鮮新-前期更新世の軟体動物群と古環境 : とくに,古日本海東縁の新潟堆積盆地を中心に  [in Japanese] Pliocene-Early Pleistocene molluscan fauna and paleo environment : Niigata sedimentary basin in the eastern marginal region of the Paleo-Sea of Japan  [in Japanese]

Abstract

古日本海東縁部に位置する新生代の新潟堆積盆地には鮮新統〜下部更新統が広く分布し, 多数の軟体動物化石を包含している。この軟体動物は半深海, 浅海, 内湾, そして淡水の各群集からなり, なかでも浅海域の種類は大桑-万願寺動物群の一員として知られている。さらに, 内湾群集は大陸沿岸系貝類群集の祖先種として考えられる。これらの諸群集は鮮新世から前期更新世における海洋の古環境の変化に応じて移り変わってきた。後期中新世以降前期更新世における軟体動物群および古環境の変遷をStage OからStage 4の5段階に区分して述べる。Stage Oは後期中新世の椎谷期で, 地殻変動や海水準変動が活発であり, 古海洋に大きな変化が生じた時代である。深海の軟体動物群集が知られている。Stage 1は前期鮮新世の西山期のはじめで, 半深海の海盆にタービダイト堆積物や珪藻質軟泥が厚く堆積した。暖流が古日本海に流入していた。泥・砂底に半深海〜浅海下部の群集(塩原型動物群)が生存し, それらは前の段階から引きつづき存続したグループであった。Stage 2は鮮新世中ごろの西山期にあたり, 新潟堆積盆地の東および南側では浅海化がはじまった。この頃がら, 寒流の影響を受けた大桑-万願寺動物群に特徴的な浅海の軟体動物群集や内湾の群集が現れはじめた。Stage 3は鮮新-前期更新世で西山期の後半〜灰爪期の前半である。新潟堆積盆地の東・南側の隆起および海退が顕著になり, 海岸平野が広く出現したが, 北部は半深海から浅海の海盆が存続した。大桑-万願寺動物群がもっとも繁栄した時代であり, 寒暖両流の影響を強く受けた。Stage 4は前期更新世で灰爪期の後半である。新潟堆積盆地の北部も海退をはじめた。暖流系の内湾群集や淡水群集からなる軟体動物がいくつかの層準で繁栄した。

The Pliocene and lower Pleistocene formations are widely distributed in the Cenozoic Niigata sedimentary basin situated in the eastern margin of the paleo-Sea of Japan, and yield abundant molluscan fossils. These molluscs comprise deep sea, shallow sea, embayment and fresh water assemblages. One of them, the shallow sea assemblage, belongs to a member of the Omma-Manganzi fauna. The embayment assemblage is regarded as an ancestor of the fauna in the continental coast of ASia. The species composition of these assemblages varied corresponding to the change of oceanic environments. The stratigraphic change of molluscan assemblages and the paleoenvironment from the Late Miocene to Early Pleistocene times is divided into five stages (from stage O to stage 4). Stage 0 is of the Late Miocene Shiiya stage. Crustal movements and sea-level changes were very common. The deep sea faunal assemblage was active. Stage 1 is of the early Pliocene Nishiyama stage. Turbidite sediments and diatomaceous oozes were abundantly deposited in the bathyal basin. Warm current flowed into the paleo-Sea of Japan. Deep sea (bathyal) and lower shallow sea assemblages are contained in sandstone and mudstone layers from several horizons. Most of these assemblages succeeded from the preceding Miocene fauna. Stage 2 is of the Pliocene Nishiyama stage. Shallow sea appeared in the eastern and southern regions of Niigata sedimentary basin. A cold current began flowed gradually into the basin. Dominant species of shallow sea and embayment assemblages appeared. The former assemblage was represented by the Omma-Manganzi fauna. Stage 3 is of the Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene Nishiyama and Haizume Stages. Rapid upheaval of the eastern mountains followed by regression began widely in the eastern and southern Niigata sedimentary basin. Wide coastal plain appeared in the southern area, whilea deep to shallow sea remained in the nothern area. The Omma-Manganzi fauna was yielded. Stage 4 is of the Early Pleistocene. The regression extended to the northern area of Niigata sedimentary basin. Fresh-water and warm current embayment species were dominant.

Journal

The memoirs of the Geological Society of Japan   [List of Volumes]

The memoirs of the Geological Society of Japan (37), 163-173, 1992-03-15  [Table of Contents]

The Geological Society of Japan

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  • NII Article ID (NAID) :
    110003025358
  • NII NACSIS-CAT ID (NCID) :
    AN00141779
  • Text Lang :
    JPN
  • ISSN :
    03858545
  • NDL Article ID :
    3767284
  • NDL Source Classification :
    ZM49(科学技術--地球科学--地質)
  • NDL Call No. :
    Z15-322
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