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まとめ
放射線年代測定は,オーストラリアのペルミアン-トライアスク境界を再定義し,主要な植物の絶滅と初期のトライアスク植物の低多様性を明らかにしました. ペルム紀の多様性レベルへの回復には,何百万年もかかりました.
科学分野:
- パレオボタニーは古植物学です.
- ジオクロノロジー (Geochronology) について
- ストラティグラフィー ストラティグラフィー
背景:
- ペルム・トライアスの境界 (2億5100万年前) は,重要な絶滅の出来事を示しています.
- シドニー盆地におけるこの境界の位置に関する以前の理解は,改定が必要であった.
研究 の 目的:
- シドニー盆地におけるペルム・トライアスの境界の位置を,高度な年代測定技術を用いて再評価する.
- この境界事象がオーストラリアの植物に与える影響を分析する.
主な方法:
- 堆積物の配列の放射測年代測定. 堆積物の配列の放射測年代測定. 堆積物の配列の放射測年代測定.
- 準確な境界の定義のための同位体層学.
主要な成果:
- ペルム・トライアス紀の境界はシドニー盆地の堆積層の配列の中に再配置されている.
- この境界で花の多様性や地方主義が著しく減少した.
- グローソプテリスの植物群の絶滅.
- トライアス初期の植生は,ライコポッドとヴォルトゼリアン・コニファーが支配していた.
- ディクロイド菌群は境界後から発生したが,多様性と地方性の完全な回復は中期トライアス紀 (2億4,400万年前) まで遅れた.
結論:
- 新しい年代測定法により,オーストラリア南東部のペルミアン-トライアスの境界の理解が再考される必要がある.
- 境界の出来事により,長期間,花の多様性が低く,地方主義が続いた.
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