Pleistocene radiolarians from the Leg 119 Site 745, sections (1H to 4H) in the southern ocean region

This paper presents a detailed record of radiolarian species from the Leg 119 Site 745 (sections 1H to 4H) in the southern ocean region. Forty five species were identified and illustrated from forty six samples. The taxonomy, two radiolarian zones namely NR1 and NR2, morphological variations and distribution of taxa have been made from these sections. Twelve new species are identified but they are not formally named. The study provides the detailed Antarctic Pleistocene radiolarian data, proposed the placement of NR1 and NR2 zonal boundary at a shallow depth of 6.63 mbsf and data is used for comparative studies with other parts of the Antarctic region.     

浙江长兴地区长兴组放射虫化石及其指相意义

浙江省长兴地区的长兴组煤山剖面一直作为中国乃至世界研究二叠系-三叠系界线的经典剖面之一。在该剖面,长兴组主要由灰黑、黑色碳酸盐组成,厚度约为30-45m。依据沉积岩性特征大致可划分上下2段:下段以灰黑或黑色的纹层状粒泥岩和泥粒岩为主,厚度约13m;上段由薄一中层状灰黑或黑色泥粒岩和粒泥岩组成,其中夹有极薄层的黑色钙质泥岩或泥岩和细条带状或透镜状硅质岩,厚27m左右。     

新疆西昆仑“依沙克群”中的放射虫组合及其形成时代探讨

依沙克群是80年代建立的一个岩石地层单元。由于缺乏可信的古生物学证据,因此关于该套地层的时代一直颇有争议。近期,笔者首次在该套地层上部的复理石中发现了早古生代和晚泥盆-早石炭世2个放射虫组合。两套含有化石的地层间为冲断接触。结合前人对依沙克群下部岩性段基性熔岩形成年龄的研究,笔者认为依沙克群已不能作为一个统一的岩石地层单元存在,而应予解体。     

滇西南孟连西北部泥盆系的确定

通过 1∶5万孟连县、景信幅的区域地质调查 ,在孟连县北西 1∶2 0万孟连幅原划的“西部拉巴组”(原定为下二叠统 )中 ,采获Entactinia -Entactinosphaera组合共 4个属 6个种的放射虫化石 ,结合岩性组合、沉积相等特征 ,重新更正为中—上泥盆统曼信组。为研究该区的地层展布、大地构造环境、古地理、构造活动等提供了新资料。     

广西南部晚古生代放射虫组合及其地质意义

广西南部钦州、玉林一带硅质岩系中丰富的放射虫化石,可区分出晚泥盆世、早石炭世和二叠纪的11个放射虫组合。晚泥盆世-早石炭世的组合可与北美和西欧对比。二叠纪组合与以日本为代表的环太平洋放射虫组合和西西里、滇西等地的古特提斯放射虫组合一致,表明了古特提斯与原太平洋之间的联系。     

滇西昌宁─孟连带南部地层地质问题

滇西孟连以南，整合于南段组浊积岩之上的拉巴群硅质岩含晚二叠世早期放射虫化石，南段组时代不仅限于石炭纪，可能延入二叠纪。二者为晚古生代思茅地块的外陆坡沉积。其西面的南基河杂岩（新名）由层序混乱的晚古生代硅质岩、泥岩和少量砂岩、玄武岩构成。放射虫化石证据表明，硅质岩时代不仅限于晚泥盆世－早二叠世，还延入晚二叠世，而有的砂岩时代为早石炭世，它们是经过强烈构造变动的古特提斯洋的沉积记录。昌宁－孟连带向南可能延至泰国北部的清迈带，而非东北部的难河带。     

Modern and Palaeoecological Significance of the Radiolarian Spongaster tetras tetras Ehrenberg in the Eastern Equatorial Pacifics

Abstract. Spongaster tetras tetras Ehrenberg has long been considered by palaeontologists as a species indicative of warm (>21 C) sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) and tropical/subtropical conditions. However. a comparison of the Plio-Pleistocene record of S. t. tetras in the eastern equatorial Pacific (Ocean Drilling Program Hole 677A) with CaCO₃, δ¹⁸O, and δ¹³C records reveals that S. t. tetras is most commonly present during periods of intense upwelling, often coinciding with isotopically identified glacial stages. when surface productivity and salinity are high, and SST is expected to be relatively low. Maximum S. t. tetras abundance (1.8% of radiolaria counted) occurred during a cool interglacial. when productivity and salinity were high, wind-driven upwelling intense, and SST relatively warmer than during glacial maxima. It appears that in the eastern equatorial Pacific upwelling system, SSTs are generally too cold (<21 C) for S. t. tetras to survive; however, S. t. tetras can tolerate (with populations <0.7%) cold SSTs if productivity and salinity are increased (due to upwelling), and flourishes (>0.7–> 1.8%) if this is coupled with relatively warm SSTs. This micropalaeontological study Corroborates the findings of an earlier research program on living S. t. tetras cultures (Anderson et al ., 1989a.b, c).     

First direct age determination from the Jurassic radiolarian-bearing siliceous series (Jédidi Formation) of northwestern Tunisia

Our study presents preliminary biostratigraphic results from the Jurassic siliceous series of northwestern Tunisia. For the first time, radiolarians are extracted from the Jédidi formation and provide a direct age determination. They are the first radiolarian fauna documented from Tunisia. Two age assignments are comprised within the following intervals: (1) Late Bathonian–Early Callovian, (2) Late Bathonian–Early Oxfordian. These ages are compatible with recent stratigraphic synthesis proposed for the Jurassic series of Tunisia. The data suggest the correlation of the Jédidi formation with siliceous series of Middle–Late Jurassic age from the external zone of the Maghrebides belt rather than with true oceanic units from the Maghrebian flyschs or the internal zones of western Tethys. To cite this article: F. Cordey et al., C. R. Geoscience 337 (2005).     

A Note on Seasonal Variation in Radiolarian Abundance

A statistical analysis of two consecutive sequences of observations on radiolarian abundances in the western North Pacific, by methods appropriate to data on the simplex (i.e., compositional data), show that although the overall graphical presentations of the frequencies appear similar, there are substantial differences in the earlier part of each of the series. The results of the multivariate analyses are used for identifying those species that contribute most to the analysis. A brief guide to the mathematical properties of compositional data is given.     

思茅地块西缘龙洞河组放射虫动物群及其地质意义

思茅地块西缘的龙洞河组为一套火山—沉积岩系 ,原定时代为晚石炭世 ,被认为属南澜沧江洋弧后盆地沉积。现在龙洞河组层状硅质岩断片中发现了晚泥盆世放射虫化石 ,在细碧角斑岩之硅质岩夹层中发现了早石炭世放射虫动物群 ,表明龙洞河组不全是晚石炭世地层 ,而是由晚古生代的一些地层断片组成。思茅地块西缘深水沉积盆地的演化始于泥盆纪 ,应为滇西南古特提斯多岛洋的一个分支 ,向南可能与泰国难河带对比。