应用医疗CT扫描法观察恐龙蛋化石初报

应用医疗ＣＴ扫描法观察恐龙蛋化石，可清晰地分辨出卵形，卵壳，卵蛋白，卵黄及充填的矿物等结构，并可测出各部具体数据，为恐龙蛋化石的研究开辟了一个新的途径。     

四川安岳恐龙化石埋藏地遂宁组、蓬莱镇组中遗迹化石及其环境意义

在四川安岳恐龙化石埋藏地上侏罗统遂宁组、蓬莱镇组地层中,发现了Scoyenia,Palaeophycus,Akolithos,Muensteria,Planolite,Cylindricum,Thalassinoides,Arenicolites等8个遗迹属,共10个遗迹种,归属为Scoyenia遗迹群落。遗迹群落与沉积构造特征表明遂宁组、蓬莱镇组沉积环境为泛滥平原,其中恐龙化石埋藏于泛滥平原上洪泛湖泊的滨湖砂岩之中。恐龙集中埋藏的原因可能是其死亡后被搬运于滨湖环境。     

基于严密波束归位模型的多波束测深点不确定度改进方法

利用不确定度可有效对多波束测深成果质量进行评估,针对现有不确定度计算模型因近似或简化导致一定误差的问题,本文提出一种基于严密波束归位模型的多波束测深点不确定度改进方法。首先分析了多波束测深过程中的各项误差源,基于误差传播定律与严密波束归位模型,详细推导了各误差源在波束归位各阶段的误差传播情况,最终得出了多波束测深成果不确定度的计算模型。文中利用实测数据计算了每个测深点的不确定度,绘制了单Ping扇面及条带的不确定度分布图,有利于直观、全面地了解所有测深点的误差变化趋势;计算结果与常用HGM不确定度模型进行了对比,表明本文方法更具合理性,对多波束测深成果的质量评估具有一定的参考价值。     

干湿循环对恐龙化石力学性质影响研究

恐龙是早已灭绝的古脊椎动物,恐龙化石在地质学,特别是在古环境学研究中具重要意义,它在地层划分、地质时代确定以及古地理、古环境、古气候研究尤其是生物灭绝事件研究等方面,具有极其重要的理论和实际价值。近几年,恐龙化石不断被发掘,对恐龙化石的保护日益显得紧迫和重要。本文通过干湿循环和膨胀试验,研究水对化石抗风化力的影响,试验结果证明水对化石围岩风化的影响远大于对恐龙化石的影响。     

山东省文登市生态足迹评价

以山东省文登市2005年统计年鉴数据为依据,对其生态足迹和生态承载力进行了计算。结果显示：2005年文登市人均生态足迹为4.554 5hm2,人均生态承载力为0.626 9 hm2,人均生态足迹赤字为3.927 6 hm2。反映出该市的生产、生活强度超过了生态系统的承载能力,生态系统处于过度开发利用状态。     

滇西祥云地区早侏罗世地层发现恐龙新墓地

1938年,云南许氏禄丰龙的发现拉开了云南侏罗纪恐龙研究、发掘的序幕,恐龙化石的发现地从云南禄丰一带向外延展,陆续在云南晋宁、元谋姜驿、云南易门夕阳、武定万德、双柏安龙堡等地报道,但目前恐龙化石的报道均集中在楚雄盆地的中部及东部,而楚雄盆地的西部地区未有报道。笔者等通过全面系统的古生物化石调查,在滇西祥云地区下侏罗统冯家河组首次发现恐龙骨胳化石产地,对该新化石产地开展初步化石剖面调查和修理,共发现有5层恐龙化石富集层,部分化石保存较为完整,未经过长距离搬运,以原地埋藏保存为主,骨胳化石主要有肠骨、椎体、坐骨及肱骨等。这一发现拓宽了云南恐龙化石的分布范围,填补了楚雄盆地西部无恐龙化石的空白,丰富了云南早侏罗世恐龙化石库,为楚雄盆地西部古环境演化及地层对比提供了重要的古生物化石研究素材     

Comments on possible Miocene hominin footprints

Gierlinski et al. (2017) report on what they interpret to be Miocene hominin footprints near the seaside village of Trachilos in western Crete. We review the case made by the authors that these ichnites represent bona-fide footprints, and their conclusion that they were made by bipedal hominins. Gierlinski et al.'s study demonstrates a number of problems with data presentation, e.g. a) substrates corresponding to measured prints are not clearly specified, b) no explanation is given for how prints were identified when the authors' own criteria for print identification were not met, c) no consistent morphological detail among prints is provided that could identify them as originating from the same or a similar agent, or one with bilateral symmetry, d) alternative agents that could have produced the prints are not explored, e) no explanation is given as to how their multivariate analyses of print outlines deals with missing data and why it uses non-homologous landmarks, etc. The evidence they present, therefore, is insufficient to support their arguments and conclusions. We remain unconvinced the ichnites are bona-fide footprints, let alone hominin footprints, but discuss some of the criteria employed for distinguishing and recognizing an early hominin footprint.     

滇东北地区中三叠统关岭组中发现爬行类足迹化石

滇东北地区中三叠统关岭组中首次发现的四足五趾爬行类动物足迹以大小足迹形式呈一条直线前后相伴出现,足迹形状与人手印非常相似,总体表现为第三趾最长,大拇指具有外翻弯曲特征,初步判断为"手兽"足迹,该发现对研究中生代爬行类生物种属、迁移、运动模式及古地理环境具有极其重要的意义。     

山东蒙阴盆地中晚侏罗世三台组恐龙足迹化石新材料新认识

对山东蒙阴盆地三台组以前及新发现的三趾型恐龙足迹化石开展了综合研究,认为应归入翘脚龙足迹属Grallator,其造迹者是小型兽脚类恐龙而非此前认为的鸟脚类恐龙,是目前山东省时代最老的恐龙足迹化石,也是中晚侏罗世恐龙活动的唯一证据。     

Trajectory and contribution of geoscientists (1906–1961) to dinosaur research in the Bauru Group (Cretaceous) in the Triângulo Mineiro region of Brazil

The present study discusses geological and paleontological research conducted by geoscientists in the Late Cretaceous Bauru Group, of the Triângulo Mineiro region, Brazil. This analysis based largely on historical documentary sources focuses on the pioneering work of geoscientists, who made numerous discoveries of dinosaur fossils. This work contributes to a chronological survey that has been compiled on the geological studies in the Bauru Group, and describes the importance of the paleontological discoveries made during the twentieth century.