甘肃宝积山盆地中侏罗世石拐茨康叶表皮构造及古环境意义

甘肃宝积山盆地中侏罗统窑街组发现茨康类植物化石,通过对其外部形态和表皮构造研究,认定为石拐茨康叶(Czekanowskia(Vachrameevia)shiguaiensis)。对比当前化石及其现存最近对应种(the nearest living equivalent species)—Ginkgo biloba L.的气孔比率,得到宝积山盆地在中侏罗世的古大气CO_2体积分数为1.55×10~(-3),数值接近GEOCARBⅢ碳平衡模型的拟合曲线,表明茨康叶属植物也是恢复古大气CO_2体积分数的良好材料。同时,通过角质层特征进行古环境重建,结果表明宝积山盆地在中侏罗世时期气候较为温和湿润。     

Quantitative Analysis of Paleoatmospheric CO2 Level Based on Stomatal Characters of Fossil Ginkgo from Jurassic to Cretaceous in China

A better theoretical and practical understanding of the linkage between paleo-CO2 and climate during geological history is important to enhance the sustainable development of modern human society. Development in plant physiology since the 1980s has led to the realization that fossil plants can serve as a proxy for paleoatmosphere and paleobiosphere. As a relict gymnosperm with evolutionary stasis, Ginkgo is well suited for paleoenvironmental reconstruction. This paper analyzes fossil Ginkgo species from integrated strata in the north of China using anatomic data of plant physiology. Using stomatal parameters, a trend for the paleo-CO2 level during the Early-Middle Jurassic and the Early Cretaceous was obtained, which is consistent with the estimates by GEOCARB. The trend is also similar to that of Mean Global Surface Temperature in geological time. Compared with three other atmospheric CO2 concentration parameters, the trend of paleo-CO2 level based on the stomatal parameter of the fossil Ginkgo specimens from three contiguous strata is more exact.     

Multiproxy Paleosol Evidence for Jurassic Paleoclimate Fluctuations in the Sichuan Basin, SW China

Paleoclimate reconstruction of continental environments has been hampered by the limited evidence. A thick sequence of Jurassic continental deposits in the Sichuan Basin, Southwest China yields abundant paleosols that may offer valuable insights regarding Jurassic climate scenarios. A succession of 169 paleosols belonging to Protosols, Calcisols, and Argillisols from 23 detailed stratigraphic sections was recognized and characterized macro- and micromorphologically and assessed for mineral and geochemical compositions. Quantitative paleoclimate reconstructions using bulk geochemical proxies, the depth to and the stable oxygen isotopic composition of paleosol carbonates indicated a predominant alternation of semiarid and arid cool/warm-temperate climatic conditions punctuated by several episodes of subhumid and humid climates that generally prevailed in the Sichuan Basin during the Jurassic. The estimated paleoatmospheric CO2 concentrations (pCO2) from calcic paleosols yielded a low range of ~104 ± 58 to ~610 ± 152 ppmv during the Middle Jurassic. The terrestrial paleotemperature changes in the Sichuan Basin coincided with the pCO2 variations, which probably resulted from global geological events (e.g., volcanic activities, magmatic and oceanic events, and the ephemeral caps development) in the Middle Jurassic. Jurassic climatic fluctuations in the basin were likely attributed to true polar wander due to global plate motion, megamonsoon effect linked to global and regional paleogeography, and regional paleotopography.     

古大气CO2浓度重建方法技术研究现状

温室气候引起的全球气候变暖越来越引起人们的关注,大气中不断上升的CO2浓度被认为是导致气候变暖的主要因素.地史时期大气CO2浓度变化与温室气候可能存在类似的关系,可提供参考,因而古大气CO2浓度重建是首要任务.总结近年来古大气CO2浓度重建的进展,重点介绍GEOCARB模型模拟、植物叶片气孔参数和同位素指针的方法和技术.GEOCARB模型是反映全球古大气CO2浓度长期变化的碳相关模型;气孔参数方法是使用气孔比例来估计古大气CO2浓度;同位素指针包括成壤碳酸盐、浮游植物有机质生物标记物、钙质浮游有孔虫、古苔藓植物等,其中成壤碳酸盐碳同位素方法使用最为广泛.国内只是在叶片参数研究方面有一些进展,古大气CO2浓度重建工作任重而道远.     

基于银杏类化石Baiera furcata气孔参数定量 重建中生代古大气CO2浓度变化

大气CO2与地球温室气候变化有密切的关系,化石植物气孔参数已被证明是一种较精确重建古大气CO2的生物指标。从甘肃下侏罗统大西沟组、中侏罗统窑街组和内蒙古霍林河下白垩统霍林河组采集了角质层保存完好的B. furcata,对其表皮构造进行了细致分析,详细统计了该种下表皮的气孔参数。应用B. furcata与它最近现存亲缘种Ginkgo biloba的气孔比率,定量重建了早侏罗世Toarcian、中侏罗世Aalenian和Bajocian以及早白垩世Hauterivian的古大气CO2浓度,它们分别是(1263±71)×10﹣6、(1388±24)×10﹣6、(1599±31)×10-6和(1899±198)×10﹣6,结果与Berner全球碳平衡模型GEOCARB I—Ⅲ中CO2浓度变化曲线吻合,证明B. furcata是恢复古大气CO2浓度的良好生物指标。结合我们以前利用陆生植物恢复中生代古大气CO2浓度的结果,发现恢复的中生代大气CO2值均在GEOCARB I—Ⅲ模型中的低值区内,据此推测中生代陆相环境大气CO2要低于海相环境的值。此外,在各地的B. furcata下表皮中均发现了气孔簇,认为这是B. furcata对环境适应的结果。     

滇西新近纪植物气孔、碳同位素组成与古环境分析

对滇西腾冲新近纪两种被子植物叶片及其现存对应种的气孔参数和碳同位素组成的综合分析表明:当时的大气CO2浓度略高于现在水平;化石种的碳同位素分馏值高于现存对应种,但水分利用效率低于现存对应种;这证明当时的气候条件比当前更为温暖湿润。受新生代全球气候变冷和喜马拉雅运动的影响,该盆地一方面受印度洋季风的影响增强,干湿季节交替明显;另一方面受地形地貌影响,沿袭了温暖湿润的气候条件。