Radiolarian fauna found from Tieshidas Group in East Kunlun |
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Authors: | Yuejun Li Chengzao Jia Jie Hao Zhaoming Wang Duoming Zheng Gengxin Peng |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100029 Beijing, China;(2) Tarim Petroleum Exploration and Development Bureau, 841000 Korla, Xinjiang, China |
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Abstract: | The Tieshidas Group in Qimantag, a branch of the East Kunlun Mountains, was classically considered the Caledonian basement, and classified into Middle-Upper Ordovician, Upper Ordovician or simply Lower Paleozoic. The radiolarian fauna was found, for the first time, from a chert block in the Tieshidas Group at Yaziquandaban (Pass) north to Ayakum Lake. They are Astroentactinia?mirousi Gourmelon, As. cf biaciculata Nazarov, Archocyrtium cf. diductum Deflandre, Ar. aff. diductum Deflandre, Deflandrellium? sp., Entactinia vulgaris Won, En. cf. additiva Foreman, En.? sp., Entactinosphaera palimbola Foreman, Pylentonema? sp., Triaenosphaera sp. and Tr.7 sp. The geological age of this radiolarian fauna is Early Carboniferous. Evidently, the classical interpretation about the age of Tieshidas Group needs to be checked and modified. Except the Ordovician proved with the formerly discovered fossils, it also includes, at least, Lower Carboniferous rocks. There was still an oceanic basin at Qimantag during Early Carboniferous (and even a long geological time after then). Qimantag is not a Caledonian fold belt, and the Tieshidas Group is not the Caledonian basement. |
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Keywords: | North Tibet East Kunlun Qimantag Tieshidas Group radiolarian Early Carboniferous |
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