PBDB Collection

Nanxiong Basin, (Shanghu Fm. general) (Paleocene of China)

Also known as Nanhsiung Basin

Where: Guangdong, China (25.1° N, 114.2° E: paleocoordinates 25.6° N, 109.1° E)

When: Shanghu Formation, Early/Lower Paleocene (66.0 - 61.7 Ma)

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 176607: authorized by Pauline Coster, entered by Pauline Coster on 18.02.2016

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae	Palasiodon siurenensis, Yuodon protoselenoides Palasiodon siurenensis Chow et al. 1973 condylarth Chow et al. 1973 IVPP loc. 6217 Yuodon protoselenoides Chow et al. 1973 condylarth Chow et al. 1973 IVVP loc. 63082
Anagalida - Anagalidae	Linnania lofoensis Linnania lofoensis Chow et al. 1973 placental Chow et al. 1973 IVVP loc. 73057a
Acreodi - Mesonychidae	"Dissacusium shanghoensis" = Dissacus shanghoensis, Hukoutherium ambigum, Yantanglestes feiganensis "Dissacusium shanghoensis" = Dissacus shanghoensis Chow et al. 1973 condylarth Chow et al. 1973 IVVP loc. 63087 Hukoutherium ambigum Chow et al. 1973 condylarth Chow et al. 1973 IVVP loc. 63087 Yantanglestes feiganensis condylarth Chow et al. 1973 IVVP Loc. 63087
Carnivora - Miacidae	Pappictidops obtusus, Pappictidops acies Pappictidops obtusus Wang 1978 carnivoran Wang 1978 IVVP loc. 73057b Pappictidops acies Wang 1978 carnivoran Wang 1978 IVVP loc. 73057a
Theriamorpha - Periptychidae	? Ectoconus sp. ? Ectoconus sp. Cope 1884 condylarth IVVP loc. 63084
Cimolesta -	Lofochaius brachyodus, Dysnoetodon minuta Lofochaius brachyodus Chow et al. 1973 tillodont Chow et al. 1973 Dysnoetodon minuta Zhang 1980 tillodont Zahng et al. 1978 IVVP loc. 63084
Cimolesta - Bemalambdidae	Bemalambda sp., Bemalambda nanhsiungensis, "Bemalambda pachyoestus" = Bemalambda pachyoesteus, Bemalambda crassa Bemalambda sp. Chow et al. 1973 pantodont IVVP loc. 63087 Bemalambda nanhsiungensis Chow et al. 1973 pantodont Chow et al. 1973 IVPP loc. 36084 "Bemalambda pachyoestus" = Bemalambda pachyoesteus Chow et al. 1973 pantodont Chow et al. 1973 IVVP loc. 62.19e Bemalambda crassa Chow et al. 1973 pantodont Chow et al. 1973 IVPP loc. 63088