一，也是今后进一步进行天然气勘探开发工作的主力目的层位。本文从上第三系储层的类型及其展布规律、岩性、储集物性、微观孔隙结构等方面，详细分析了天然气储层的特征。并在此基础上，讨论了天然气藏的形成条件及天然气富集规律。研究表明，天然气对储层储集物性的要求比石油更具广泛性；天然气藏的形成除必须具备一定的储层条件外，更重要的是受控于生成运移条件、盖层条件及一定构造背景等。     

晚清算学课艺考察

算学课艺是晚清数学教育变革的产物。在整理算学课艺文献的基础上，举示典型题目予以评说，藉以说明算学课艺的成就及晚清数学教学水平，并就算学课艺内容的局限性及其原因略作讨论。考察结果说明，算学课艺的主要内容是常量数学。多数成果出自中国传统数学，而当时已经传入的变量数学的吸收效果并不明显。这一现象大致反映晚清数学发展的基本状况。产生这一现象的一个重要原因是晚清数学观念的实用倾向的消极影响。     

晚唐五代江浙隐逸文学生态研究

晚唐五代江浙隐逸文学的复盛,与中原文化第二次向南推移的历史背景密切相关。杨吴、南唐及吴越政权的偏安与稳定,为地域性文学生态的改善提供了历史契机;九华山、西山、庐山、奉化、永嘉等地,相继成为隐逸作家聚集交流的胜地。由道士、僧侣及出世文人共同组成的创作群体,借助隐逸文学表达了独特的生活境遇和价值理想,同时呈现出一种乱世特有的静谧与安闲。不过,其作品时常体现出偏狭和无奈的情态。     

Modern human behaviors during the late stage of the MIS3 and the broad spectrum revolution: Evidence from a Shuidonggou Late Paleolithic site

The last glacial period was vital for the distribution and evolution of early modern humans in Asia. The Shuidonggou Late Paleolithic site, dated at 30-20 ka BP, accumulated cultural remains during the important late stage of MIS 3 period in the last glacial. These remains represent characteristics of typical Late Paleolithic conditions in North China:high degree of standardization and morphological variability of tool types, exploitation of bone materials, systematic use of body decorations, extensive use of earth-pit hearths, distinct functional spatial organization within habitations, and conversion of subsistence patterns. These characteristics illustrate early modern human behaviors during the late MIS3 period, and provide clues and perspectives for the analysis of early modern human origins in China. At the same time, the conversion of subsistence patterns is considered to be a combination of multiple early modern human behaviors, as well as the result of the Broad Spectrum Revolution. In this paper, we argue for the dynamic mechanism of Broad Spectrum Revolution from a human behavioral and ecological perspective.