A review of Silurian fishes from north-western Hunan, China and related biostratigraphy

• Autorzy: Zhao W. -J. , Zhu M. , Gai Z. -K. , Pan Z. -H. , Cui X. -D. , Cai J. -C.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1515/agp-2018-0006

• Konferencja: Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Early and Lower Vertebrates
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The Silurian fishes from north-western Hunan, China are characterised by the earliest known galeaspids Dayongaspis Pan and Zeng, 1985 and Konoceraspis Pan, 1992, and the earliest known antiarch Shimenolepis Wang J.-Q., 1991, as well as rich sinacanth fin spines. Shimenolepis from Lixian County in north-western Hunan, which was dated as the Telychian (late Llandovery), has long been regarded as the oldest representative of the placoderms in the world. As such, in addition to eastern Yunnan and the Lower Yangtze Region, north-western Hunan represents another important area in South China that yields important fossil material for the research of early vertebrates and related stratigraphy. Here we summarise the Silurian fishes known in north-western Hunan so far, and classify them into three vertebrate assemblages (i.e., the Wentang, Maoshan, and Yangtze assemblages). Based on the updated Silurian vertebrate and stratigraphic databases, the Silurian fish-bearing strata in north-western Hunan can be subdivided into the Rongxi, Huixingshao, and Xiaoxi formations in ascending chronological order, which can be correlated with the Lower Red Beds, the Upper Red Beds, and the Ludlow Red Beds in South China, respectively. A new look at the Silurian strata in Lixian suggests that the age of Shimenolepis is late Ludlow rather than late Llandovery as previously suggested. The research on Silurian fishes and biostratigraphy in north-western Hunan not only provides morphological data of early vertebrates, but also offers new palaeoichthyological evidence for the subdivision, correlation, and age assignment of the Silurian marine red beds in South China. The establishment of a related high-precision Silurian stratigraphic framework in north-western Hunan will help to elucidate the temporal and spatial distribution of Silurian fossil fishes, deepen the understanding of the evolution of early vertebrates, and unravel the coevolution between Silurian vertebrates and the palaeoenvironment.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

early vertebrates; biostratigraphy; Silurian; north-western Hunan; China

PL

kręgowce; biostratygrafia; sylur; Hunan; Chiny

• Wydawca: Faculty of Geology of the University of Warsaw ; Komitet Nauk Geologicznych PAN
• Czasopismo: Acta Geologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: Vol. 68, no. 3
• Strony: 475--486
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 52 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Zhao W. -J.

• Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 643, Beijing 100044, China
• CAS Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Beijing 100044, China
• College of Earth Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

autor

Zhu M.

• Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 643, Beijing 100044, China
• CAS Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Beijing 100044, China
• College of Earth Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

autor

Gai Z. -K.

• Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 643, Beijing 100044, China
• CAS Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Beijing 100044, China

autor

Pan Z. -H.

• Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 643, Beijing 100044, China
• College of Earth Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

autor

Cui X. -D.

• Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 643, Beijing 100044, China
• College of Earth Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

autor

Cai J. -C.

• Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 643, Beijing 100044, China
• College of Earth Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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Uwagi

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Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2018).