Nanxiong Basin (Nongshan Fm.) (Paleocene of China)

Also known as Nanhsiung Basin

Where: Guangdong, China (25.1° N, 114.2° E: paleocoordinates 26.2° N, 109.7° E)

When: Nongshan Formation, Middle Paleocene (61.7 - 58.7 Ma)

• Da-Tang/Zhu-gui-Keng Member of Nung-Shan Fm

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; sandy claystone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C.-K. Li and S.-Y. Ting. 1983. The Paleogene mammals of China. Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History 21:1-97 [P. Coster/P. Coster/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 176606: authorized by Pauline Coster, entered by Pauline Coster on 18.02.2016

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Cimolesta - Archaeolambdidae
Archaeolambdidae spp., Archaeolambdidae sp.
Archaeolambdidae spp. Flerov 1952 pantodont
Archaeolambdidae sp. Flerov 1952 pantodont
 Cimolesta - Pastoralodontidae
Altilambda pactus
Altilambda pactus Chow and Wang 1978 pantodont
Chow and Wang 1978 IVVP loc. 73138
 Theriamorpha - Petrolemuridae
Petrolemur brevirostre
Petrolemur brevirostre Tong 1979 placental
Tong, 1979 IVVP loc. 73059
 Theriamorpha - Phenacolophidae
Minchenella grandis, Yuelophus validus
Minchenella grandis Zhang 1978 placental
Zhang 1978 IVVP loc. 73059b
Yuelophus validus Zhang 1978 placental
Zhang 1978 IVVP loc. 73138d
 Acreodi - Mesonychidae
? Pachyaena sp., Yantanglestes datangensis
? Pachyaena sp. Cope 1874 condylarth
IVPP. 73143
Yantanglestes datangensis condylarth
Wang 1976 IVVP loc. 73059d
 Theriamorpha -
Ernanodon antelios
Ernanodon antelios Ding 1979 placental
Ding, 1979 IVVP loc. 73139
 Anagalida - Pseudictopidae
Haltictops mirabilis, Haltictops meilingensis
Haltictops mirabilis placental
Ding and Tong, 1979 IVVP loc. 73138c
Haltictops meilingensis Ding and Tong 1979 placental
Ding and Tong, 1979 IVVP loc. 73059c
 Anagalida - Anagalidae
cf. Huaiyangale leura
cf. Huaiyangale leura Ding and Tong 1979 placental
Ding and Tong, 1979 IVVP loc. 73138c
 Theriamorpha - Arctostylopidae
Arctostylopidae sp.
Arctostylopidae sp. Schlosser 1923 placental