Large Tetrapod Burrows from the Permian Naobaogou Formation of the Daqingshan Area,Nei Mongol,China

Two new tetrapod burrow casts from the Naobaogou Formation （Middle or Late Permian） of Nei Mongol,China are described.It marks the first pre-Cenozoic tetrapod burrow from China,and one of the earliest records of tetrapod burrows.Comparison to other Permian and Triassic burrows suggests that these burrows were created by tetrapod slightly smaller than Lystrosaurus.Deduced from the morphology and sizes of two burrows and known tetrapods of the Naobaogou Formation,the burrow should be the production of a therapsid,most likely a dicynodon.These burrows indicate a seasonal climate and this area was semiarid or arid during that time.     

Lead Isotopic Steep-Dipping Zone and Mineralization—An Example from Mineral Deposits Concentrated Area in East Qinling,China

INTRODUCTIONBecause of the inhomogeneity of material composition andtexture in the earth lithosphere,on the margins of differentearth blocks often exists the change of geochemicalcharacteristic values and geophysical gradients. The Pb-isotopetopological diagram which divides different Pb-isotopeprovinces within Chinese continent shows (Zhu,1995) thatsome margins of the Proterozoic basement or boundaries ofancient plates are presented as geochemical steep-dippingzones. The Pb-isotopic co…     

VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION CHARACTERISTICS OF ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS IN LIAONING*

16 aircraft missions were conducted for the measurement of atmospheric aerosols in separate days of late spring and early summer of 1996 and 1997.The paper deals with detailed analysis of the variation in vertical/horizontal distributions of the concentration of the particles and their size distribution at 0-5 km above ground,and with the relations to temperature and relative humidity documented in general.Evidence suggests that the concentrations show different distribution features in vertical above and below the cap of the mixed layer:the particle size distribution is subject to a range of forming mechanisms,displaying a multi-modal pattern:the horizontal concentration experiences remarkable variation:temperature and relative humidity stratifications have conspicuous influence on the concentration and size distribution of aerosols.     

THE LATE QUATERNARY RIGHT LATERAL STRIKE-SLIPPING OF ZHONGDIAN—DAJU FAULT IN NORTHWEST YUNNAN, CHINA

THE LATE QUATERNARY RIGHT LATERAL STRIKE-SLIPPING OF ZHONGDIAN—DAJU FAULT IN NORTHWEST YUNNAN, CHINAthesubject“TherecentdisplacementandDynamicsoflithosphereintheQinghai XizangPlateau”ofnation alclimbingproject“Therecentdisp     

Late Cenozoic Tectonics Along the Northwestern Margin of the Tarim Basin: Interactions Between the Tarim Basin and the Southern Tian Shan, West China

LATE CENOZOIC TECTONICS ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN MARGIN OF THE TARIM BASIN: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE TARIM BASIN AND THE SOUTHERN TIAN SHAN, WEST CHINAgrants 4 98340 50and 4 9732 0 90fromtheNSFofChina;;andproject96 913 0 7 0 1fromtheMinistryofSci enceandTechnology ,China…