Shipigou (Eocene to of China)

Also known as Pishigou

Where: Henan, China (33.0° N, 111.4° E: paleocoordinates 33.7° N, 107.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Hetaoyuan Formation, Late/Upper Eocene to Late/Upper Eocene (37.2 - 28.4 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected in 1984

Primary reference: Y. Tong and Y. Lei. 1987. Fossil Lagomorphs (Mammalia) From the Hetaoyuan Eocene of Xichuan, Henan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 25(3):208-221 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 174738: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 26.11.2015

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Chiroptera - Archaeonycteridae
"? Archaeonycterididae indet." = Archaeonycteridae1
"? Archaeonycterididae indet." = Archaeonycteridae1 Revilliod 1917 bat
IVPP V10207
 Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae
Orientocylindrodon liguanqiaoensis n. gen. n. sp.1, cf. Pareumys sp.1
Orientocylindrodon liguanqiaoensis n. gen. n. sp.1 Tong 1997 rodent
IVPP V10244 - holotype
cf. Pareumys sp.1 Peterson 1919 rodent
IVPP V10245 and 10246
 Rodentia - Zapodidae
Primisminthus yuenus n. sp.1
Primisminthus yuenus n. sp.1 Tong 1997 jumping mouse
IVPP V10296 - type
 Rodentia - Muridae
cf. Mysops sp.1
cf. Mysops sp.1 Leidy 1871 mouse
IVPP V10242, 10243, 10247-10250
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Palasiomys conulus n. gen. n. sp.1, "Raricricetodon trapezius n. sp." = Palasiomys trapezius1
Palasiomys conulus n. gen. n. sp.1 Tong 1997 mouse
IVPP V10289 - holotype
"Raricricetodon trapezius n. sp." = Palasiomys trapezius1 Tong 1997 mouse
IVPP V10292 - type
 Rodentia -
Hydentomys major n. sp.1, Hydentomys crybelophus n. gen. n. sp.1
Hydentomys major n. sp.1 Tong 1997 rodent
IVPP V10305 - type; referred specimen: IVPP V10306
Hydentomys crybelophus n. gen. n. sp.1 Tong 1997 rodent
IVPP V10300 - holotype; referred specimens: IVPP V10301-10304
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
? Ischyromyidae indet.1
? Ischyromyidae indet.1 Alston 1876 rodent
IVPP V10241
 Rodentia -
Stelmomys parvus n. gen. n. sp.1, Tsinlingomys youngi1, Saykanomys cf. bohlini1, Tamquammys dispinorum n. sp.1, Zoyphiomys sinensis n. gen. n. sp.1, Zoyphiomys grandis n. sp.1, Chuankueimys xichuanensis n. gen. n. sp.1
Stelmomys parvus n. gen. n. sp.1 Tong 1997 rodent
IVPP V10266 - holotype; referred material: IVPP V10267 and 10268
Tsinlingomys youngi1 Li 1963 rodent
IVPP V10255 and 10256
Saykanomys cf. bohlini1 Dawson 1964 rodent
IVPP V10264 and 10265
Tamquammys dispinorum n. sp.1 Tong 1997 rodent
IVPP V10252 - type; referred material: IVPP V10253
Zoyphiomys sinensis n. gen. n. sp.1 Tong 1997 rodent
IVPP V10273 - holotype; referred material: IVPP V10274
Zoyphiomys grandis n. sp.1 Tong 1997 rodent
IVPP V10275 - type
Chuankueimys xichuanensis n. gen. n. sp.1 Tong 1997 rodent
IVPP V10257 - holotype; referred material: IVPP V10258
 Rodentia - Tamquammyidae
Viriosomys jingweni n. gen. n. sp.1
Viriosomys jingweni n. gen. n. sp.1 Tong 1997 rodent
IVPP V10254 - holotype
 Rodentia - Echimyidae
Boromys brachyblastus n. sp.1, Boromys obtusus n. sp.1
Boromys brachyblastus n. sp.1 Tong 1997 spiny rat
IVPP V10270 - type
Boromys obtusus n. sp.1 Tong 1997 spiny rat
IVPP V10269 - type
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
? Lushilagus dajiangensis1, Lushilagus danjiangensis n. sp., Lushilagus lohoensis1, Dituberolagus venustus n. gen. n. sp.1
? Lushilagus dajiangensis1 rabbit
IVPP V10230-10232
Lushilagus danjiangensis n. sp. Tong and Lei 1987 rabbit
IVPP V8277 - type
Lushilagus lohoensis1 Li 1965 rabbit
IVPP V10229
Dituberolagus venustus n. gen. n. sp.1 Tong 1997 rabbit
IVPP V10237 - holotype; referred specimens: IVPP V10238
 Lagomorpha -
Strenulagus shipigouensis n. gen. n. sp.
Strenulagus shipigouensis n. gen. n. sp. Tong and Lei 1987 placental
YIGM V006 - holotype; referred material: IVPP V8276 and 10225-10227
 Theriamorpha - Apternodontidae
Iconapternodus qii n. gen. n. sp.1
Iconapternodus qii n. gen. n. sp.1 Tong 1997 placental
IVPP V10199 - holotype; referred material: IVPP V10200
 Theriamorpha -
Miacis lushiensis3
Miacis lushiensis3 Chow 1975 placental
IVPP V7999
 Creodonta - Oxyaenidae
"Propterodon pishigouensis n. sp." = Apataelurus pishigouensis3, Sarkastodon henanensis n. sp.3
"Propterodon pishigouensis n. sp." = Apataelurus pishigouensis3 Tong and Lei 1986 creodont
IVPP V7997 - type
Sarkastodon henanensis n. sp.3 Tong and Lei 1986 creodont
IVPP V7998 - type
 Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae
Propterodon sp.3
Propterodon sp.3 Martin 1906 creodont
IVPP V7996 (originally assigned to ?Tritemnodon sp. by Gao Yu 1976)
 Creodonta -
Prolaena parva3
Prolaena parva3 Xu et al. 1979 creodont
IVPP V5361
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Teleolophus sichuanensis n. sp.2, Teleolophus danjiangensis n. sp.2, "Pachylophus xui n. gen. n. sp." = Teleolophus xui2
Teleolophus sichuanensis n. sp.2 Xu et al. 1979 tapir
IVPP V5373 - type
Teleolophus danjiangensis n. sp.2 Tong and Lei 1984 tapir
YIGM V003 - type; referred specimens: IVPP V7381 and V5374
"Pachylophus xui n. gen. n. sp." = Teleolophus xui2 Tong and Lei 1984 tapir
IVPP V7382 - type; referred specimens: YIGM V004
 Perissodactyla -
Breviodon minutus2
Breviodon minutus2 odd-toed ungulate
YIGM V001
 Perissodactyla - Lophialetidae
Schlosseria hetaoyuanensis n. sp.2
Schlosseria hetaoyuanensis n. sp.2 Tong and Lei 1984 odd-toed ungulate
YIGM V002 - type; referred specimens: IVPP V5371 (previously referred to Lophialetes expeditus by Xu et al. 1979)
 Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae
"Neoryctes qinlingensis n. gen. n. sp." = Nuryctes qinlingensis1
"Neoryctes qinlingensis n. gen. n. sp." = Nuryctes qinlingensis1 Tong 1997 eutherian
IVPP V10203 - holotype
 Didymoconida -
Ardynictis zhaii n. sp.1, Didymoconinae indet.1, Jiajianictis muricatus n. gen. n. sp.1
Ardynictis zhaii n. sp.1 Tong 1997 eutherian
IVPP V10319 - type
Didymoconinae indet.1 Lopatin 1997 eutherian
IVPP V10318
Jiajianictis muricatus n. gen. n. sp.1 Tong 1997 eutherian
IVPP V10317 - holotype
1Tong 1997; 2Tong and Lei 1984; 3Tong and Lei 1986