Discovery of microbially induced sedimentary structures of Early Tremadocian in Jieling area, Yichang, Hubei Province

ZENG Xiongwei; XU Ziyi; WANG Jianpo; CHENG Long; WANG Chuanshang; WANG Zhihong

doi:10.12029/gc20200606005

2024 Vol. 51, No. 5

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ZENG Xiongwei, XU Ziyi, WANG Jianpo, CHENG Long, WANG Chuanshang, WANG Zhihong. 2024. Discovery of microbially induced sedimentary structures of Early Tremadocian in Jieling area, Yichang, Hubei Province[J]. Geology in China, 51(5): 1727-1734. doi: 10.12029/gc20200606005

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ZENG Xiongwei, XU Ziyi, WANG Jianpo, CHENG Long, WANG Chuanshang, WANG Zhihong. 2024. Discovery of microbially induced sedimentary structures of Early Tremadocian in Jieling area, Yichang, Hubei Province[J]. Geology in China, 51(5): 1727-1734. doi: 10.12029/gc20200606005

Discovery of microbially induced sedimentary structures of Early Tremadocian in Jieling area, Yichang, Hubei Province

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Wuhan Center of China Geological Survey (Geological Science and Technology Innovation Center of Central South China), Wuhan 430205, Hubei, China
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Hubei Key Laboratory of Paleontology and Geological Environment Evolution, Wuhan 430205, Hubei, China
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Yichang Geological Environment Monitoring Station, Yichang 443002, Hubei, China

Fund Project: Supported by projects of China Geological Survey (No.DD20230218, No.DD20190823, No.DD20190315).

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Author Bio: ZENG Xiongwei, male, born in 1982, senior engineer, engaged in stratigraphy; E-mail：zxwyuehen@163.com

Received Date: 06 June 2020

Revised Date: 01 August 2020

Publish Date: 25 September 2024

Abstract

Abstract

This paper is the result of geological survey engineering.
Objective
Microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS), one of the international research hotspots, have been paid more attentions in Precambrian rather than other period in China. Microbials flourished globally in the Early Ordovician. However, the MISS was found in the shallow water clastic rocks in France and Newfoundland of Canada, but not yet reported in China.
Methods
Here, we first discovered the MISS at the upper Nantsinkuan Formation of Early Tremadocian of Early Ordovician in Jieling area, Yichang, Hubei Province.
Results
The MISS at Jieling contained microbial mat growth features and microbial mat destruction features. It is noteworthy that the microbial mat destruction features are morphologically similar to the molar tooth that widely developed in Precambrian.
Conclusions
The discovery of the MISS in Jieling not only enriches the global MISS−bearing stratigraphic units, but also has important theoretical significance for the study of Phanerozoic microbialites. Moreover, it is an important supplement to the geological relics of Yichang City.
- Microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) /
- Early Tremadocian /
- geological relics /
- Nantsinkuan Formation /
- geological survey engineering /
- Yichang City /
- Hubei Province

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