Contemporaneous with MIS3, the MGS3 segment of the Milanggouwan stratigraphic section in the Salawusu River Valley, Mu Us Desert, China contains fossil gastropods (terrestrial and freshwater snails) in strata 33LS, 35LS, 37FL and 39LS. Examination of these fossils revealed 11 species belonging to 8 families and 10 genera. They can be classified as: (1) assemblage of Gyraulus and Galba mainly consisting of Gyraulus convexiusculus, Gyraulus sibiricus, Galba pervia and Galba superegra Gredler, etc. (2) assemblage of Vallonia mainly consisting of terrestrial snails, such as Vallonia patens, Pupilla muscorum and Discus paupe, etc. Based on the dating results, and the living habits, living conditions, and geographic distribution of their extant species, we suggest that: the ages of 33LS, 35LS, 37FL, and 39LS are 26000, 29000, 33000 and 38000 a, respectively, corresponding well to the interstadial period in GRIP 4, 5, 6 and 10 in terms of chronology and climatic characters; 33LS, 35LS and 39LS represent very warm-humid periods, while 37FL represents a less warm-humid period; the four periods of climatic fluctuations recorded in MGS3 were related to the strong impact of the summer monsoon in East Asia in Mu Us Desert of China during the interstadial of MIS3 on a global climatic background.
Layer LJ3 of Linjiang stratigraphic section in Dongjiang River valley in the south of the Nanling Mountains is a set of red sandy sediments.Measured by thermoluminescence(TL) dating,it was found to be formed in MIS2-9,500 ± 800 yr to 19,600 ± 1,800 yr B.P.After analy-sis of the grain sizes of the 16 samples(LJ3-100 to LJ3-85) in this layer,it was discovered that(1) The contents of each grain group in dif-ferent samples are similar.(2) The values of Md,Mz,,Sk,and Kg vary from LJ3-100 to LJ3-85 in a narrow range.(3) The segments of each sample in the accumulative curves extend parallel with similar slopes.All the three aspects reveal the Aeolian characteristics of Layer LJ3.Therefore,it is thought that Layer LJ3 consists of red sandy sediments formed in MIS2 in the south of Nanling Mountain,which reflects the arid climate at that time.
ShuHuan Du 1,BaoSheng Li 1,2,DongFeng Niu 1,XiaoHao Wen 1,FengNian Wang 1,XianJiao Ou 1,Yi Yang 1,YueJun Si 1,XinNan Zhao 1 1.Department of Geography,South China Normal University,Guangzhou,Guangdong 510631,China 2.State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology,Institute of Earth Environment,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Xi’an,Shaanxi 710061,China
通过对巴丹吉林沙漠查格勒布剖面150 ka BP以来地层层位中16种微量化学元素的分析发现:化学性质相对稳定的元素P、Mn、Zr、Cr、Pb、Rb、Nb、Y和相对活泼的元素V、Sr、Ni、Cu、Zn、As均随25个风成沙丘砂与黄土、古土壤、湖相、冲坡积砂土砾石层构成的沉积旋回显示为25个含量低-高变化旋回,呈跌宕起伏且多波动的锯齿状的元素相对迁移-聚集过程线。元素在风成沙中呈现的低值,揭示了干旱寒冷气候作用下风力的侵蚀搬运与堆积作用;在砂土砾石层特别是湖相、黄土和古土壤中相对富集,则与暖湿气候背景下剖面所处的特殊洼地地貌位置有关。上述变化特征主要是巴丹吉林沙漠南缘地区150 ka BP以来的25个干寒多风-温湿或暖湿的气候波动所致,其根本原因可能与全球冰期-间冰期气候波动影响下的东亚冬夏季风的“拉锯式”摆动有关。
