Chijiang Basin (general) (Paleocene of China)

Also known as Chi-jiang; chihkiang

Where: Jiangxi, China (25.5° N, 114.5° E: paleocoordinates 26.7° N, 109.8° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Wangwu Member (Chijiang Formation), Middle Paleocene (61.7 - 58.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; sandy mudstone

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 176612: authorized by Pauline Coster, entered by Pauline Coster on 18.02.2016

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Hyopsodontidae indet. Trouessart 1879 condylarth
IVVP loc. 73052
 Insectivora -
Insectivora sp. Bowdich 1821 insectivoran
IVVP loc. 73052
 Theriamorpha - Periptychidae
Pseudanisonchus antelios Zhang et al. 1979 condylarth
Zhang et al. 1979 IVVP loc. 73039
 Theriamorpha - Phenacolophidae
Ganolophus lanikenensis placental
Zhang 1979 IVVP loc. 72035
 Acreodi - Hapalodectidae
? Hapalodectes sp. Matthew 1909 condylarth
IVVP loc. 73048
 Acreodi - Mesonychidae
Jiangxia chaotoensis n. gen. n. sp.
Jiangxia chaotoensis n. gen. n. sp. Zhang et al. 1979 condylarth
Zhang et al., 1979
 Anagalida - Anagalidae
Hsiuannania minor Ding and Zhang 1979 placental
Ding and Zhang 1979 IVVP loc. 73055
cf. Pseudictops tenius placental
Ding and Zhang 1979 IVVP loc. 73046
 Theriamorpha - Arctostylopidae
Allostylops periconotus Zheng et al. 1979 placental
Zheng 1979 IVVP loc. 73041
Asiostylops spanios Zheng et al. 1979 placental
Zheng 1979 IVVP loc. 73039
 Didymoconida -
Archaeoryctes notialis Zheng 1979 eutherian
Zheng 1979 IVVP loc. 73035
 Cimolesta - Bemalambdidae
Bemalambda shizikouensis pantodont
Wang and ding 1979 IVVP loc. 73043, 73042b
 Cimolesta - Harpyodidae
Harpyodus decorus Wang 1979 pantodont
Wang 1978 IVVP loc. 73048b
 Cimolesta - Barylambdidae
"Archaeolambda cf. planicanina" = Haplolambda planicanina
"Archaeolambda cf. planicanina" = Haplolambda planicanina Flerov 1952 pantodont
IVVP loc. 73039
 Cimolesta - Archaeolambdidae
Archaeolambdidae indet. Flerov 1952 pantodont
IVVP loc. 73042
 Cimolesta - Pantolambdodontidae
Archaeolambda sp. Flerov 1952 pantodont
IVVP loc. 73041
Archaeolambda dayuensis pantodont
Tong 1979 IVVP loc. 73034
Nanlingilambda chijiangensis Tong 1979 pantodont
Tong 1979