Also known as Shihhung, Kiangsu.
Where: Jiangsu, China (33.5° N, 118.2° E: paleocoordinates 33.4° N, 115.8° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Xiacaowan Formation, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)
• Late Burdigalian, Late Early Miocene, MN 4, Orleanian, Shanwangian. The fossil bearing layer consists of conglomeratic sands belonging to the 90m thick Xiacaowan Formation. Formation also known as the Hsiasaohwan.
Environment/lithology: lacustrine; fine-grained, brown conglomerate
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: Excavated since 1981. Preliminary publication in 1983, however the faunal list has been extensively revised since then.
Primary reference: C. Li, Y. Lin, Y. Gu, L. Hou, W. Wu and Z. Qiu. 1983. The Aragonian vertebrate fauna of Xiacaowan, Jiangsu. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 21(4):313-327 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 43400: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 13.08.2004, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Mammalia | |
Vespertilionidae indet. Gray 1821 vesper bat | |
? Anchitherium sp. von Meyer 1844 anchitheriine horse | |
Micromeryx sp. Lartet 1851 musk deer | |
Dicrocerus sp. Lartet 1837 ruminant
Lagomeryx sp. Roger 1904 ruminant | |
Palaeomeryx sp. von Meyer 1834 ruminant | |
Amphimoschus sp. Gray 1852 ruminant | |
Dorcatherium "sp. 1" Kaup 1839 chevrotain
Dorcatherium "sp. 2" Kaup 1839 chevrotain | |
Suidae "indet. 1" Gray 1821 pig
Suidae "indet. 2" Gray 1821 pig | |
Felidae indet. Gray 1821 cat | |
Semigenetta sp. Helbing 1927 civet | |
Proputorius sp. Filhol 1890 carnivoran | |
Ursidae indet. Gray 1825 bear | |
Mustela sp. Linnaeus 1758 weasel | |
Galerix sp. Pomel 1848 hedgehog
Lanthanotherium sp. Filhol 1888 hedgehog | |
Alloptox sp. Dawson 1961 pika | |
Prosciurus sp. n. sp.
Prosciurus sp. n. sp. Matthew 1903 mountain beaver | |
Miopetaurista "sp. 1" Kretzoi 1962 squirrel
Miopetaurista "sp. 2" Kretzoi 1962 squirrel
Spermophilinus sp. de Bruijn and Mein 1968 squirrel
Sciurus indet. Linnaeus 1758 squirrel | |
Youngofiber sinensis beaver | |
Diatomys cf. shantungensis Li 1974 rodent | |
Sayimys sp. Wood 1937 gundi | |
? Cricetidae indet. Fischer von Waldheim 1817 mouse
Megacricetodon aff. collongensis Mein 1958 mouse
Democricetodon cf. brevis Schaub 1925 mouse | |
"Rhizomyidae indet." = Rhizomyinae
"Rhizomyidae indet." = Rhizomyinae Miller and Gidley 1918 mouse | |
Hominoidea indet. Gray 1825 ape | |
Platodontopithecus jianghuaiensis n. gen. n. sp., Dionysopithecus shuangouensis n. gen. n. sp.
Platodontopithecus jianghuaiensis n. gen. n. sp. Gu and Lin 1983 monkey
Dionysopithecus shuangouensis n. gen. n. sp. Li 1978 monkey | |
Reptilia | |
Varanus sp. Merrem 1820 monitor lizard | |
Trionyx sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle | |
Emydidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 turtle
Chinemys reevesii Gray 1931 Chinese pond turtle | |
Crocodylidae indet. crocodile | |
Aves | |
Phasianidae indet. Horsfield 1821 pheasant
Perdicinae indet. pheasant | |
Gypaetinae indet. Vieillot 1816 hawk
Aquila sp. Linnaeus 1758 eagle | |
Amphibia | |
Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758 frog | |
Actinopteri | |
Cyprinus sp. Linnaeus 1758 carp-like fish |