异常的X射线对比度:来自斯瓦尔巴德的三叠纪中期混合类动物的X射线成像
Victoria S Engelschiøn1, Aubrey J Roberts1,2, Ruben With3
1Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
PloS one
|May 31, 2023
概括
来自斯瓦尔巴德的三叠纪脊椎动物化石中的异常X射线对比是由于硫化物和硫酸盐矿化. 这种矿物化,包括球石和石,有助于详细的解剖学研究和ichthyosaurs的分类学分类.
科学领域:
- 古生物学的古生物学
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 矿物学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 斯瓦尔巴德的三亚纪中期Botneheia形成丰富的脊椎动物化石,特别是 ichthyosaurs.
- 化石的保存方式各不相同,影响着可观察到的解剖细节水平.
- 之前的研究已经确定了两动物床和这些构成中的石类动物遗骸.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究来自Muen山的脊椎动物化石中的异常X射线对比度,Edgeøya.
- 分析负责增强放射性特性的矿化过程.
- 为了完善石类动物标本PMO 219.250.0.的分类学分类.
主要方法:
- 化石标本的X射线成像 PMO 219.250.0.
- 通过岩石学和地质化学分析识别矿物阶段.
- 在斯瓦尔巴德的三叠纪和罗纪标本中对矿物化的比较分析.
主要成果:
- 异常的X射线对比性归因于联合硫化物 (斯法利特,皮里特) 和硫酸盐 (巴里特) 永久矿化和伪形化.
- 放射学揭示了PMO 219.250中以前未见的解剖细节,包括手,牙和头骨.
- 标本PMO 219.250是指Phalarodon,可能是P. atavus,基于牙和头骨的特征.
- 矿化过程在三叠纪 (永久矿化和伪形由矿与矿) 和罗纪 (只有矿) 标本之间有所不同.
- 石质学影响了三叠纪化石的紧缩,而早期的巴里特沉积保存了罗纪标本的3D形状.
结论:
- 矿化过程涉及含硫丰富的液体和,显著提高了化石的可见性和保存.
- 这种矿化提供了与全球著名的化化石遗址相提并论的细节水平.
- 了解这些过程有助于对斯瓦尔巴德中生代海洋动物群的分类学识别和古环境重建.
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