TITLE:
First Report of Redeposited Cretaceous Radiolarians in the Eocene Sand-Shale Member of Zhepure Formation, Tüna, Yadong, Tibet
AUTHORS:
Xinfa Li, Guobiao Li
KEYWORDS:
Cretaceous, Redeposited Radiolarians, Eocene, Zhepure Formation, Paleoenvironment, Yadong
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Geology,
Vol.9 No.10,
September
20,
2019
ABSTRACT: Cretaceous radiolarians were firstly reported from the Eocene Sand-Shale Member of Zhepure Formation in the Gulupu section, Tüna, Yadong, Tibet. In spite of poor preservation, 24 species of 14 radiolarian genera have still been identified, clearly indicating an age, ranging from early Aptian–Maastrichtian, and therefore should have occurred in the Eocene as a result of redeposition. The study of the stratigraphic origin of these radiolarians will shed light on the paleoenvironment and late evolutionary history of the Tibet-Tethys.