The onset timing of the Kwangsian Orogeny might differ among localities across South China.Refined stratigraphic works at different localities are necessary to reveal the details of this likely distinction.Recently,we...The onset timing of the Kwangsian Orogeny might differ among localities across South China.Refined stratigraphic works at different localities are necessary to reveal the details of this likely distinction.Recently,we recollected some graptolite specimens from the Ordovician Shixing and Longtouzhai formations(corresponding to the Longxi Formation of southern Jiangxi Province) at many localities in Guangdong Province.The palaeontological and biostratigraphical studies of these graptolite faunas indicate that the facies change from graptolitic shale to nearshore shallow-water,coarse clastics in Guangdong is slightly earlier than that in southern Jiangxi.This timing difference may imply a northward progression of the Kwangsian Orogeny.Based on the biostratigraphy and palaeontology of the Ordovician in the Zhujiang Basin(western part) and Chiangnan Slope Belt(including western Fujian,eastern Guangdong,northern Guangxi,northern Hunan,northeastern Jiangxi,southern Anhui,and western Zhejiang),the Sandbian to late Katian distribution and replacement of biofacies and lithofacies in the two regions are proposed and discussed,which display distinct features at different stages of the Kwangsian Orogeny.展开更多
Using data from previous research on Quercus sect. Heterobalanus, the coexistence approach to Xix-abangma and Namling fossil sets, and altitudinal ranges of vegetation presented by fossil floras, a re-view and reevalu...Using data from previous research on Quercus sect. Heterobalanus, the coexistence approach to Xix-abangma and Namling fossil sets, and altitudinal ranges of vegetation presented by fossil floras, a re-view and reevaluation have been made of existing theories on the uplift of the Himalayas, especially the palaeoaltitudes of Xixabangma and Namling in Tibet. The Xixabangma fossil set has a palaeoaltitude range of 2500―3500 m, and has risen 2200―3400 m since the Pliocene. The lower and upper assem-blages of the Miocene Namling had palaeoaltitudes of 2500―3000 m and 2800―3000 m, respectively. Therefore, Namling has risen at least 1300 m since the Miocene, thereby challenging some existing theories that suggest Namling has been static since the Miocene.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 40772002,41172034)Minstry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. 2011ZX05008-001)
文摘The onset timing of the Kwangsian Orogeny might differ among localities across South China.Refined stratigraphic works at different localities are necessary to reveal the details of this likely distinction.Recently,we recollected some graptolite specimens from the Ordovician Shixing and Longtouzhai formations(corresponding to the Longxi Formation of southern Jiangxi Province) at many localities in Guangdong Province.The palaeontological and biostratigraphical studies of these graptolite faunas indicate that the facies change from graptolitic shale to nearshore shallow-water,coarse clastics in Guangdong is slightly earlier than that in southern Jiangxi.This timing difference may imply a northward progression of the Kwangsian Orogeny.Based on the biostratigraphy and palaeontology of the Ordovician in the Zhujiang Basin(western part) and Chiangnan Slope Belt(including western Fujian,eastern Guangdong,northern Guangxi,northern Hunan,northeastern Jiangxi,southern Anhui,and western Zhejiang),the Sandbian to late Katian distribution and replacement of biofacies and lithofacies in the two regions are proposed and discussed,which display distinct features at different stages of the Kwangsian Orogeny.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 40332021, 30670159)Wu Zhengyi's Splendidly Contributing Award of Yunnan Province (Grant No. KIB-WU-2001-01)
文摘Using data from previous research on Quercus sect. Heterobalanus, the coexistence approach to Xix-abangma and Namling fossil sets, and altitudinal ranges of vegetation presented by fossil floras, a re-view and reevaluation have been made of existing theories on the uplift of the Himalayas, especially the palaeoaltitudes of Xixabangma and Namling in Tibet. The Xixabangma fossil set has a palaeoaltitude range of 2500―3500 m, and has risen 2200―3400 m since the Pliocene. The lower and upper assem-blages of the Miocene Namling had palaeoaltitudes of 2500―3000 m and 2800―3000 m, respectively. Therefore, Namling has risen at least 1300 m since the Miocene, thereby challenging some existing theories that suggest Namling has been static since the Miocene.
