前言 古新世是新生代最早的一个地质时期。在我国的华南地区,古新统的存在与否,多年来一直讨论得较为热烈。近些年来,由于生产、科研工作的不断深入地开展,相继在广东、安徽、江西、湖南、湖北、江苏等地发现了许多含有古新世时期的哺乳动物以及介形类,孢粉,轮藻等化石的层位。这些层位的发现,进一步肯定了我国华南古新统的存在。 Preface The Paleocene is the first geologic period of Cenozoic. In southern China, the existence of the Paleocene has been discussed more enthusiastically over the years. In recent years, due to the continuous deepening of production and scientific research, many mammals including the Paleocene period have been discovered successively in Guangdong, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei and Jiangsu provinces, Algae and other fossil layers. The discovery of these layers further affirmed the existence of South China Paleocene.