ADVANCE IN AND SIGNFICANCE ON RESEARCHING FOSSIL HYDROTHERMAL VENT COMMUNITY

With the development of the research of modern hydrothermal vent community,some have already diverted their views into the research on fossil hydrothermal vent community.The geological era and settings of hydrothermal vents,characters of the fossil hydrothermal vent community and its categories etc.are analyzed based on the materials reported.Some common methods or ways about research of fossil hydrothermal vent community are enumerated,including describing,contrasting and chemical means.The research the fossil hydrothermal vent community possess some significances,especially in studying the origin of life,enriching Bionomics,explaining the plate tectonics,reflecting the hydrothermal activity,improving the environment and researching bio-mineralization.By far,many problems about the fossil hydrothermal vent community have not been solved,including enriching and deepening the contents about hydrothermal vent community,perfecting the ways and means about researching fossil hydrothermal vent community.