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Geology
Xi Yao, Corwin Sullivan, Qingwei Tan, Xing Xu
Summary: This paper describes a newly discovered pelvis and sacrum of an ornithomimosaurian dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Erlian Formation in Inner Mongolia, China. The specimen is unique among Ornithomimosauria in its combination of features, distinguishing it from previously described taxa. The study provides insights into the presence of two distinct ornithomimosaurian taxa in this fossil-rich rock unit. Additionally, the phylogenetic analysis places the specimen in an early-diverging position within Ornithomimosauria, although its relationships with other early-diverging ornithomimosaurs remain unresolved. This research is important for understanding the evolution of ornithomimosaurs and for stratigraphic comparisons.
CRETACEOUS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Bian Wang, Zhao-Qun Zhang, Yuan-Qing Wang, Qian Li, Bin Bai, Yan Liu, Fang-Yuan Mao, Hai-Bing Wang, Jian Wang, Yan-Xin Gong, Li-Ping Dong, Li-Hua Wang, Hai-Dan Ma, Ran-Cheng Xu, Xiao-Yang Wang
Summary: The Saint Jacques area has been known for producing rich Oligocene vertebrate fossils, and recent expeditions have provided new insights into the chronostratigraphy and taxonomic coverage of the mammalian fossil collection. The findings suggest a successive faunal transition from the Eocene to possibly the early Miocene, challenging previous knowledge of two Oligocene mammalian assemblages in the area. The presence of Eocene-Oligocene boundary fossils and similarities to Miocene faunas in northern China and Mongolia indicate that the rock strata in Saint Jacques likely span the Eocene through the early Miocene.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Geography, Physical
Nohemi Sala, Adrian Pablos, Antonio Rodriguez-Hidalgo, Martin Arriolabengoa, Manuel Alcaraz-Castano, Miriam Cubas, Cosimo Posth, Kathrin Naegele, Ana Pantoja-Perez, Mikel Arlegi, Manuel Rodriguez-Almagro, Mercedes Conde-Valverde, Gloria Cuenca-Bescos, Alfonso Arribas, Asier Gomez-Olivencia
Summary: The interior of the Iberian Peninsula is particularly vulnerable to Quaternary climate oscillations, with research showing that the paleontological sites in central Iberia are crucial for reconstructing Late Pleistocene climatic and environmental conditions and understanding their impact on species, including humans. The key site of Cueva de los Torrejones has provided clues about Neanderthal populations near the cave, with new research revealing three Prehistoric chronologies recorded at the site. The DNA analysis of human remains indicates a Near Eastern origin, suggesting a connection to the Neolithic expansion into western Europe.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Biology
Hua Liang, Wei Liao, Qingfeng Shao, Qiong Chen, Chun Tian, Yanyan Yao, Jinyan Li, Wei Wang
Summary: This report describes the fossils discovered in Ganxian Cave in 2008 and 2018, which include a rich collection of mammalian fossils dating back to the Middle Pleistocene period. The age of the fossils was determined through various dating techniques, and the results confirm Ganxian Cave as one of the most accurately dated fossil sites in southern China. The comparison of the Ganxian fauna with other regional fossil records indicates the possible first appearance of the Asian elephant in this cave. Additionally, the paleoenvironmental analysis suggests that the habitat in Ganxian Cave during the late Middle Pleistocene period was mainly composed of forests with warm and humid climate.
HISTORICAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Yangjun Gao, Shihong Zhang, Hanqing Zhao, Qiang Ren, Tianshui Yang, Huaichun Wu, Haiyan Li
Summary: The study identified the paleogeographic changes in the North China Block during the Jurassic period, attributing them to true polar wander and plate tectonic components. It also estimated the northward plate moving velocity for the North China Block, and suggested that it accreted to Eurasia around 140 Ma. Additionally, the accumulation of subducted slabs at high paleolatitudes may have contributed to the Jurassic true polar wander.
EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Shuai Wang, Yingjie Li, Song Jin, Peipei Dong, Xiawei Zhang, Dongfang Zhao, Xingrui Kong, Pengyu Liu
Summary: Based on systematic field geological characteristics, petrology, geochemistry, and zircon U-Pb chronology, this study determined the petrogenesis and tectonic setting of the Chuhuertu granite and provided evidence for the dominant factors of granite magmatism in the study area. The Chuhuertu granite is a highly differentiated A-type granite with geochemical characteristics of high SiO2 and alkali content but low CaO and MgO content. It is suggested that the granite formed through partial melting of intermediate basic crust under low pressure and high temperature, and subsequent crystallization differentiation. The Chuhuertu granite is the result of the extension of the closure of the Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean, indicating extensive middle and lower crust extension in the Late Jurassic.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Geography, Physical
Yaobin Fan, Qingfeng Shao, Anne-Marie Bacon, Wei Liao, Wei Wang
Summary: This paper reports the discovery of a new mammalian assemblage at Mocun cave in 2000, which represents one of the securely dated Late Pleistocene sites in southern China. The study provides insights into the composition of the fauna, environmental conditions, and the processes responsible for fossil accumulation at the site.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Juan I. Morales, Artur Cebria, Maria Soto, Antonio Rodriguez-Hidalgo, Raquel Hernando, Elena Moreno-Ribas, Diego Lombao, Jose R. Rabunal, David M. Martin-Perea, Antonio Garcia-Tabernero, Ethel Allue, Andrea Garcia-Basanta, Esther Lizano, Tomas Marques-Bonet, Sahra Talamo, Laura Tassoni, Carles Lalueza-Fox, Josep M. Fullola, Antonio Rosas
Summary: This study presents an exceptional collection of Late Pleistocene human remains from Simanya Gran, offering valuable insights into the morphology and evolutionary trajectory of hominins in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Danielle Fraser, Amelia Villasenor, Aniko B. Toth, Meghan A. Balk, Jussi T. Eronen, W. Andrew Barr, A. K. Behrensmeyer, Matt Davis, Andrew Du, J. Tyler Faith, Gary R. Graves, Nicholas J. Gotelli, Advait M. Jukar, Cindy Looy, Brian J. McGill, Joshua H. Miller, Silvia Pineda-Munoz, Richard Potts, Alex B. Shupinski, Laura C. Soul, S. Kathleen Lyons
Summary: This study investigates the biotic homogenization of North American mammalian assemblages and finds that it has been occurring for thousands of years. The phenomenon is most pronounced among mammals larger than 1 kg. Additionally, human impacts on ecosystems can be traced back to approximately 10,000 years ago.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
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Anthropology
Yun Wu, Yanuo Jiao, Xueping Ji, Paul S. C. Tacon, Zhijian Yang, Siqi He, Mangu Jin, Yinghua Li, Qingfeng Shao
Summary: Research has found that the red rock paintings in Wanrendong Cave in Yunnan Province, China, were created during the Pleistocene - Holocene transition period, making them the oldest absolutely dated rock paintings in China so far. These paintings predate the development of agriculture in Yunnan Province, indicating that they were created by Paleolithic hunter-gatherers. The timing of these paintings coincides with warming periods, suggesting a possible correlation between rock painting activity and climate changes.
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Bian Wang, Qian Wang, Zhao-Qun Zhang
Summary: Fossil teeth representing four species of Lophiomeryx, including a new species, are discovered in early Oligocene strata in Nei Mongol. The findings expand the spatiotemporal ranges of known Lophiomeryx species and provide new insights into their morphology and evolution. Additionally, the first known skull of L. gracilis is reported.
JOURNAL OF MAMMALIAN EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Geography, Physical
Maayan Lev, Ron Shimelmitz, Mina Weinstein-Evron, Reuven Yeshurun
Summary: This paper aims to reconstruct the long-term paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic records of the Middle and Late Pleistocene Nahal Me'arot, Mount Carmel, Israel, using the archaeological herpetofauna assemblages. The study shows changes in temperature and humidity and their correlation with different hominin populations in the site. However, correlating with regional off-site records remains challenging.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Geography, Physical
Ying Lu, Xuefeng Sun, Hailong Zhao, Peiyang Tan
Summary: This study examines the relationship between the YFB site and the YF microblade site, as well as the chronological gap in human occupation in the Nihewan Basin, shedding light on the development of Paleolithic industries in the late Pleistocene and human activities in this area.
QUATERNARY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yifei Hou, Pan Zhao, Wenxing Hao, Min Zhang, Zhenhua Jia, Huafeng Qin, Chenglong Deng, Rixiang Zhu
Summary: The Yanshanian Orogeny during the Early Cretaceous phase B involved compression and extension, and the mechanism of tectonic transition is still contentious. The Tuchengzi Formation below the angular unconformity might provide insight into this transition. Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility and U-Pb geochronological studies on the Tuchengzi Formation reveal N-S compression in the western and middle segments and NW-SE compression in the eastern part during its deposition.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Rong Chen, Feng Wang, Zhen Li, Noreen J. Evans, Hongde Chen, Xinshan Wei
Summary: Detrital minerals in Late Paleozoic sandstones of the Ordos Basin in North China record provenance shifts and transport processes, with significant implications for basin genesis and tectonics. The integration of detrital zircon U-Pb dating, Lu-Hf isotopic analyses, heavy mineral quantification, and paleocurrent analysis reveals two provenance shifts, suggesting changes in sediment sources and tectonic events during the early-middle Permian and late Carboniferous to late Permian periods. The varying Lu-Hf isotopic compositions of detrital zircons indicate different magma sources and ancient crustal components, while the enriched Hf isotopic signatures suggest contributions from the Yinshan orogenic belt and the southern margin of the North China Craton. The provenance shifts may have been triggered by uplift events in these tectonic zones.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
Li-min Zhang, Christophe Griggo, Wei Dong, Ya-mei Hou, Shuang-quan Zhang, Ze-meng Yang, Yang Liu, Xiao-min Wang
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2016)
Article
Geography, Physical
Wei Dong
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2016)
Article
Geography, Physical
Xing Gao, Philippe Cote, Jean-Paul Blais, Wei Dong, Haowen Tong, Xavier Derobert, Sergio Palma-Lopes, Shuangquan Zhang, Fuyou Chen
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2016)
Article
Geography, Physical
Yuan Wang, Changzhu Jin, Wenshi Pan, Dagong Qin, Yaling Yan, Yingqi Zhang, Jinyi Liu, Wei Dong, Chenglong Deng
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2017)
Article
Geography, Physical
Wen-hui Liu, Wei Dong, Li-min Zhang, Wen-jian Zhao, Kai-qing Li
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2017)
Review
Geography, Physical
Qigao Jiangzuo, Jinyi Liu, Jan Wagner, Wei Dong, Jin Chen
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2018)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Dong Wei, Fu RenYi, Huang WeiWen
CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN
(2010)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Borja Figueirido, Paul Palmqvist, Juan A. Perez-Claros, Wei Dong
NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN
(2011)
Article
Geography, Physical
Ya-Mei Hou, Shi-Xia Yang, Wei Dong, Jia-Fu Zhang, Yang Liu
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2013)
Article
Geography, Physical
Wei Dong, Jinyi Liu, Yingsan Fang
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2013)
Article
Geography, Physical
Wei Dong, Jin-yi Liu, Li-min Zhang, Qin-qi Xu
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2014)
Article
Geography, Physical
Wei Dong, Qi Wei, Weipeng Bai, Limin Zhang, Wenhui Liu, Zheying Chen, Yongbing Bai, Yongchun Wu
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2019)
Article
Geography, Physical
Weipeng Bai, Wei Dong, Limin Zhang, Qi Wei, Wenhui Liu, Zheying Chen
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2019)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Weipeng Bai, Wei Dong, Wenhui Liu, Limin Zhang, Lu Li, Qiang Li
Summary: This study reviewed the fossil erinaceids found in Quaternary deposits in China, providing new insights into the diversity and evolution of these animals. The earliest definite report of fossil Mesechinus in China was identified, and revisions to previous classifications were suggested. By examining the fossils, researchers were able to calibrate previous molecular phylogeny of Erinaceinae, indicating the appearance of different Mesechinus species in different historical periods and their potential ecological niches.
JOURNAL OF MAMMALIAN EVOLUTION
(2022)