中国陆相上新统麻则沟阶

年代地层单位麻则沟阶是中国上新统的两个阶之一,代表陆相上上新统,1999年由第二届全国地层委员会正式命名,对应于麻则沟期。"麻则沟"一名源自同名岩石地层单位麻则沟组,典型剖面位于山西省榆社县云簇镇赵庄—大马岚。麻则沟阶对应于"国际地层表"中的皮亚琴察阶,其共同的底界定义为古地磁Chron C2An.3n的底,即高斯正极性带的底,绝对年龄为3.6 Ma,这条界线在榆社赵庄剖面位于第6层麻则沟组下部的紫红色黏土层的中部,以张洼沟姬鼠(Apodemus zhangwagouensis)的首现为标志。麻则沟期与欧洲陆生哺乳动物分期的Villa-nyian早期或Villafranchian早期相当,包含1个哺乳动物群单位,即NMU13,可与欧洲的MN16对比。在榆社盆地发现的麻则沟动物群就相当于NMU13。在中国的上新世哺乳动物群中,甘肃灵台的任家沟动物群和雷家河V带动物群、河北阳原泥河湾的稻地动物群、陕西渭南的游河动物群、山西静乐的贺丰动物群、四川德格的汪布顶动物群也相当于NMU13。河北泥河湾的花豹沟剖面是麻则沟阶的辅助层型剖面。     

中国陆相上新统高庄阶

1999年第二届全国地层委员会正式提出将中国新近纪上新世分为早、晚两期,分别命名为高庄期和麻则沟期,年代地层单位高庄阶即对应于高庄期。"高庄"一名源自同名岩石地层单位高庄组,典型剖面位于山西省榆社县云簇镇桃阳—高庄—赵庄。高庄阶对应于"国际地层表"中海相的Zanclean阶,其共同的底界定义为古地磁Chron C3r的顶部,年龄为距今5.3Ma,这条界线在榆社桃阳剖面位于高庄组下部第5层的块状砂岩底部。高庄期与欧洲陆生哺乳动物分期的Ruscinian期相当,包含1个哺乳动物群单位,即NMU12,可与欧洲的MN14—15对比。在榆社盆地发现的高庄动物群相当于NMU12。在中国的上新世哺乳动物群中,甘肃临夏盆地的十里墩动物群、甘肃灵台的雷家河Ⅲ带动物群、内蒙古化德的哈尔鄂博和比例克动物群也相当于NMU12。甘肃广河的十里墩剖面是高庄阶的潜在候选层型剖面。     

新近系谢家阶层型剖面古地磁年代学研究

古地磁测量表明,中国新近系谢家阶界线层型剖面——西宁盆地谢家剖面共记录了18个正极性段与17个负极性段,与标准极性柱中C5Bn.2n—C7n.1n之间的极性带能很好的对应。剖面中谢家组的年龄为17.32—21.58Ma,谢家哺乳动物群的年龄约为21Ma,相当于MN2中期。     

中国陆相上中新统灞河阶底界层型的选择

2014年全国地层委员会最新出版的《中国地层表》中正式采用了将上中新统两分为灞河阶和保德阶的方案。"灞河"一名源自同名岩石地层单位灞河组,典型剖面位于陕西省蓝田县灞河左岸的水家嘴。灞河阶对应于国际地层表中海相的托尔托纳阶,其共同的底界定义为古地磁Chron C5r.2n的底部,年龄为11.6 Ma,这条界线在蓝田地区的灞河组并不存在。在中国晚中新世早期的哺乳动物群中,甘肃临夏盆地的郭泥沟动物群、大深沟动物群,青海柴达木盆地的托素动物群、深沟动物群,内蒙古苏尼特右旗的阿木乌苏动物群,西藏比如盆地的布隆动物群,陕西府谷的喇嘛沟动物群和云南元谋的小河动物群均属于灞河期。甘肃省东乡县的郭泥沟剖面是灞河阶底界层型最有利的候选剖面。     

新近系保德阶建阶研究新进展

根据与古地磁极性年表的对比 ,山西保德冀家沟剖面含保德动物群的保德组上界年龄为 5 .30 Ma,底界年龄不超过 10 Ma,其红黏土的底界为 8Ma,显示该剖面不存在定义的保德阶 11.2 Ma的下界 ,也没有保存保德阶下部的沉积。《国际地层指南》提倡用选择下界的界线层型来确定年代地层单位 ,其上界应该由后续单位的下界来确定。冀家沟剖面显然不具备保德阶的下界 ,但甘肃临夏盆地郭泥沟剖面含三趾马动物群的红黏土之下还有发育的中中新世沉积出露 ,因此 ,后一个地点应存在保德阶的下界 ,并有保德阶最底部的化石和适合于作古地磁分析的沉积物 ,所以临夏盆地是一个有可能建立保德阶下界界线层型的有利地点     

中国陆相下中新统山旺阶下界层型的选择

山旺期是中国陆相新近纪地质年代中的一个时段,代表了古老哺乳动物类群式微、现代化的哺乳动物类群滥觞的全新时期。山旺期大体与全球海相的布尔迪加尔期(Burdigalian)对应,开始的时代大约在20 Ma (百万年)左右。但长期以来,中国代表山旺期开始时段的地层中,很少有哺乳动物化石发现,因而学术界对这一重要时期的哺乳动物演化面貌知之甚少。这也使得相对应的陆相年代地层单位山旺阶的下界迟迟难以确定。近年来对内蒙中部生物地层学的研究,在苏尼特左旗敖尔班地区发现了含有谢家—山旺时期丰富哺乳动物化石的连续剖面(敖尔班组),为以上困难的解决提供了一切有利条件。敖尔班组的沉积连续,从下往上哺乳动物群经历了明显的变化,下部的下敖尔班动物群中含有双柱鼠类(distylomyids)、拟速掘鼠(Tachyoryctoides)、中华鼠兔(Sinolagomys)、基干有角类(basalpecoran)等原始类群;而上部的上敖尔班动物群中,上述类群已完全绝灭,出现了巨尖古仓鼠(Megacricetodon)、古仓鼠(Cricetodon)、跳兔(Alloptox)等新类群,鹿科(Cervidae)开始适应辐射,并出现了从非洲迁移而来的嵌齿象类(gomphotheres)和从美洲迁移来的安琪马(Anchitherium)。动物群的特征反映出下敖尔班动物群很可能还处于谢家期的末尾而上敖尔班动物群已进入了山旺期。古地磁数据显示敖尔班组的时代大约在21～17.5 Ma之间,可以包含海相布尔迪加尔期开始的时间点。本文推荐以最原始的冠群鹿科双叉鹿亚科(Dicrocerinae)在敖尔班剖面上的首现作为山旺阶下界的标志,该层位恰位于古地磁极性带C6n的底界,时间为19.722Ma。在中国地区,其它包含山旺阶下界的剖面还包括甘肃兰州盆地的对亭沟剖面、青海西宁盆地的谢家剖面、新疆准噶尔盆地的铁尔斯哈巴合剖面等,与上述剖面相比,敖尔班剖面在20～18 Ma之间的哺乳动物群最为丰富,因此是建立山旺阶下界层型的最佳地点。     

保德阶层型剖面磁性地层学研究

古地磁测量表明 ,中国新近系保德阶界线层型 ,山西保德冀家沟剖面记录了 12个正极性段与 11个负极性段。上部黄土显示了正极性与负极性 ,记录了松山负反极性带的一部分 ;红色黏土与砂砾岩层记录了 Cande95古地磁极性年表中的 C2 An.1n,C2 An.2 n,C2 An.3n,C3n.1n,C3n.2 n,C3n.3n,C3n.4 n,C3An.1n,C3An.2 n,C3Bn,C4 n.1n,C4 n.2 n及其间负极性带。剖面红色黏土的地质年龄为 8.0 Ma— 3.0 Ma,包括了榆社期的早期和保德期的中、晚期。冀家沟保德阶剖面含有二层哺乳动物化石层 ,上化石层以含丰富的鹿科化石为特点 ,相当于含 4 9地点动物群的层位 ,年龄约 5 .5 0 Ma;下化石层相当于含 30地点动物群层位 ,古地磁年龄应当在 6 .5 Ma— 7.0 Ma之间。     

新近系研究进展简介

新近系各阶全球层型剖面和点位( GSSP)的选定工作近年来取得了许多实质性的进展,至今上新统3个阶的GSSP已全部获得批准,中新统有3个阶获批准、2个阶有望在2 0 0 4年获得通过、1个阶的指示事件尚未确定,有待进一步的工作。除介绍新近系各个阶最新的GSSP内容外,还就中国陆相新近系建阶工作的进展和研究重点作了简要的回顾与展望,认为上新统麻则沟阶、高庄阶和中新统谢家阶有望在命名剖面定义底界的界线层型和点位,中新统保德阶、通古尔阶和山旺阶的底界有待在甘肃临夏盆地、兰州盆地和秦安地区寻找。中国陆相新近系建阶工作的开展与完成,会给中国地层学研究工作带来积极而又深远的影响。     

陕西镇安西口石炭系-二叠系界线剖面综合地层学研究

对中国海相石炭—二叠系界线典型剖面陕西镇安西口剖面进行了生物地层、层序地层、磁性地层、事件地层多学科综合研究。在石炭—二叠系界线附近建立了4个牙形石生物带,自下而上依次为Streptogna-thoduselegantulus带,S·elongatus带,S·gracilis带和S·isolatus带。将研究区石炭—二叠系界线置于S·isolatus带的底界,较以带Pseudofusulinakrotowisphaeroidea-Dunbarinella(PD)带的底界为标志确定的石炭—二叠系界线层位低3·3m。在西口剖面上石炭统逍遥阶至下二叠统隆林阶,以初始海泛面作为层序界面,识别出12个四级层序(大体相当于副层序组),构成5个Ⅱ型三级层序。这5个三级层序及其对应的海平面变化与贵州独山、罗甸纳水、紫云扁平剖面同期地层中三级层序及海平面变化旋回之间显示出较好的对应关系。除下杨家河阶外,其余各阶的底界,包括逍遥阶、上杨家河阶、范家河阶、垭口阶及隆林阶的底界,基本上都位于沉积相转换点或其附近,即层序地层及海平面变化旋回的关键界面或其附近。表明这5个三级层序的关键界面与年代地层界线的关系相当密切。碳酸盐岩磁化率大小与碳酸盐岩微相存在一定的对应关系,显示相对海平面变化是控制碳酸盐岩磁化率大小的重要因素。另外,在重要地层界线附近常出现磁化率异常高值,说明碳酸盐岩磁化率可能作为地层划分对比的重要依据。西口地区晚石炭世逍遥期至早二叠世隆林期地层中可识别出两次明显的类辐射事件。第一次类辐射事件发生在Occidentoschwagerinaalpina-O·postgallowayi(OS)组合带底部,即下杨家河阶的底部。第二次辐射事件发生在Mccloudiaregularis-Par-aschwagerinafragosa-Robustoschwagerinaxiaodushanica(MPR)组合带底部,即范家河阶的底部。具有三级和三级以上隔壁的四射珊瑚动物群突然大量繁盛,代表四射珊瑚演化进程中一次重大变革。在陕西镇安石炭—二叠系界线附近,这个生物事件首现层位相当于类Pseudofusulinaurdalensi(PU)带下部,高于该带底界不到12m,以Xikouphyllum-Shaannanophyllum-Szechuanophyllum-Wentzellophyllum组合带为代表。在这个层位牙形石也发生了重要变化。各类地质事件记录出现的层位关系密切。在垭口阶底界各类地质事件记录吻合最好,隆林阶底界次之,然后是范家河阶底界。与上述3条界线相比,在镇安西口剖面上,以牙形石Streptognathodusisolatus的首现位置确定的石炭—二叠系界线事件地层特征不明显,既不是一个生物辐射演化面,碳酸盐岩磁化率变化也不太明显,在实际工作中不易使用。     

中国上石炭统滑石板阶

滑石板阶一名最初见于项礼文等 ( 1980 )的文章 ,阶名源自同名岩石地层单位——滑石板组 ,典型剖面位于贵州省盘县县城以东约 30 km的滑石板村。岩性以浅灰色厚层灰岩为主 ,局部夹白云岩 ,厚 315 .4 6 m。底界以化石 Pseudostaffella antiqua的始现为标志 ,顶界止于化石 Profusulinella priscoidea带之底。滑石板阶包含 2个带 Pseudostaffella antiqua- P. antiqua posterior带和 Pseudostaffella composita- P. paracompressa带 ;2个菊石带Reticuloceras guizhouense带及 Branneroceras branneri- Grastrioceras cf. cumbriensis带 ,还包含腕足类 Choristitesmansuyi- Plicatifera chaoi组合带。牙形刺仅在下部找到 ,归属于 N eognathodus symmetricus带。滑石板阶大致相当于国际地层表中的巴什基尔阶 ( Bashkirian)中部     

The Tunggurian Stage of the Continental Miocene in China

The Tunggurian Age was nominated in 1984, and the Second National Commission on Stratigraphy of China formally suggested establishing the corresponding chronostratigraphic unit, the Tunggurian Stage, based on the Tunggurian Age in 1999. The name of this stage comes from a lithostratigraphic unit, the Tunggur Formation, and the stratotype section is located at the Tunggur tableland, 15 km southeast of Saihan Gobi Township, Sonid Left Banner, Inner Mongolia. The Tunggurian Age is correlated to the Astaracian of the European land mammal ages, and they share the same definition of the lower boundary at the base of the paleomagnetic Chron C5Bn.1r with an age of 15.0 Ma. In the Tairum Nor section on the southeastern edge of the Tunggur tableland, this boundary is situated within the successive deposits of reddish-brown massive mudstone of the lower part of the Tunggur Formation, with a distance of 7.6 m from the base of the grayish-white sandstones in the middle part of the section. The Tunggurian is approximately correlated to the upper part of the marine Langhian and the marine Serravallian in the International Stratigraphical Chart. The Tunggurian Stage includes two Neogene mammal faunal units, i.e. NMU 6 （MN 6） and NMU 7 （MN 7/8）. The Tairnm Nor fauna from the Talrnm Nor section corresponds to NMU 6, and the Tunggur fauna （senso stricto） from the localities on the northwestern edge of the Tunggur tableland, such as Platybelodon Quarry, Wolf Camp and Moergen, corresponds to NMU 7. Among the Middle Miocene mammalian faunas in China, the Laogou fauna from the Linxia Basin, Gansu, the Quantougou fauna from the Lanzhou Basin, Gansu, the Halamagai fauna from the northern Junggar Basin, Xinjiang, and the Dingjiaergou fauna from Tongxin, Ningxia correspond to NMU 6.     

河北阳原台儿沟剖面泥河湾组底界的确定

河北阳原化稍营郝家台台儿沟剖面是泥河湾盆地新建的建阶剖面。剖面总厚度为151.45m,顶部的年龄约0.019Ma,深33.55m处为B/M界线,深123m处为M/G界线,剖面底的年龄约3.3Ma。划分为马兰组、郝家台组、泥河湾组和蔚县组。深45.65-122.65m间归泥河湾组,厚77m,泥河湾组以黄色调砂、粉砂、黏土质粉砂为主,中夹有灰绿色黏土,属河湖相沉积环境。泥河湾组底界确定的标志:底部出露较厚的砂层,代表一个沉积旋回的开始,与下伏湖沼相蔚县组呈整合接触;底界接近M/G界线,在M/G界线之上0.35m处;底界之下挖掘到早于2.6Ma的游河模拟鼠-副丁氏鼢鼠小哺乳动物化石组合和瓣鳃类化石。泥河湾组底界确定为2.6Ma。     

THE FINDINGS OF THE UPPER PERMIAN IN THE CUOQIN BASIN, TIBET

THE FINDINGS OF THE UPPER PERMIAN IN THE CUOQIN BASIN, TIBET     

Magnetostratigraphy of the Upper Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous from Argentina: Implications for the J-K boundary in the Neuquén Basin

A systematic sedimentologic and paleomagnetic study was carried out in the Vaca Muerta Formation, cropping out in the northern Neuquén Basin, west-central Argentina. The studied section is c. 280 m-thick and represents a carbonate ramp system bearing ammonites that indicate Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous ages. The Vaca Muerta Formation is one of the most important unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs in the world and its thorough study has become a relevant target in Argentina. The J-K boundary is comprised within this unit, and although it is well-dated through biostratigraphy (mainly ammonites), the position of particularly the boundary is yet a matter of hot debate. Therefore, the systematic paleomagnetic and cyclostratigraphic study in the Vaca Muerta Formation was considered relevant in order to obtain the first Upper Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous magnetostratigraphy of the southern hemisphere on the first place and to precise the position of the J-K boundary in the Neuquén Basin, on the other. Biostratigraphy is well studied in the area, so that paleomagnetic sampling horizons were reliably tied, particularly through ammonites. Almost 450 standard specimens have been processed for this study distributed along 56 paleomagnetic sampling horizons that were dated using ammonites. Paleomagnetic behaviours showed to be very stable, and their quality and primary origin have been proved through several paleomagnetic field tests The resultant magnetostratigraphic scale is made up of 11 reverse and 10 normal polarity zones, spanning the Andean Virgatosphinctes mendozanus (lower Tithonian) to Spiticeras damesi Zones (upper Berriasian). These polarity zones were correlated with those of the International Geomagnetic Polarity Time Scale 2012 and 2016 through the correlation between Andean and Tethyan ammonite zones. Cyclostratigraphy on the other hand, proved to be quite consistent with the magnetostratigraphy. Through the correlation of the resultant paleomagnetic and cyclostratigraphic data, it was possible to date the section with unprecedented precision, and therefore, to establish the position of the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary. The paleomagnetic pole calculated from the primary magnetization is located at: Lon = 191.6°E, Lat = 76.2°S, A₉₅ = 3.5°, indicating a c. 24° clockwise rotation for the studied section, which is consistent with structural data of the region.     

冀北滦平盆地早白垩世陆相义县阶的重新厘定及其层型剖面

实测了冀北滦平西瓜园组李营-王家沟剖面和马圈村剖面,在开展多学科系统研究的基础上,把剖面划分为4个岩性段,建立了系统的叶肢介生物地层分带序列,进行辽西义县组与冀北西瓜园组的等时性对比,分析剖面的沉积相叠置特征,证明了剖面的沉积连续性和沉积旋回性变化,识别出剖面的4个三级层序,确定了义县阶的定义及其单位和界线层型。从而建议重新厘定“义县阶”的定义和层型,将冀北滦平李营一王家沟剖面作为下白垩统义县阶的单位层型,将冀北滦平马圈村大店子组一西瓜园组界线剖面作为义县阶的底界层型,将冀北滦平西瓜园组的时限范围定为义县阶;取消以张家沟大店子组时限范围所定的义县下亚阶,改为张家沟阶。     

Magnetic polarity stratigraphy of the middle Pleistocene (Ensenadan) Tarija Formation of southern Bolivia

The Tarija Formation of southern Bolivia, which is well known for its classic vertebrate faunas, is of prime importance in understanding of the chronology of the Ensenadan Land Mammal Age. This formation consists of well-exposed and relatively fossiliferous sections of clays, clayey silts, sands, gravels, and tuffs which were deposited in a predominately fluviatile regime in a Pleistocene structural basin. Four stratigraphic sections, each measuring 110 m or less, were studied to establish a magnetic polarity stratigraphy. Paleomagnetic samples were collected from the finer-grained sediments at 100 sites spaced at stratigraphic intervals of 5 m or less. All paleomagnetic specimens were demagnetized in alternating fields of least 250 oersteds (oe). Some specimens were also thermally demagnetized at 200°C or more. Of the 100 sites, 77 were ultimately used to determine the magnetic polarity zonation. Based on the four sections sampled, the Tarija Formation spans a time interval from about 1 my to about 0.7 my B.P. or perhaps younger. The lower half of the composite section is of reversed polarity punctuated by a short normal event. This sequence probably represents the late Matuyama chron with the Jaramillo subchron. The upper part of the section is of normal polarity and represents early Brunhes time. A tuffaceous unit 43 m above the Brunhes-Matuyama boundary yielded a fission track (zircon) age of 0.7 ± 0.2 by B.P. These data indicate that the classic Tarija fauna is middle Pleistocene Ensendan in age.