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澳大利亚寒武系生物地层研究新进展(英文) RecentAdvancesintheStudyofCambrianBiostratigraphyinAustralia Introduction: TheCambrianperiod,from541to485millionyearsago,wasatimeofgreatbiologicalinnovationanddiversification.Itisoftenreferredtoasthe'Cambrianexplosion'becauseofthesuddenappearanceofavastarrayofnewandcomplexorganisms.Australiahasarichgeologicalhistory,anditssedimentaryrockscontainmanywell-preservedfossilsfromtheCambrianperiod.ThispaperwillprovideanoverviewoftherecentadvancesinthestudyofCambrianbiostratigraphyinAustralia. CambrianBiostratigraphy: Biostratigraphyisthestudyofthedistributionoffossilsingeologicalstrata.Byexaminingthecharacteristicsoffossilassemblagesandtheirrelationshipswithotherfossils,scientistscanestablishtherelativeagesofrocksandconstructatimelineofgeologicalevents.TheCambrianperiodisparticularlyimportantforbiostratigraphicstudiesbecauseitsawtheemergenceofmanynewanimalgroups,includingtrilobites,echinoderms,andbrachiopods.ThesegroupsarewidespreadandabundantinCambrianrocksaroundtheworld,providingarichsourceofbiostratigraphicinformation. NewDiscoveries: Inrecentyears,therehavebeenseveralimportantnewdiscoveriesinthestudyofCambrianbiostratigraphyinAustralia.Oneofthemostsignificanthasbeentheidentificationofanewtrilobitespecies,Panglaphyruspowellii,whichwasdiscoveredinSouthAustralia.ThisspeciesbelongstotheRedlichidaefamilyandisthoughttobeoneoftheoldestrepresentativesofthisgroup.ItsdiscoveryhasprovidedimportantnewinsightsintotheevolutionoftrilobitesandtheirrelationshipswithotherCambriananimals. AnotherimportantdiscoveryhasbeentheidentificationofanewBurgessShale-typefaunainWesternAustralia.TheBurgessShaleisafamousdepositofexceptionallypreservedfossilsinBritishColumbia,Canada,whichprovidesauniquewindowintothemorphologyandecologyofearlyanimallife.TheWesternAustraliandepositcontainsasimilarassemblageoforganisms,includingsponges,worm-likeanimals,andarthropods.ThisdiscoveryhasgreatlyexpandedourknowledgeofthebiodiversityoftheCambrianperiodandhashighlightedthepotentialoftheAustral