湖南石炭系底界及中间界线
THE LOWER BOUNDARY AND INTERMEDIATE BOUNDARY OF THE CARBONIFEROUS IN HUNAN
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摘要: 湖南的泥盆—石灰系属典型的浅水珊瑚—腕足相沉积。传统的泥盆—石灰系界线以珊瑚为依据划在邵东组之底。笔者依据共生的牙形刺、有孔虫、孢子,以及弓石燕产出位置,论证珊瑚Cystophrentis带应属泥盆系,从而认为泥盆—石炭系界线应位于孟公坳组和马栏边组之间;在湘南,界线通过桂阳组内部。湖南传统的石炭系上、下统界线,以大化石为依据划在梓门桥组之顶。但国际石炭系中间界线委员会推荐的中间界线以浮游生物为标志,因而湖南这条界线须重新研究。笔者对传统界线附近的四个牙形刺带进行分析对比,认为石炭系中间界线与传统界线相差不远。由于梓门桥组的顶界穿时,所以中间界线在其顶界附近浮动。Abstract: The Devonian and Carboniferous Systems in Hunan belongs to typical shallow-water coral-brachiopod facies deposits. The traditional Devonian-Carboniferous boundary is drawn at the base of the Shaodong on the basis of corals. According to the position of occurrence of the associated conodonts, foraminifers, spores and cyrtospirifers, the author considers that the coral Cystophrentis Zone should belong to the Devonian System and that the Devonian-Carboniferous boundary should lie between the Menggong’ao Formation and the Malanbian Formation aud passes through the interior of the Guiyang Formation in southern Hunan. The traditional boundary in Hunan is drawn at the top ofthe Zimenqiao Formation on the basis of large fossils. But the intermediate boundary recommended by the Subcommission on Carboniferous Stratigraphy is based on planktonic organisms, so this boundary in Hunan should be restudied. Through the analysis and correlation of four conodonts zones near the traditional boundary, the author considers that the intermediate boundary of the Carboniferous is not far from the traditionalone. As the top boundary of the Zimenqiao Formation is diachronous, the intermediate boundary fluctuates near its top boundary.