DISTRIBUTION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FORAMINIFERAL FOSSILS IN THE QUATERNARY LOESS OF THE CHANGDAO ISLANDS AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE
The distribution characteristics of the foraminiferal fossils in the Quaternary loess of the Changdao Islands were summarized through the identification and statistics of foraminifers from four loess sections(Dianzi section in the Beichangshan Island,Wanggou section in the Nanchangshan Island,Beizhuang section in the Daheishan Island,and Houkou section in the Tuoji Island).The results show that the absolute abundance of foraminiferal fossils in Dianzi section is the highest among the four sections with an average value of 13.11 specimen/50 g,and the abundance of foraminifera fossils in Houkou,Wanggou and Beizhuang sections was 2.26 specimen/50 g,0.56 specimen/50 g and 0.11 specimen/50 g,respectively.The foraminiferal fossil component in the Dianzi section is mainly of the planktonic species,such as Globigerinoides ruber,Neogloboquadrina dutertrei and Globigerinoides sacculifer.The foraminifers preserved in other sections are mainly benthic.These difference of the foraminiferal components proposed a various sources of the loess material or possibly from the different periods.It is speculated that the benthic foraminiferal fossils were derived from the near-source seabed sediments of Bohai Sea,which were transported by wind during the sea level lowstand and seabed desertification during the last glacial period.Planktonic foraminifers might come from the East China Sea,be carried into the Bohai Sea by the Yellow Sea warm current during the last interglacial period,and emerge during the last glacial period,and be transported by wind to the Changdao Islands.