Exploring the Natural Living Environment of the Yuanmou Hominoid in Yunnan
Exploring the Natural Living Environment of the Yuanmou Hominoid in Yunnan
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作者：
Wu Yu-shu
元谋人科森林的生存环境是草原、稀树草原还是茂密的森林？气候凉爽干燥，还是温暖潮湿？本文对6个具有代表性的中新世沉积盆地丰富的植物化石和孢粉学资料进行了分析。结果表明，中新世时期，云南广泛分布着热带、亚热带常绿阔叶林或落叶常绿阔叶混交林，气候温暖湿润。 落叶阔叶林和针叶林扩张，气候变得凉爽干燥。元谋古猿的邻近产地陆丰古猿也经历了同样的环境变化。因此，元谋古猿的生存环境是茂密的森林，气候温暖湿润。有关此环境分析的其他问题可以在《元谋古猿》一书中找到。
Was the living environment of the Yuanmou hominoid forest grassland,savanna or dense forest? Was the climate cool and dry,or was it warm and humid? This article analyzes the abundant data on plant fossils and palynology in six representative Miocene sedimentary basins.The results indicate that during Miocene Epoch there was widespread distribution of tropical or subtropical evergreen broad-leaf forest or mixed deciduous-evergreen broad-leaf forest in Yunnan.The climate during that time was warm and humid.During the period of the latest Miocene,the distribution areas of deciduous broad-leaf forest and conifer forest expanded at which time the climate became cool and dry.The Lufeng hominoid,a neighboring locality of the Yuanmou hominoid,experienced the same environmental change.Therefore,the living environment of the Yuanmou hominoid was a dense forest with a warm and humid climate.Other issues regarding this environmental analysis can be found in the book Yuanmou Hominoid.