THE GLOBAL BIOSTRATIGRAPHICAL CORRELATION OF THE MEISHUCUNIAN STAGE AND THE PRECAMBRIAN-CAMBRIAN BOUNDARY

The Meishucunian Stage is rich in fossils and is characterized by their distinct evolutionsequence, so based on the established zonation of small shelly fossils, the sequence of tracefossils and the stratotype point (China "B", the dividing point between Units 6 and 7 or be-tween fossil zones Ⅰ and Ⅱ), the Meishucun section is more widely applicable to both region-al and intercontinental correlations. In this respect, the stage is well suited for both thecarbonate and the clastic-rock sedimentary regions. The Meishucunian small shelly fossil assem-blages are correlated with those found in Siberia of U.S.S.R., Mongolia, Central England,South Australia and Northwestern Canada. The Meishucunian trace fossil sequence can alsobe broadly correlated with that in the Russian Platform of U.S.S.R., Northwest Europe,Great Britain, Spain, Australia, the Western United States and Southeastern Canada.     

梅树村阶及前寒武系—寒武系界线的全球生物地层对比

梅树村阶生物化石丰富、演化序列清楚。依据梅树村剖面所建立的小壳化石分带、遗迹化石序列及前寒武系一寒武系界线层型点(“B”点)(即第Ⅰ,Ⅱ化石带或6和7层的分界),具有广泛的区域和洲际对比性,不仅在碳酸盐沉积区而且也适用于碎屑岩沉积区的对比。根据梅树村阶小壳化石组合带可与苏联西伯利亚、蒙古、英国英格兰中部、澳大利亚南部及加拿大西北部进行良好对比。依据遗迹化石序列可与苏联俄罗斯地台、西北欧、英国、西班牙、澳大利亚、美国西部及加拿大东南部等地区进行广泛的洲际对比。