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新疆准噶尔盆地的北缘地区是一块令人神往的地方。在那浩渺的大沙漠的北边,沿着乌伦古河的两侧,为了寻找地下的宝藏,正在展开多学科的野外考察。极目四望,是那绵延不断、色泽不一的地层露头。在这片异常荒凉的戈壁滩上,古脊椎动物的研究者却能感到来自地下的“无限生机”。我们是属于中国科学院的一支古脊椎动物考察队。1982年我们野外考察的地区主要在新疆准噶尔盆地的北缘中部,在乌伦古河的南北两侧。我们所发现的古脊椎动物化石是很丰富的。它在历史上第一次向人们展示了这些动物的面貌、它们的演变及其地理分布的某种规律。作为动物迁徙的重要地区,这里的发现必将为世人所瞩目。
The northern margin of Junggar Basin in Xinjiang is an enchanting place. To the north of the vast desert, along the sides of the Ulungur River, a multidisciplinary field mission is underway to find the underground treasure. All in all, it is that continuous, uneven stratum outcrops. On this unusually desolate Gobi Desert, researchers of ancient vertebrates can feel the “infinite vitality” from the ground. We are an ancient vertebrate expedition belonging to the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The areas we visited in 1982 were mainly in the central part of the northern margin of the Junggar Basin in Xinjiang and on the north and south sides of the Wulungu River. The ancient vertebrate fossils we discovered are very rich. For the first time in history, it has shown the face of these animals, their evolution and some form of their geographical distribution. As an important area for animal migration, the discovery here will surely attract worldwide attention.