Cenozoic Brittle Stars (Ophiuroidea) from the Hagjeon Formation and the Duho Formation, Pohang Basin, Korea

제 3기 포항분지의 학전층과 두호층에서 산출된 거미불가사리 화석

  • Seong, Mi-Na (Department of Geology, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kong, Dal-Yong (National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Cultural Heritage Administration) ;
  • Lee, Bong-Jin (Department of Geology, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Lee, Seong-Joo (Department of Geology, Kyungpook National University)
  • 성미나 (경북대학교 자연과학대학 지질학과) ;
  • 공달용 (문화재청 국립문화재연구소) ;
  • 이봉진 (경북대학교 자연과학대학 지질학과) ;
  • 이성주 (경북대학교 자연과학대학 지질학과)
  • Published : 2009.08.28

Abstract

Forty specimens of fossil ophiuroids were collected from two formations of the Cenozoic marine deposits, Duho Formation and Hagjeon Formation, Pohang Basin, Korea. A few specimens were three-dimensionally preserved: most of them were remained flattened and articulated. Although a gross morphology is well preserved in some specimens, the details such as disk shape and plates which is the most important diagnostic features were not observed. Most of the arms are disarticulated, and thus arm vertebra, arm spines and/or arm plates are separately preserved. Only an oral side is recognized in an attached specimens because crossing arms into disk are clearly visible. It is, thus almost impossible to identify Korean ophiuroid fossils as a species level or even a genus level. The fossils were classified into 3 groups by gross morphology of disk and arm, and architecture of vertebra. The most abundant fossils (32 specimens), were found only in the Hagjeon Formation. The majority of specimens are partially disarticulated, having only proximal and median portions of their arms preserved. Arm plates are disarticulated from arm vertebra: most of them show structure of arm vertebra. It has long and well-preserved arm spines, and large tentacle pore. Some specimens (4 specimens) from the Duho Formation is characterized by short and conical arm spines, and well-developed arm plates. Lateral arm plates are small in compared to dorsal and ventral arm plates. The others (4 specimens) is poor in preservation state showing circular oral disk and relatively short sinuous arms. No arm plates are either identified.

신생대 제3기 포항분지의 두호층과 학전층으로부터 총 40점의 거미불가사리 화석을 채집하였다. 학전층에서 총 32개체, 두호층 8개체로 학전층에서 상대적으로 많은 개체가 발견되었다. 하지만 보존 상태는 오히려 두호층에서 더 완전한 보존 상태를 보이며 전체적으로 보존 상태가 불량하여 종 수준까지의 감정은 불가능하다. 즉, 대부분의 표본들은 분절된 형태로 발견되었고, 분류학상으로 중요한 중심판(disk)과 판(plate)등의 세부적인 구조는 나타나지 않는다. 따라서, 발견된 거미불가사리 화석은 중심판과 팔의 형태나 완절의 구조 등에 따라 크게 3개의 그룹으로 구분하였다. 그룹 1은 학전층에서 산출된 거미불가사리 화석들로 대부분 분절된 팔만이 보존되어 있고, 완판은 팔로부터 분리되어 완절이 드러나 있으며, 완극은 길고 곧게 뻗어 있으며, 촉수공(tentacle pores)이 보존된 특징을 갖는다. 그룹 2는 두 호층에서 산출된 표본들로(4 개체) 짧고 원뿔 형태의 완극을 가지며 완판이 잘 보존되어 있는 특징을 갖는다. 이 화석들은 측완판(lateral arm plates)이 복완판(ventral arm plates)이나 배완판(dorsal arm plates)에 비해 크기가 작다. 그룹 3은 외형은 희미하나 원형의 중심판이 뚜렷하게 보존되어 있는 것들로 두호층에서만 4개체가 발견되었다. 포항분지에서 발견된 거미불가사리 화석의 보존 특징과 각 지층의 이미 알려진 퇴적학적 조건 및 암상관계를 비교 검토해 본 결과 이들이 상호 연관성이 있음이 확인되었다. 즉 학전층에서 발견된 거미불가사리 화석들(그룹 1)은 상대적으로 보존상태가 불량한데, 이는 사암 또는 사질 이암이 우세한 역질 사암이 퇴적되었던 상대적으로 좀 더 고 에너지의 퇴적환경의 영향 때문으로 해석된다. 반면 두호층의 표본(그룹 2, 3)들은 개체 수는 적지만 상대적으로 완전한 보존 상태를 보이는데, 이는 세립질의 이암이 퇴적되는 상대적으로 저에너지 환경에서 재퇴적 및 이동 없이 퇴적되었기 때문으로 추정된다. 또한 학전층에서 거미불가사리 화석의 산출량이 더 높은 이유는 이들이 상대적으로 얕은 수심에 많이 모여 살았던 것으로 판단된다.

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