确定含有白纪幼年鱼的酸混凝土是合石还是非便混凝土
Ryan C Allen1, Karen Chin2,3, Mike Zawaski4
1Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA. rcallen@comcast.net.
Scientific reports
|February 21, 2025
概括
化石的酸盐混凝土经常被误认为是矿石. 这项研究详细介绍了一种鱼化石,使用先进的成像和地球化学来确认其非便起源,为塔法诺米提供了新的见解.
科学领域:
- 古生物学的古生物学
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 塔法诺米 (Taphonomy) 是一种听音系统.
背景情况:
- 化凝固经常被误认为是矿,因为其生物含量和高含量.
- 最近的发现突出了化石酸具体的常见非便起源.
- 在准确的古生物学和古环境解释中,区分coprolites和非便混凝土至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 建立区分酸盐混凝土与矿石的标准.
- 为了分析一种含有来自上白纪地狱溪形成的小鱼的特定酸混凝土.
- 为了确定这个标本的起源,形成和古生物学意义.
主要方法:
- 中子计算断层扫描 (CT) 用于详细的头骨内部分析.
- 使用电子微探测器,μ-XRF和融合ICP-OES进行地质化学分析.
- 评估骨元素的完整性和分布.
主要成果:
- 骨架元素的完整性和分布强烈地表明这种具体的非便来源.
- 中子CT识别了鱼头骨为Brachychampsa montana. 这是一个巨型鱼.
- 结论是关于标本的身体长度,年龄和饮食.
结论:
- 研究的酸盐凝固代表非便来源,这表明死后运输是最小的.
- 独特的特征可以帮助区分石和非便混凝土.
- 准确的识别提供了不同的语音学和古生物学信息.
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