辽宁西部及邻区中侏罗世燕辽生物群脊椎动物化石研究进展

近年来,在中国辽宁西部、内蒙古东南部、河北北部中侏罗世髫髻山组和九龙山组中发现了丰富的脊椎动物、无脊椎动物和植物化石,这一化石群被称为燕辽生物群。燕辽生物群已正式命名的脊椎动物26属28种,包括鱼类1属1种、两栖类4属4种、有鳞类1属1种、翼龙类10属12种、兽脚类恐龙5属5种、哺乳类5属5种。燕辽生物群的脊椎动物化石对研究长羽毛兽脚类恐龙的演化、翼龙类的分类演化、滑体两栖类的分异等具有重要意义。虽然辽宁西部及邻区燕辽生物群脊椎动物的多样性不及同一地区早白垩世的热河生物群,但它为认识这一地区晚中生代生物群的演替提供了极为重要的依据。

Advances in the study of vertebrate fossils of the Middle Jurassic Yanliao biota in western Liaoning Province and adjacent areas

In recent years, numerous fossil vertebrates, invertebrates and plants have been found in the Middle Jurassic Tiaojishan and Jiulongshan Formations in western Liaoning, southeastern Inner Mongolia and northern Hebei. This biota is called Yanliao biota. Up till now, 28 species of different vertebrate groups have been formally named, which include 1 fish, 4 amphibians, 1 lizard, 12 pterosaurs, 5 theropods, and 5 mammals. The vertebrates of this biota have great significance for studying the theropod evolution, the pterosaur classification, and the lissamphibian diversity. Although the diversity of the Middle Jurassic Yanliao biota is less than that of the Early Cretaceous Jehol biota, it provides important evidence for understanding the succession of the Late Mesozoic biotas in this region.