西藏南部羊卓绒错混杂岩中的提索期放射虫

羊卓绒错混杂岩是一条长达2 000 km的构造破碎岩带,出露于西藏南部雅鲁藏布江缝合带以南.该缝合带于新生代欧亚碰撞后闭合,记录了特提斯海洋中的残留部分.混杂岩发育于印度板块北部大陆边缘与其以北地体的一次大的碰撞事件中.这次碰撞到底是欧亚碰撞的主事件还是一次早期碰撞事件尚不确定.由于混杂岩是碰撞期间地层不断破碎而形成的,因此地层中的任何岩石古生物学资料对于确定混杂岩的成因及形成时代是有意义的.该混杂岩中发育大量的放射虫硅质岩和燧石,它们可以提供大量的古生物学证据.文中所描述的提索期放射虫,采自于江孜县白洒村附近的一个原地岩块.为典型的东特提斯属种,可与西特提斯的属种对比,其中大部分属种为主要属种,有稳定的地层时限分布,如:Archaeodictyomitra apiarium(Rust),Archaeodictyomitra minoensis(Mizutani), Archaeodictyomitra patricki Jud,Eucyrtidiellium pyramis(Atta),和Protunuma japonicus Matsuoka &Yao,它们分别对应于在西特提斯所建立起来的“统一组合区带”(Unitary Association Zone)的8—22,9—12,13—22,12—13,7—12区带,尤其是后4个放射虫种,有非常短的地层分布,能够将地层年代确定得非常具体.这对于西藏广泛分布的海相含放射虫岩石地层来说,是一个非常有效的

TITHONIAN RADIOLARIANS FROM THE YAMDROK MELANGE IN SOUTH TIBET, CHINA

Well-preserved Tithonian radiolarian faunas were extracted from a chert block of the Yamdrok melange, south Xizang (Tibet). Some 11 genera and 14 species were determined, most of which are reported here in Tibet for the first time. They are mainly composed of Eucyrtidiellium pyramis (Atta), Protunuma japonicus Matsuoka & Yao, Archaeodictyomitra apiarium (Rust), Zhamiodellum ventricosum (Dumitrica), Archaeospongoprunum patricki Jud and Archaeodictyomitra minoensis (Mizutani). The existence of these prime species with known reliable stratigraphic ranges indicates its wider application in determination of stratigraphic range in the Tibetan Tethys.