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    湖北省南漳/远安动物群特征及其意义初探

    Characteristics and significance of Nanzhang/Yuanan Fauna, Hubei Province

    • 摘要: 提要:通过资料整理和野外调查,本文认为南漳/远安动物群是产自于嘉陵江组三段顶部纹层状灰岩、微晶灰岩中,以海生爬行动物为特色,伴有大量菌藻类和软体动物的早三叠世奥伦尼克期Spathian晚期的动物群落。该动物群中的海生爬行动物为幻龙类-鱼龙类-汉江蜥-贵州龙-湖北鳄类的组合特征。湖北鳄类相对其他海生爬行动物类型,数量最多,多样性最为丰富。独特的骨骼特征暗示其位于脊椎动物食物链的最低层。大量分异度较高的海生爬行动物在同一群落中出现,暗示在Spathian晚期,海洋生态系统可能已经开始恢复。

       

      Abstract: Abstract: Nanzhang/Yuanan Fauna, which is yielded in the laminated limestone and micrite at the top of 3rd member of Jianglingjiang Formation, is characterized by marine reptiles, together with some Homoneneae and mollusk. The age of Nanzhang/Yuanan Fauna is late Olenekian Spathian of Early Triassic. The assemblage of marine reptiles in this fauna comprises Hupehsuchia, Ichthyosauria (Chaohusaurus), and Eosauropterygia (Hanosaurus, Keichousaurus, and Nothosauridae). Compared with other marine reptiles, Hupehsuchia has most abundance and diversity in this fauna. The high specialized skeleton of Hupehsuchia indicates that this animal should exist at the bottom of marine reptiles’ food chain. A lot of marine reptiles lived in Nanzhang/Yuanan Fauna, which indicates that marine ecosystem should begin recovery in late Spathian after late Permian mass extinction.

       

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