Two-dimensional Numerical Modeling Research on Continent Subduction Dynamics

Continent subduction is one of the hot research problems in geoscience. New models presented here have been set up and two-dimensional numerical modeling research on the possibility of continental subduction has been made with the finite element software, ANSYS, based on documentary evidence and reasonable assumptions that the subduction of oceanic crust has occurred, the subduction of continental crust can take place and the process can be simplified to a discontinuous plane strain theory model. The modeling results show that it is completely possible for continental crust to be subducted to a depth of 120 km under certain circumstances and conditions. At the same time, the simulations of continental subduction under a single dynamical factor have also been made, including the pull force of the subducted oceanic lithosphere, the drag force connected with mantle convection and the push force of the mid-ocean ridge. These experiments show that the drag force connected with mantle convection is critical fo     

当代生物多样性剧减与古-中生代之交生物绝灭的对比

18世纪以来人类活动对环境造成了强烈破坏,给生物多样性带来了巨大损失.为了了解生物多样性的变化趋势,利用"绝灭物种统计法"、"种-区曲线法"和化石记录对400年以来的生物多样性和古-中生代之交的生物绝灭进行了分析.当代生物多样性剧减表现为物种的快速绝灭(从8×104种/Ma增大到1.2×106种/Ma),而属的绝灭几乎为0;古-中生代之交生物绝灭的初始阶段也表现为物种的快速绝灭(从40种/Ma增大到150种/Ma),并且这个阶段的属的绝灭速率远低于绝灭高峰阶段的相应值(即66属/Ma远小于465属/Ma),可见当代生物多样性剧减相当于二叠-三叠系之交生物绝灭的初始阶段.     

周口店多足类化石

1932—1937年间在周口店中国猿人产地及其他地点采得八十馀件节足动物化石,多破碎,完整者极少。颜色不一,由乳白而棕黄,兼有呈半透明玻璃状者。经初步观察,应属节足动物门,多足纲,倍脚目,马陆科,计一属两种: 一、山马陆(Julus of.terrestris)此种在第一,三,十五地点及山顶洞均有发现。此与现生的山马陆无甚差异,仅肛板及由二肛板所成之肛门沟稍大。二、裴氏小马陆(Julus peii Chia & Liu(sp.nov.)此种於第一,四,十五地点及山顶洞均有发现。由身体及头部形态,身体环节数目(三十个以上),知其与山马陆同属。但其决非幼小山马陆,因其体节数目多於长成之山马陆。但与现生於日本的一种 Nipponoiulus truncatus 近似,惟後者体节数较少,尾端钝圆。关於马陆属化石,据现在所知最早发现於始新统地层中,直到现在仍有生存,变异极小。以上所述二种若非与其他脊椎动物化石共生於周口店地点,则其年代颇难鉴定,因其有以後爬入岩隙死後石化之可能,不过上述之标本不但有共生脊椎动物为证,且有的已埋藏於固结的砾岩中,其属於更新统时期可无疑义。     

Revision of the Chingyen Triassic Fauna from Kueichou

正 INTRODUCTION About half a century ago, P. Fuchs collected a rich Triassic fauna from Sitzishan, Tsin-ngai, Kueichou. This was studied by E. Koken~1 who described the following species: Worthenia tuberculifera (I)~a, W. nuda (2), Pleurotomaria     

A Preliminary Study of the Physiography of the Foochow Basin

正 TOPOGRAPHIC SETTING Foochow City lies about 34 miles above the mouth of the Min River at approximately 119 degrees East Longitude and 26 degrees North Latitude.Foochow Basin(Pl. 1)contains about 150 square miles. It is surrounded on     

On the Unconformity between the Triassic and Jurassic in Weiyuan, Szechuan

To the north of the famous Tseliutsing salt district of central Szechuanthere exists a big dome-anticline, which is clearly shown in Tan and Lee's [1]Atlas for "Geology of Szechuan and Sikang." Since this anticline occupies thegreater part of the district of Weiyuan, it may be conveniently termed the     

An Outline of the Geological Structure of the Western Hills of Peiping

As a pioneer worker in almost every phase of the Chinese geology,the late Dr. V. K. Ting was also a pioneer and enthusiastic worker inthe geology of the Western Hills. It was due to his noble effort andsupervision that the first systematic investigation of 1916 was carried out     

Fundamental Concepts in Geology and Their Bearing on Chinese Stratigraphy

Students of Geology are today confronted with the necessity of anew attitude, which they have to take towards a number of fundamentalgeological concepts which have arisen within the last decade or two.     

STRATIGRAPHY OF SOUTHEASTERN HUPEI

The geology, of the southeastern part or Hupei has been studied by Mr. Seijirro Noda of the Japanese Geographical Society in 1912. A geological map in the scale of 1:400,000 was prepared by him, covering the districts Ta Yeh, Yang Sing, O Cheng and Wu Chang. Mr. Noda classified the sedimentary rocks into the following series: