遗迹学的研究现状与新进展--第8届国际遗迹组构专题研讨会综述

第8届国际遗迹组构专题研讨会于2005年2月17~23日在新西兰奥克兰大学召开。从会议报告、展板、论文摘要集和野外地质旅行可以看出: 遗迹化石正确的分类命名及其形态功能和生态环境再造仍然是遗迹学的基础和主要内容，常见和复杂遗迹化石的精细研究和重新解释将导致遗迹化石指示古环境和古生态意义的重大变革，遗迹化石特征的实验模拟和实证观测是定量解释造迹生物行为习性和生态环境意义的有效手段，许多鲜为人知或被忽略的问题和现象走进遗迹学家的视野， 陆相遗迹化石群落与遗迹组构研究有了新的进展，遗迹组构的岩心成像技术和三维模拟在油气勘探中正发挥越来越大的作用，学科交叉融合和高新技术测试方法的引进是遗迹学发展的重要推动力。

Research actuality and new advances in ichnology: Outline of the Eighth International Ichnofabric Workshop

The Eighth International Ichnofabric Workshop was held at the University of Auckland, New Zealand in February 17-23, 2005. More than forty ichnologists from twelve countries attended the workshop. Six topics were concerned, which included the ichnotaxonomy and morphology-function analysis of trace fossils; detailed study and re-explanation of complex trace fossils and ichnofabrics; modeling of trace fossils and investigation of modern biogenic traces; other overlooked phenomena and rarely known problems related to trace fossils being stressed; new advances being made in the study of continental trace fossils and ichnofabrics; 3-D modeling of ichnofabrics and its application in oil-gas exploration. The application of new technology greatly promotes the development of ichnology.