印度板块-古亚洲板块碰撞及亚洲恐龙的出现

印度板块在5500万年前的古近纪撞击了亚洲板块，造就了东西走向的雅鲁藏布江水系和喜马拉雅山系。根据近年来的研究，笔者又提出一个新观点：印度板块在约2亿年前与亚洲板块发生碰撞时，将一个发源于非洲、南美洲的“冈瓦纳恐龙动物群”送上亚洲大陆，在中国西南地区形成以禄丰龙、蜀龙、峨眉龙、马门溪龙为特征的恐龙类动物群。这一事件不仅使亚洲首次出现了恐龙动物，而且板块相撞还造就了南亚地区南北走向的横断山脉和伊洛瓦底江、怒江、澜沧江、金沙江等纵向水系，以及四川盆地的形成。     

中国的昕脚类恐龙化石及其层位

文章对中国的晰脚类恐龙化石及其层位,产地进行了较为系统的总结,划分出５个相关的晰脚类恐龙动物群：（１）早侏罗世资中龙动物群;（２）中侏罗世蜀龙－峨眉龙动物群;（３）晚侏罗世马门溪龙动物群;（４）早白恶亚洲龙动物群;（５）晚白恶世纳摩盖吐龙动物群。文章还对中国的晰脚类恐龙的地理分布特征进行了探讨。     

四川恐龙化石的发现与研究

四川是恐龙资源大省,自1915年首次科学发现恐龙化石以来,已有100多年的发现和研究历史,在恐龙动物群组合、系统演化、集群死亡原因与埋藏环境、生活习性与行为方式、骨组织学与古病理学等方面取得了举世瞩目的研究成果。迄今为止,四川地区发现并鉴定出的恐龙骨骼化石有35属48种,占中国恐龙骨骼化石种类的近1/5,恐龙足迹化石21属20种,占中国恐龙足迹化石种类的1/3。其中,包括我国最早的恐龙足迹和我国最具典型意义的中侏罗世蜀龙动物群和晚侏罗世马门溪龙动物群。我们期待未来四川恐龙的发现和研究将在早期和晚期恐龙的发现、绝对年代测定、系统演化、区域性对比、微观研究等方面有很大的突破。     

四川恐龙化石的发现与研究

四川是恐龙资源大省,自1915年首次科学发现恐龙化石以来,已有100多年的发现和研究历史,在恐龙动物群组合、系统演化、集群死亡原因与埋藏环境、生活习性与行为方式、骨组织学与古病理学等方面取得了举世瞩目的研究成果。迄今为止,四川地区发现并鉴定出的恐龙骨骼化石有35属48种,占中国恐龙骨骼化石种类的近1/5,恐龙足迹化石21属20种,占中国恐龙足迹化石种类的1/3。其中,包括我国最早的恐龙足迹和我国最具典型意义的中侏罗世蜀龙动物群和晚侏罗世马门溪龙动物群。我们期待未来四川恐龙的发现和研究将在早期和晚期恐龙的发现、绝对年代测定、系统演化、区域性对比、微观研究等方面有很大的突破。     

四川自贡地区侏罗纪恐龙动物群组合特征

自贡地区涵盖侏罗纪3个不同时期的恐龙动物群组合。早侏罗世是恐龙动物群的萌发阶段,以原蜥脚类和原始蜥脚类恐龙共存为主要特征,属禄丰蜥龙动物群范畴;中侏罗世蜀龙动物群具有过渡性质,代表恐龙动物群的繁荣阶段,特点是原蜥脚类绝迹,原始的蜥脚类和进步的蜥脚类共同成为动物群的主要成员,并开始出现一些特化的蜥脚类,肉食龙类和鸟脚类成为动物群的重要成员,剑龙类开始出现;晚侏罗世马门溪龙动物群代表恐龙动物群发展的鼎盛阶段,特点是成渝龟类被蛇颈龟类所取代,原始的蜥脚类已消亡,特化的长颈型的马门溪龙类为主要成员,肉食龙类、鸟脚类和剑龙类向大型化发展。自贡地区侏罗纪恐龙动物群的兴衰和更替与四川盆地古地理环境和古气候的变迁密切相关。     

中国甘肃发现世界上最大牙齿的植食性恐龙:巨齿兰州龙(新属、新种)

巨齿兰州龙（新属、新种）是发现于中国甘肃省兰州盆地早白垩世地层中的一新鸟脚类恐龙，其牙齿是世界上已知植食性恐龙中最大的。兰州龙下颌长1m，每侧有14个齿槽，而单个牙齿宽约4cm，这是已知恐龙中的首次报道。分支系统学分析发现巨齿兰州龙与非洲早白垩世Lurdusaurus arenatus关系密切。它们代表了鸟脚类恐龙进化中四足行走的笨重的一新支。兰州龙的发现也表明欧亚大陆与非洲在早白垩世具有较密切的联系。     

广东河源盆地蛋化石

河源盆地沉积了白垩系-古近系，笔者将这套地层划分为3个岩石地层单位，新建仙塘组和东源组，沿用格岭组。在河源除发现恐龙骨骼、恐龙脚印、龟鳖化石外，于白垩系东源组中还产有大量蛋化石。该组蛋化石的分布，下部以圆形蛋为主，中-上部多见长形蛋。报道了三王坝村副圆形蛋(新种)Paraspheroolithus sanwangbacunensis Fang sp．nov．、风光村树枝蛋(新种)Dendroolithus fengguangcunensis Fang sp．nov．和瑶屯巨形蛋Macroolithus yaotunensis、长形长形蛋Elongatoolithus elongates。     

楚雄苍岭恐龙足印初步研究

本文对在云南省楚雄地区苍岭镇元吉屯村之西所发现的晚白垩世时代的510余个恐龙足印进行了遗迹学的分类与描述，建立了2个新属3个新种：蜥脚形亚目(Suborder Sauropoda)。楚雄足迹属(新属)(Chuxiongpus ichnogen．nov．)苍岭楚雄足印(新属新种)Chuxiongpus Changlingensi sp．nov，甄氏楚雄足印(新属新种)：Chuxiongpus Zheni sp．nov．云南足迹属(新属)(Yunnanpus inhnogen．nov．)黄草云南足印(新属新种)：Yunnanpus Huangcaoensisp．nov．     

云南首次发现晚侏罗世马门溪龙化石

侏罗纪在全球范围内属于重要的产煤期，然而此时云南、四川中-南部没有煤系出现，反而发育了一套独特的“红色岩系”。在这样的环境中生活并繁盛着蜥脚亚目等形形色色的恐龙，与中国北部、东部地区的恐龙类群有明显的差异。马门溪龙在中国主要发现于四川，最近在云南侏罗纪“红层”中发现云南马门溪龙(新种)尚属首次，再次证实禄丰一带存在上侏罗统。该化石产于禄丰川街盆地老长箐-大尖峰剖面，在其下部地层中还分别产出代表中侏罗世的川街龙和早侏罗世的禄丰龙化石。能在同一完整地层剖面上见到不同时段早、中、晚侏罗世3套恐龙动物群，这在国内外都是罕见的。     

巨齿兰州龙惊现兰州盆地

2005年10月11日，兰州市地质宾馆院内，1亿年前世界上最大牙齿的植食性恐龙——巨齿兰州龙化石的复原骨架首次展出。经专家鉴定，兰州龙是目前世界上最大牙齿的植食性恐龙，是新属新种。单个牙齿最大宽7．5cm、长14cm；下颌长1m，每侧有14个齿槽，单个齿槽宽约4cm。体态笨重是巨齿兰州龙又一重要特征。根据其粗壮的下颌和肋骨，估计其生活时的体长约为10m，高约为4．2m，体重大于5500kg，头骨的长度约为体长的1／10，属四足行走或偶尔两足行走的恐龙。研究人员据分支系统学分析研究发现，巨齿兰州龙和非洲早白垩世的沙地笨龙关系密切，同属早期的斧胸龙类。     

四川盆地恐龙足迹化石研究综述

四川盆地的中生代陆相地层十分发育,盛产恐龙化石和恐龙足迹化石。自20世纪40年代在四川广元首次发现恐龙足迹化石以来,迄今四川盆地已命名的恐龙足迹化石共20属24种,超过中国现已发现的恐龙足迹化石种类(39属55种)的2/5,成为中国发现恐龙足迹化石种类最多的地区。四川盆地恐龙足迹化石具有时代最早、分布广泛、种类众多的特点。建议今后重点加强晚三叠世恐龙足迹化石的研究,深入开展早侏罗世恐龙足迹化石的研究。     

四川省安岳县恐龙埋藏特征及环境意义

近年来四川盆地不断发现恐龙化石,引起人们极大关注。本文以四川省安岳县最新发现的恐龙动物群埋藏特征,初步探讨其环境意义。一、安岳恐龙化石埋藏特征已发现的安岳恐龙化石均埋藏在侏罗系上统上部地层中(图1)。我们重点对顶部马蹄寺和隆家崖化石点进行了发掘。     

A New Sauropod, Gongxianosaurus, from the Lower Jurassic of Sichuan, China

The paper describes an early and primitive sauropod dinosaur, Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis (gen. et sp. nov.), from the Dongyuemiao Member of the Lower Jurassic Ziliujing Formation in Shibei Township, Gongxian County, Sichuan Province, China, which is one of the 5 dinosaur fossils discovered in Gongxian in 1997. Except the skull which is incomplete, the fossils are well preserved. It has some features of both sauropods and prosauropods. It is an intermediate type in the evolution of dinosaurs from prosauropods to sauropods and provides materials for the study of the origin and evolution of the sauropod dinosaur fauna. The discovery of this new sauropod furnishes a way for the stratigraphic correlation between the Early Jurassic Ziliujing Formation in the Sichuan basin and the Lower Jurassic Lufeng Formation in the Central Yunnan basin.     

A New Theropod Dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Lufeng, Yunnan, China

A new theropod dinosaur,Shidaisaurusjinae gen.et sp.nov.,has been described on the basis of an incomplete skeleton.The specimen was found near the base of the Upper Lufeng Formation(early Middle Jurassic)in Yunnan,China.It is the first theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Yunnan.Shidaisaurus jinae is distinguishable from other Jurassic theropods by certain features from the braincase,axis,and pelvic girdle.The absence of any pleurocoels in the axis or in any anterior dorsal vertebrae suggests that the new Lufeng theropod is relatively primitive and more plesiomorphic than most of the Middle to Late Jurassic theropods from China.Most Chinese taxa of Jurassic theropod dinosaurs have not been well described;a further detailed study will be necessary for us to determine their phylogenetic relationships with Shidaisaurus jinae.     

Dinosaur ichnofauna of the Upper Jurassic/Lower Cretaceous of the Paraná Basin (Brazil and Uruguay)

Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous sedimentary layers are represented in the Brazilian Paraná Basin by the fluvio–aeolian Guará Formation and the Botucatu Formation palaeoerg, respectively, overlapped by the volcanic Serra Geral Formation. In Uruguay, the corresponding sedimentary units are named Batoví and Rivera Members (both from the Tacuarembó Formation), and the lava flows constitute the Arapey Formation (also in Paraná Basin). Despite the lack of body fossils in the mentioned Brazilian formations, Guará/Batoví dinosaur fauna is composed of theropod, ornithopod and wide–gauge sauropod tracks and isolated footprints, as well as theropod teeth. In turn, the Botucatu/Rivera dinosaur fauna is represented by theropod and ornithopod ichnofossils smaller than those from the underlying units. The analysis of these dinosaur ichnological records and comparisons with other global Mesozoic ichnofauna indicates that there is a size reduction in dinosaur fauna in the more arid Botucatu/Rivera environment, which is dominated by aeolian dunes. The absence of sauropod trackways in the Botucatu Sandstone fits with the increasingly arid conditions because it is difficult for heavy animals to walk on sandy dunes, as well as to obtain the required amount of food resources. This comparison between the Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous dinosaur fauna in south Brazil and Uruguay demonstrates the influence of aridization on the size of animals occupying each habitat.     

长羽毛恐龙及翼龙研究新发现

在江西赣州地区晚白垩世地层中发现的窃蛋龙类化石——赣州华南龙,属于进步窃蛋龙类,其独特的头部特征为研究窃蛋龙类恐龙的颅面演化、古地理分布及古生态环境提供重要信息;在辽西早白垩世义县组地层中发现的大型、前肢短的驰龙类恐龙——孙氏振元龙,为大型、短前肢类型的驰龙类提供羽毛形态学方面的重要信息,为研究驰龙类的多样性、鸟类羽毛以及飞行起源提供了重要依据;在辽西发现的喙嘴龙类翼龙——朝阳东方颌翼龙,是该地区晚侏罗世地层中发现的第一件翼龙标本,不仅填补了时代上的空白,同时对于印证晚侏罗世喙嘴龙类的辐射演化具有重要作用。这些重要发现对于研究窃蛋龙类的演化、驰龙类羽毛演化及鸟类羽毛起源等热点与难点问题提供了重要的参考依据,尤其在发现华南龙的基础上,命名了赣州恐龙动物群。     

Research on Dinoasur Footprints in Zizhou, Shaanxi Province, China

In recent years, the discoveries of dinosaur footprints have been successively reported from Dianshi Town, Zizhou City, Shaanxi Province. The footprints include the tracks of theropod, ornithopod and sauropod as well. Actually, the dinosaur footprints were found by local inhabitants much earlier in history, but not for science. The slabs bearing the dinosaur footprints were collected for domestic use, such as building stones, millstones, cellar covers, sheepfold fences, windlass holders, etc. This paper is to describe the dinosaur footprints on both sides of three slabs used for cellar covers, sheepfold fences and windlass holders by the local people. 24 dinosaur footprints and 4 trackways have been recognized and all of them belong to theropod. Four kinds of dinosaur footprints are identified, including 1 new ichnogenus and 2 new ichnospecies: (1) Shanbeipus caudatus ichnogen. et ichnosp. nov.; (2) Pengxianpus yulinensis ichnosp. nov.; (3) Eubrontes ichnosp; (4) Kayentapus ichnosp. Dinosaur-footprint-bearing beds were initially identified as the Fuxian Formation of the Lower Jurassic. Multipal dinosaur footprints associated with fragment plant fossils suggest a humid fluvio-lacustrine environment setting in the Ordos Basin during the early period of the Jurassic.     

A New Theropod Dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Lufeng,Yunnan, China

A new theropod dinosaur, Shidaisaurus jinae gen. et sp. nov., has been described on the basis of an incomplete skeleton. The specimen was found near the base of the Upper Lufeng Formation (early Middle Jurassic) in Yunnan, China. It is the first theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Yunnan. Shidaisaurus jinae is distinguishable from other Jurassic theropods by certain features from the braincase, axis, and pelvic girdle. The absence of any pleurocoels in the axis or in any anterior dorsal vertebrae suggests that the new Lufeng theropod is relatively primitive and more plesiomorphic than most of the Middle to Late Jurassic theropods from China. Most Chinese taxa of Jurassic theropod dinosaurs have not been well described; a further detailed study will be necessary for us to determine their phylogenetic relationships with Shidaisaurus jinae.     

西藏昌都市察雅地区侏罗纪恐龙化石新发现

在西藏昌都市察雅地区侏罗纪红层中发现了恐龙化石,主要包括肋骨、椎体等.对其中保存较完整的蜥脚类颈椎、肩胛骨、兽脚类耻骨等进行了形态学描述.虽然目前发现的材料较少,确定种属还存在一定困难,但其丰富了侏罗纪恐龙的地理分布.该地区恐龙化石多处出露,说明恐龙化石相对丰富.对该地区恐龙化石的进一步勘查和研究,有助于进一步了解亚洲...     

四川美姑发现侏罗纪恐龙足迹化石

2016年8月,在位于西昌盆地边缘的四川美姑县中侏罗统沙溪庙组底部薄层粉砂岩之上,发现有恐龙足迹化石。恐龙足迹共3个,均与跷脚龙足迹相似。该发现对于古气候、古地理和地层对比都具有重要的意义,足迹详细分类有待进一步研究。