The Late Cretaceous Event Sedimentation From the Viewpoint of Dinosaur Fossils

Zhang Yubin

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Zhang Yubin. The Late Cretaceous Event Sedimentation From the Viewpoint of Dinosaur Fossils[J]. Acta Sedimentologica Sinica, 1998, 16(2): 124-128.

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Zhang Yubin. The Late Cretaceous Event Sedimentation From the Viewpoint of Dinosaur Fossils[J]. Acta Sedimentologica Sinica, 1998, 16(2): 124-128.

The Late Cretaceous Event Sedimentation From the Viewpoint of Dinosaur Fossils

Zhang Yubin

Geological Scientific Research Institute of Shengli Petroleum Administrative Bureau. Dongying, Shangdong 257015

Received Date: 1996-03-13
Rev Recd Date: 1997-09-04
Publish Date: 1998-06-10

Abstract

The phenomen n that dinosaur fossils can be preserved very well shows that dinosaurs were rapidly buried and preserved after or before their death. The strange phenomenon that a number of dinosaur fossils were unearthed in complete body frames or throngs in the Upper Cretaceceous clastics nearly around the globe indicates that this set of clastics which buried dinosaurs should belong to a kind of "event sedimentation". On the other hand, the formation of the late Upper Cretaceous have such features as: ① Together with the Eogene above, a complete Ⅱ-class sedimentary cycle was formed. Among them there was a conformable contact, and the classfication limit was determined by the distinguishing line of dinosaurs or by the appearance line of mammalia. The micropalaeobio logics show the mixing feature of Meso zoic-Cenozoic molecules. ② This set of strata overlapped on the earier layers in widespread way or in capped way; and it is of large thickness, similar features and easy correlation.③ There is an unconfomity at the bottom of the strata which can be correlated worldwide. ④ The geologic time of forming the strata is very short. ⑤ There are abnormal transgressive feature. The comprehensive analysis shows that this kind of sedimentary strata can be formed only under widespread way or capped way catastrophic flood conditions. This set of sediments are called "event sedimentation" relation to the normal sedimentation. The catastrophic flood of forming the event sedimentation may be the catastrophic seaquake worldwide, and it is caused by the planet collision. In order to explain the abnormal phenomenon that the biological distinguishing line is underlying the argillic horizon, the clastics concluding dinosaur fossils and iyidium-rich argillic horizon are considered as the different part of "event sedimentation" in this paper. A lot of transporting matter carried by the catastrophic seaquake worldwide deposited repidly in very short time, and some organism such as dinosaurs were preserved completely, then come the sedmentation of the iydumrch matter in the air. This special kind of transgression may by one of the causes of the marine organism and salt-deposit that have been argued in the inland basins.
- biological extinction,
- dinosaur fossils,
- capped way sedimentation,
- event sedimentation

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[2]	.Kyte F T, Chou Z, Wasson F T . Siderophile-enriched sediments from the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary. Natu , 1980, 288: 651～656
[3]	.Hsu K J. Mass mortality and its environmental and evolutionary consequences. Science, 1982, 288, 216
[4]	.Bhandari N, Gupta M, Pandey J, Shukla P N. Chemical profiles in K/T boundary, section of Meghalaya, India, cometary, as teroidal or volcanic. Chemical Geology, 1994, 113: 45～60
[5]	.Hllam A. End-Cretaceous mass exctinction event; Argument for terrestrial caustation. Science, 1987, 238: 1237～1242
[6]	.Officer C B, Drake C L. Late Cretaceous and paroxysmal K-T extinction. Nature, 1987, 326: 143～149
[7]	.Sloan R E, Rigby J K Jr, Van Valen L M, Gabri el D. Gradual dinosaur extinction and simultaneous radiation in the Hell Creek Formation. Science, 1986, 232: 629～633
[8]	.Alvarez W T. End of the Cretaceous: Shape boundary or gradual transition? Science, 1984, 233
[9]	.Zoller W H, Prrington F R, Phelan Zkotra F M. Iridium en rchment in airborne particles from Kilauea Volcano. Science, January, 1983, 222: 1118～1121
[10]	.Jehanno C. The K/T boundary at Beloc, Haiti, No evidence for an impact in the Caribbean area. Earth Planet. Sci. Let. 1992, 109: 229～241
[11]	.吴瑞棠. 事件地层学— 一个新的挑战. 地质论评. 1986, (4): 405～411.
[12]	.吴瑞棠, 张守信. 现代地层学. 武汉: 中国地质大学出版社, 1989. 28～45
[13]	.阎锡海. 恐龙绝灭原因质疑与新说. 化石, 1994, (2): 17～18
[14]	.Hildebrznd A R. A buried 180 km-diameter probable impact crateron the Yucatan Peninsrla, Mexico(abstract). EOS, 1990, 71: 1425. 19: 867～871
[15]	.Hildebrand A R . Chixculub crater: A possible K-Tboundary impact crater on the Uucat an Peninsula, Mixico. Geology, 1991, 19: 867～871
[16]	.Hildebrand A R. Proximal Cretaceous- Tertiary boundary impact Deposit in the Caribbean. Science, 1990, 248: 342～347
[17]	.Sharptom V L , Dairymple G B, Marin L E , Ryder G, Schuraytz B C, Urrutia Fucugauchi J. New links between the Chicxulb impact structure and the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary. Nature, 1992, 359: 819～821
[18]	.董枝明. 中国的恐龙动物群及其层位. 地层学杂志. 1980(4): 256～263
[19]	.阎锡海. 试论化石证明生物进化的局限性. 化石, 1994(4): 27～28
[20]	.吴萍, 杨振强. 中南区白垩至早第三纪地层对比构造发展特征. 地质学报. 1980(1): 24～33
[21]	.杨云林. 中国东部的古新统. 石油与天然气地质, 1985(4): 420～428
[22]	.中国地质科学院主编. 中国地层概论. 北京: 地质出版社, 1982. 6: 78～100
[23]	.中国科学院主编. 华南中新生代红层. 北京: 科学出版社, 1979. 4: 37～54
[24]	.新疆地矿局六队. 吐哈盆地质图说明书. 1∶ 20万, 1989
[25]	.张显球. 南雄盆地坪段剖面罗佛寨群的划分及其生物群. 地层学杂志, 1984(4): 230～254
[26]	.关绍曾. 湖北恩施及其相邻进入临地区的白垩纪地层. 地层学杂志, 1986(1): 67～68
[27]	.国家地质总局宜昌地质矿产研究所主编. 中南地区白垩纪-第三纪岩相古地理. 北京: 地质出版社, 1979. 7
[28]	.裘松玉, 卢兵力, 陈永成等. 中国东部晚白垩早第三纪海侵. 海洋地质与第四地质, 1994(3): 97～103
[29]	.刘云, 王宗哲. 广东南雄盆地白垩—第三系界线地层岩性特征及环境分析. 地层学杂志, 1986(3): 190～203
[30]	.高善明等. 黄河三洲形成和沉积环境. 北京: 科学出版社, 1989. 14～ 50
[31]	.童晓光. 中国东部早第三纪海侵质疑. 地质论评, 1985(3): 261～265
[32]	.叶得泉, 钟筱春, 姚益民. 中国油气区第三系(1). 北京: 石油工业出版社, 1993. 12: 257～292
[33]	.张玉宾. 济阳坳陷及其邻近地区早条三纪海侵问题之我见. 岩相古地理, 1997(1): 45～49
[34]	.傅承启. 彗木相撞事件记要. 科学, 1994(5): 61～64

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Geological Scientific Research Institute of Shengli Petroleum Administrative Bureau. Dongying, Shangdong 257015

Received Date: 1996-03-13

Rev Recd Date: 1997-09-04

Publish Date: 1998-06-10

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Abstract: The phenomen n that dinosaur fossils can be preserved very well shows that dinosaurs were rapidly buried and preserved after or before their death. The strange phenomenon that a number of dinosaur fossils were unearthed in complete body frames or throngs in the Upper Cretaceceous clastics nearly around the globe indicates that this set of clastics which buried dinosaurs should belong to a kind of "event sedimentation". On the other hand, the formation of the late Upper Cretaceous have such features as: ① Together with the Eogene above, a complete Ⅱ-class sedimentary cycle was formed. Among them there was a conformable contact, and the classfication limit was determined by the distinguishing line of dinosaurs or by the appearance line of mammalia. The micropalaeobio logics show the mixing feature of Meso zoic-Cenozoic molecules. ② This set of strata overlapped on the earier layers in widespread way or in capped way; and it is of large thickness, similar features and easy correlation.③ There is an unconfomity at the bottom of the strata which can be correlated worldwide. ④ The geologic time of forming the strata is very short. ⑤ There are abnormal transgressive feature. The comprehensive analysis shows that this kind of sedimentary strata can be formed only under widespread way or capped way catastrophic flood conditions. This set of sediments are called "event sedimentation" relation to the normal sedimentation. The catastrophic flood of forming the event sedimentation may be the catastrophic seaquake worldwide, and it is caused by the planet collision. In order to explain the abnormal phenomenon that the biological distinguishing line is underlying the argillic horizon, the clastics concluding dinosaur fossils and iyidium-rich argillic horizon are considered as the different part of "event sedimentation" in this paper. A lot of transporting matter carried by the catastrophic seaquake worldwide deposited repidly in very short time, and some organism such as dinosaurs were preserved completely, then come the sedmentation of the iydumrch matter in the air. This special kind of transgression may by one of the causes of the marine organism and salt-deposit that have been argued in the inland basins.

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[1]	.Alvarez L W, Asaro F, Michel H V. Extra terrestrial cause for the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction. Science, 1980, 208: 1095～1108
[2]	.Kyte F T, Chou Z, Wasson F T . Siderophile-enriched sediments from the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary. Natu , 1980, 288: 651～656
[3]	.Hsu K J. Mass mortality and its environmental and evolutionary consequences. Science, 1982, 288, 216
[4]	.Bhandari N, Gupta M, Pandey J, Shukla P N. Chemical profiles in K/T boundary, section of Meghalaya, India, cometary, as teroidal or volcanic. Chemical Geology, 1994, 113: 45～60
[5]	.Hllam A. End-Cretaceous mass exctinction event; Argument for terrestrial caustation. Science, 1987, 238: 1237～1242
[6]	.Officer C B, Drake C L. Late Cretaceous and paroxysmal K-T extinction. Nature, 1987, 326: 143～149
[7]	.Sloan R E, Rigby J K Jr, Van Valen L M, Gabri el D. Gradual dinosaur extinction and simultaneous radiation in the Hell Creek Formation. Science, 1986, 232: 629～633
[8]	.Alvarez W T. End of the Cretaceous: Shape boundary or gradual transition? Science, 1984, 233
[9]	.Zoller W H, Prrington F R, Phelan Zkotra F M. Iridium en rchment in airborne particles from Kilauea Volcano. Science, January, 1983, 222: 1118～1121
[10]	.Jehanno C. The K/T boundary at Beloc, Haiti, No evidence for an impact in the Caribbean area. Earth Planet. Sci. Let. 1992, 109: 229～241
[11]	.吴瑞棠. 事件地层学— 一个新的挑战. 地质论评. 1986, (4): 405～411.
[12]	.吴瑞棠, 张守信. 现代地层学. 武汉: 中国地质大学出版社, 1989. 28～45
[13]	.阎锡海. 恐龙绝灭原因质疑与新说. 化石, 1994, (2): 17～18
[14]	.Hildebrznd A R. A buried 180 km-diameter probable impact crateron the Yucatan Peninsrla, Mexico(abstract). EOS, 1990, 71: 1425. 19: 867～871
[15]	.Hildebrand A R . Chixculub crater: A possible K-Tboundary impact crater on the Uucat an Peninsula, Mixico. Geology, 1991, 19: 867～871
[16]	.Hildebrand A R. Proximal Cretaceous- Tertiary boundary impact Deposit in the Caribbean. Science, 1990, 248: 342～347
[17]	.Sharptom V L , Dairymple G B, Marin L E , Ryder G, Schuraytz B C, Urrutia Fucugauchi J. New links between the Chicxulb impact structure and the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary. Nature, 1992, 359: 819～821
[18]	.董枝明. 中国的恐龙动物群及其层位. 地层学杂志. 1980(4): 256～263
[19]	.阎锡海. 试论化石证明生物进化的局限性. 化石, 1994(4): 27～28
[20]	.吴萍, 杨振强. 中南区白垩至早第三纪地层对比构造发展特征. 地质学报. 1980(1): 24～33
[21]	.杨云林. 中国东部的古新统. 石油与天然气地质, 1985(4): 420～428
[22]	.中国地质科学院主编. 中国地层概论. 北京: 地质出版社, 1982. 6: 78～100
[23]	.中国科学院主编. 华南中新生代红层. 北京: 科学出版社, 1979. 4: 37～54
[24]	.新疆地矿局六队. 吐哈盆地质图说明书. 1∶ 20万, 1989
[25]	.张显球. 南雄盆地坪段剖面罗佛寨群的划分及其生物群. 地层学杂志, 1984(4): 230～254
[26]	.关绍曾. 湖北恩施及其相邻进入临地区的白垩纪地层. 地层学杂志, 1986(1): 67～68
[27]	.国家地质总局宜昌地质矿产研究所主编. 中南地区白垩纪-第三纪岩相古地理. 北京: 地质出版社, 1979. 7
[28]	.裘松玉, 卢兵力, 陈永成等. 中国东部晚白垩早第三纪海侵. 海洋地质与第四地质, 1994(3): 97～103
[29]	.刘云, 王宗哲. 广东南雄盆地白垩—第三系界线地层岩性特征及环境分析. 地层学杂志, 1986(3): 190～203
[30]	.高善明等. 黄河三洲形成和沉积环境. 北京: 科学出版社, 1989. 14～ 50
[31]	.童晓光. 中国东部早第三纪海侵质疑. 地质论评, 1985(3): 261～265
[32]	.叶得泉, 钟筱春, 姚益民. 中国油气区第三系(1). 北京: 石油工业出版社, 1993. 12: 257～292
[33]	.张玉宾. 济阳坳陷及其邻近地区早条三纪海侵问题之我见. 岩相古地理, 1997(1): 45～49
[34]	.傅承启. 彗木相撞事件记要. 科学, 1994(5): 61～64

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