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     

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。     

内蒙古高特格含上新世哺乳动物化石地层的磁性年代学研究

内蒙古中部地区高特格产出的哺乳动物化石的组合代表了该地区新近纪哺乳动物群序列中最年轻的成员，在研究蒙古高原动物群的演化与生态环境变化上有着重要意义，为此笔者等开展了对含化石地层剖面的岩石磁学和磁性地层研究。研究发现，这套地层主要携磁矿物为磁铁矿和矫顽力谱较宽的针铁矿。由于岩石的磁化强度很低，难以直接获得特征分量，然而通过低温分量的重磁化大圆弧分析，可以得到样品特征剩磁的磁极性，从而建立了该剖面的磁极性地层柱。在27．65m厚的剖面上，共获得四个正、反极性带：：N1-R1-N2-R2，R1对应于C3n．lr，N2对应于C3n．1n。高特格动物群出露在C3n．1n-C3n．1r之间，绝对年龄在4．180～4．480Ma之间，含化石层（22．65m厚）平均沉积速率为65．2m／Ma。据此推断出采样剖面的年代在4．072-4．496Ma之间。     

甘肃龙担早第四纪黄土堆积古地磁年代研究

临夏盆地位于青藏高原东北边缘,是青藏高原与黄土高原衔接带上的一个晚新生代断陷盆地。龙担剖面地处临夏盆地的中央部分,产有大量哺乳动物化石,从化石证据中得出与早更新世午城黄土同时期的黄土沉积,但是岩性看起来又与中国东部黄土高原上典型的午城黄土有差别。本文基于龙担剖面中黄土-古土壤序列的古地磁研究、粒度以及磁化率分析,主要对正极性N3的极性归属问题进行阐述,N3对应于Matuyama极性时中下部的Olduvai极性亚时期,建立了该剖面的年代地层序列。龙担动物群的上化石层位于Olduvai极性亚时内部,时代为1.77～1.95Ma,从而得出龙担动物群的上化石层年龄为1.9Ma,下化石层位于Reunion极性亚时之下,时代为2.25Ma。     

云南元谋小河盆地含古猿化石地层的沉积特点与对比

云南元谋小河盆地含古猿化石的主要层位有 2个,时代相差约 1Ma。以黄色砂砾石层作为标志层,参考各含古猿化石剖面基底和现代海拔高度,盆内含化石层的晚第三纪地层可以很好的对比,小河盆地蝴蝶梁子剖面、房背梁子剖面相当于豹子洞箐剖面的的中下部。从哺乳动物化石和古地磁资料分析,小河组的地质时代为 7.3～ 8.2Ma。     

5.30Ma以来华北哺乳动物群与磁性地层序列

通过中国北方５．３０Ｍａ以来含丰富哺乳动物化石的典型剖面的磁性地层研究,建立５．３０Ｍａ以来中国北方陆相哺乳动物群与磁性地层序列对比。中国黄土记录了Ｂｒｕｎｈｅｓ正极性带与Ｍａｔｕｙａｍａ负极性带,黄土年龄约２．５０ＭａＢ．Ｐ．,其中发现有午城动物群、公王岭动物群、阳郭动物群、陈家窝动物群与靖远动物群。三门组记录了Ｍａｔｕｙａｍａ负极性带下段,年龄约１．２０—２．５０Ｍａ,其中发现有三门动物群。静乐剖面的静乐红土对应于Ｇａｕｓｓ正极性带上段,年龄约２．５０—３．００Ｍａ,其中发现有静乐贺丰动物群。游河组记录了Ｇａｕｓｓ正极性带,年龄约２．５０—３．４０Ｍａ,其中发现游河动物群。泥河湾沉积对应于Ｂｒｕｎｈｅｓ正极性带、Ｍａｔｕｙａｍａ负极性带、Ｇａｕｓｓ正极性带,年龄约０．１３—３．４０Ｍａ。其中小长梁剖面记录了Ｂｒｕｎｈｅｓ正极性带与Ｍａｔｕｙａｍａ负极性带上段（含Ｊａｒａｍｉｌｏ亚带）,年龄约０．１３—１．００Ｍａ（其中含化石及石器地层年龄约０．９０—１．００Ｍａ）。榆社盆地麻则沟组记录了Ｇａｕｓｓ正极性带（２．５０—３．４０Ｍａ）,高庄组记录了Ｇｉｌｂｅｒｔ负极性带（３．４０—５．３０Ｍａ）。     

吕梁山西麓复兴剖面红黏土的磁性地层学研究

吕梁山西麓中上新世的一套厚层红黏土层记录了吕梁山前盆地的演化和吕梁山新近纪的隆升。山前不同的构造部位,各异的古地貌特征导致红黏土的堆积特征差别较大,柳林复兴地区黏土层的下部常含有数层化石层和薄厚不等的砾石层。本文对复兴地区的红黏土进行了岩石磁学和磁性地层学研究,得出了复兴地区红黏土及所含砾石层和化石层的古地磁年龄,并通过野外沉积特征以及粒度等指标探讨了复兴地区红黏土的形成过程。岩石磁学结果表明,红黏土中特征剩磁的载体为磁铁矿和赤铁矿。古地磁和生物化石显示复兴剖面的年龄为7.1～2.6Ma。其中所含厚层砾石层的古地磁年龄约为5.2Ma。两层化石层的年龄分别为～6.8Ma和～7.1Ma。剖面野外沉积特征和粒度变化显示柳林复兴地区红黏土堆积初期有水流作用的参与。     

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。     

中国陆相中新统谢家阶

谢家期一名最初在1984年提出,1999年第二届全国地层委员会正式提出依据谢家期建立对应的年代地层单位——谢家阶,阶名源自同名岩石地层单位谢家组。谢家阶的层型剖面在青海省湟中县田家寨乡谢家村北1km处的车头沟,谢家阶对应于国际地层表中的海相Aquitanian阶,其共同的底界定义为古地磁ChronC6Cn.2n的底界,年龄为23.0Ma。古地磁研究结果显示在谢家剖面谢家阶的底界位于马哈拉沟组上部的棕红色块状泥岩连续沉积中,距上覆的谢家组底48m。生物地层学的综合分析表明谢家阶包含3个哺乳动物群单位,即NMU1—3。谢家剖面上发现的谢家动物群相当于NMU2,新疆准噶尔盆地北缘的索索泉动物群和甘肃兰州盆地的张家坪动物群分别相当于NMU1和NMU3。     

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。     

Magnetochronology of Mid-Miocene mammalian fauna in the Lanzhou Basin,northeastern Tibetan Plateau:Implications for Asian mammal migration

The Quantougou(QTG) Fauna in central Lanzhou Basin is an important late Mid-Miocene fauna on the northeastern Tibetan Plateau margin,but its numerical age remains a matter of debate.Here,we present a new magnetostratigraphic record for a fluvio-lacustrine section to further constrain the age of the QTG Fauna.Results suggest that the studied section spans from polarity chrons C5Cn.2n to C5 n.2n or C5 An.1n,with ages of ca.16.5 Ma to 10 Ma or 16.5 Ma to 12 Ma.The QTG Fauna is located at the top of polarity chron C5r.3 r or C5 Ar.2 r,which corresponds to an age of 11.7 Ma or 12.8 Ma for the fauna.Accordingly,the associated Myocricetodontinae(a subfamily of Gerbillidae,Rodentia) is suggested to have appeared in the Lanzhou Basin at 11.7 Ma or 12.8 Ma,which is the oldest Myocricetodontinae in East Asia but is still much younger than the ～20 Ma appearance of this subfamily in West and South Asia.Our age data support the interpretation that East Asian Myocricetodontinae originated from South Asia.The QTG fauna further suggest a dry and open grassland environment,which is consistent with global cooling after the Mid-Miocene Climatic Optimum.     

宁南盆地新生界寺口子组磁性地层学研究

通过对宁夏固原新生代寺口子剖面的古地磁年代研究,获得该剖面始新统寺口子组共记录的15个正极性和14个反极性,可以与标准极性柱C21n—C11n.1n段进行很好的对比,通过多种地质资料综合分析,确定年龄为47.906—29.401Ma。这一年龄区间正好与现今鄂尔多斯盆地周缘其他新生代断陷盆地(如渭河盆地、银川盆地等)接受沉积的时代基本一致,宁南盆地的发育与这些周缘新生代断陷盆地很可能具有相同的区域地球动力学环境和盆地属性。     

垣曲盆地最高阶地风尘堆积形成时代及其构造意义

对垣曲盆地原土坪阶地剖面进行了详细的沉积学和磁性地层学研究,结果表明,原土坪剖面地层自下而上由水下河湖相-漫滩相-风尘堆积构成,整个剖面记录了一个水位下降、由水下沉积环境转变为气下环境的连续堆积过程。剖面地层记录的1.84～1.62MaB.P.期间由河湖相沉积环境转变为典型风尘堆积的沉积转型及风尘堆积反映出的1.21MaB.P.前后古气候变化事件是对青藏高原青藏运动C幕和昆黄运动的区域沉积响应。开始于1.62MaB.P.的典型风尘堆积底界年龄代表了该级阶地的形成时代,表明该段黄河至少在此时已经形成。     

New paleomagnetic constraints on rift basin evolution in the northern Himalaya mountains

The late Cenozoic sediments in the rift basins in the northern Himalaya Mountains document important information about the uplift and deformation of the most active tectonic region in the Tibetan Plateau. However, these sediments have not been precisely dated, hindering our ability to address the basin development and termination associated with a series of uplifts in the southern Tibetan Plateau. Here, we report a detailed magnetostratigraphic study on the fluvio - lacustrine sedimentary sequence of the Dati Formation bearing abundant Hipparion forstenae fossils in the Dati Basin in the northern frontal region of the Himalaya Mountains. The 195 m – thick section yielded six normal and seven reversed polarity zones that correlate well with Chrons C3An.1r to C4r.2r of the geomagnetic polarity time scale, constraining the section age to ~8.6 – ~6.2 Ma. Together with the magnetostratigraphic results from other rift basins in the region, these results indicate that the horizons bearing the Hipparion fossils were deposited during the age interval of 7.1–6.5 Ma in the northern Himalaya Mountains. The regional tectonic activity and comprehensive magnetostratigraphic and sedimentologic comparisons suggest that the evolution of the rift basins in the northern Himalaya Mountains has involved three major stages since the late Cenozoic, i.e., (1) ~10.0–8.0 Ma, onset of the basins with fan delta facies; (2) ~8.0–3.0 Ma, expansion of the basins with mainly lacustrine facies; (3) ~3.0–1.7 Ma, shrinking and termination of the basins with alluvial fans. The basin evolutionary history indicates an accelerated tectonic uplift of the Himalaya Mountains at ~10.0 Ma, and two deformational events at ~3.0 Ma and at ~1.7 Ma.     

陕西蓝田地区新第三纪地层划分的几点讨论

蓝田地区灞河组和蓝田组的时代归属是我国三趾马动物群分期的关键问题之一。通过与府谷老高川三趾马动物群的对比及古地磁测定，该区新第三纪地层可分为上新统静乐组（原蓝田组上部）、蓝田组（原蓝田组下部）和灞河组．蓝田组的地质时代可归保德期庙梁亚期，地质年龄约为距今５．３—５．０Ｍａ期间．灞河组的地质时代可与喇嘛沟动物群的对比，为保德早期或稍早．     

Magnetochronology of Late Miocene Mammal Fauna in Xining Basin, NE Tibetan Plateau, China

The Xining basin is located in the northeastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is a rift basin formed in Mesozoic and Cenozoic and structurally belongs to the intersection of Kunlun and Qilian Mountains. Cenozoic fluvial and lacustrine sedimentary strata are continuous in the Xining basin, with a thickness of more than 800 m, completely recording the deformation uplifting, weathering and denudation history and climate change process of the northeastern plateau. Currently, early Miocene Xijia fauna, early Middle Miocene Danshuilu fauna and late Middle Miocene Diaogou fauna are discovered in the Xining basin, which provide an important basis for the stratigraphic correlation of the Cenozoic strata in the Xining basin. However, in the next few decades, there are no reports about the large mammal fossils in the Xining basin, especially about late Miocene fauna. The author discovered a large amount of mammal fossils in the Neogene sedimentary strata in Huzhu area, Xining basin. According to the identification results of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, these fossils mainly included Hipparion dongxiangense, Chilotherium sp., Parelasmotherium sp., Stephanocemas sp. and Kubanochoerus sp. and their age was early Late Miocene. Since the discovery of this set of fossils directly filled the blank that there were no large mammal fossils in the Xining basin in Late Miocene, it was very important for studying the magnetic stratigraphic chronology of fossil-forming strata and establishing the paleomagnetic chronology scale plate of mammal fossils. In this paper, the paleomagnetic data of the fossil-forming stratigraphic profile, Banyan profile, were measured and the paleomagnetic records were collected through high density sampling, and finally the paleomagnetic polarity column of the profile was established. The results showed that five positive and five negative polarity segments were recorded in Banyan profile, which corresponded well to the polarity between C3Br.1n-C4n.2n in the standard polarity column. The age of profile top was about 7.25 Ma and profile bottom was about 8.4 Ma, with an age range of 1.15 Ma. The mammal fossils discovered this time were exposed between positive and negative polarities N5 and R5 at the bottom of the profile, corresponding to C4r.1r at negative polarity and C4n.2n at positive polarity in the standard polarity column. The age of mammal fossils was about 8.3 Ma. The paleomagnetic chronology of the strata and paleontological fossils determined the absolute age of late Miocene mammal fossils and expanded the upper age of late Miocene Xianshuihe Formation (N1xn) in the Xining basin, which had provided new basic data for further studying the stratigraphic deposition and correlation of late Cenozoic strata and regional environmental evolution.