Also known as Huanglongdong
Where: Hubei, China (33.1° N, 110.2° E: paleocoordinates 33.1° N, 110.2° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• local section has five layers, and "All the seven hominin teeth, all the stone artifacts and most of the animal fossils are derived from Layer 3"
•U-series dates from two rhinoceros teeth and stalagmites range from 79.4 +/- 6.3 ka to 103.7 +/- 1.6 ka but there is also an ESR date on a rhino tooth of 34.78 to 44.18 ka
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: cave; red, silty claystone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collected in 2004, 2005, 2006; reposited in the IVPP
Collection methods: bulk, quarrying,
• "archaeological excavations were conducted... by the Hubei Province Institute of Archaeology" and the IVPP
Primary reference: W. Liu, X. Wu, S. Pei, X. Wu, and C. J. Norton. 2009. Huanglong Cave: A Late Pleistocene human fossil site in Hubei Province, China. Quaternary International [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis
PaleoDB collection 92787: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 29.11.2009
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Gastropoda | |
Mammalia | |
Hystrix magna porcupine
Hystrix subcristata porcupine
Atherurus macrourus Linnaeus 1758 Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine
Trichys cf. fasciculata long-tailed porcupine | |
Sciurotamias forresti, Petaurista xanthotis, Petaurista alborufus, Belomys pearsoni, Callosciurus erythraeus
Sciurotamias forresti Chinese rock squirrel
Petaurista xanthotis Giant flying squirrel
Petaurista alborufus Giant flying squirrel
Belomys pearsoni squirrel
Callosciurus erythraeus Pallas 1779 Pallas's squirrel | |
Rhizomys sinensis greater bamboo rat
Rhizomys sp. Gray 1831 greater bamboo rat | |
Hapalomys sp., Leopoldamys edwardsi, Niviventer andersoni, Niviventer fulvescens, Niviventer confucianus, Mus sp.
Hapalomys sp. Blyth 1859 marmoset rat
Leopoldamys edwardsi mouse
Niviventer andersoni mouse
Niviventer fulvescens mouse
Niviventer confucianus mouse
Mus sp. Linnaeus 1758 house mouse | |
Ochotona thibetana pika
Ochotona huangensis pika | |
Rhinopithecus lantianensis Hu and Qi 1978 snub-nosed monkey
Trachypithecus phayrei Blyth 1847 Phayre's leaf monkey
Macaca robustus macaque
Macaca mulatta Zimmermann 1780 rhesus monkey | |
Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human | |
Hylobatidae indet. Gray 1870 gibbon | |
Erinaceus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hedgehog | |
Chimarrogale sp. Anderson 1877 Asiatic water shrew
Soriculus leucopus red-toothed shrew
Anourosorex squamipes Milne-Edwards 1872 mole shrew | |
Uropsilus soricipes Milne-Edwards 1871 Chinese shrew mole | |
Hipposideros pratti roundleaf bat
Hipposideros armiger roundleaf bat | |
Rhinolophus pearsoni horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus macrotis horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus cornutus horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Schreber 1774 greater horseshoe bat | |
Megaderma lyra false vampire | |
Murina leucogaster, Myotis formosus, Myotis sp., Myotis daubentoni, Tylonycteris pachypus, Miniopterus schreibersi, Pipistrellus coromandra, Scotomanes emarginatus
Murina leucogaster vesper bat
Myotis formosus vesper bat
Myotis sp. Kaup 1829 vesper bat
Myotis daubentoni Kuhl 1817 vesper bat
Tylonycteris pachypus bamboo bat
Miniopterus schreibersi Natterer 1819 bend-winged bat
Pipistrellus coromandra pipistrelle bat
Scotomanes emarginatus harlequin bat | |
Rhinoceros sinensis, "Dicerorhinus kirchbergensis" = Dihoplus kirchbergensis
Rhinoceros sinensis Owen 1870 one-horned rhinoceros
"Dicerorhinus kirchbergensis" = Dihoplus kirchbergensis Jäger 1839 rhinoceros | |
Megatapirus augustus Matthew and Granger 1923 tapir | |
Sus xiaozhu pig
Sus scrofa Linnaeus 1758 wild boar | |
Moschus moschiferus Linnaeus 1758 musk deer | |
Hydropotes inermis, Muntiacus reevesi, Muntiacus muntjak, Elaphodus cephalophus, Rusa sp., "Rusa unicolor" = Cervus unicolor
Hydropotes inermis Swinhoe 1870 water deer
Muntiacus reevesi Ogliby 1839 muntjak
Muntiacus muntjak Rafinesque 1815 muntjak
Elaphodus cephalophus Milne-Edwards 1872 deer
Rusa sp. Smith 1827 deer
"Rusa unicolor" = Cervus unicolor Kerr 1792 sambar | |
Leptobos sp. Rutimeyer 1878 antelope
Budorcas cf. taxicolor Hodgson 1850 takin
Bubalus bubalis Linnaeus 1758 water buffalo
Capricornis sumatraensis Linnaeus 1758 antelope
Naemorhedus goral Hardwicke 1825 antelope | |
Panthera tigris Linnaeus 1758 tiger
Felis sinensis cat
Neofelis nebulosa Griffith 1821 clouded leopard | |
Crocuta ultima spotted hyaena | |
Herpestes urva Hodgson 1836 crab-eating mongoose | |
Viverra zibetha Linnaeus 1758 large Indian civet
Paguma larvata Smith 1827 masked palm civet | |
Lutra lutra Linnaeus 1758 European otter
Mustela kathiah Hodgson 1835 yellow-bellied weasel
Arctonyx collaris Cuvier 1825 hog badger | |
"Selenarctos thibetanus" = Ursus thibetanus, "Helarctos malayanus" = Ursus malayanus, Ailuropoda melanoleuca
"Selenarctos thibetanus" = Ursus thibetanus Cuvier 1823 Asian black bear
"Helarctos malayanus" = Ursus malayanus Raffles 1821 sun bear
Ailuropoda melanoleuca David 1869 giant panda | |
Canis variabilis Pei 1934 canine
Cuon javanicus dhole | |
"Stegodon orientalis" = Stegodon insignis
"Stegodon orientalis" = Stegodon insignis Falconer 1857 elephant | |
Reptilia | |
Boidae indet. Gray 1825 boa | |
Aves | |
Scolopacidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 snipe | |
Aviceda jerdoni Blyth 1842 Jerdon's baza | |
Cygnus sp. Garsault 1764 swan | |
Ciconia boyciana Swinhoe 1873 oriental stork | |
Phasianidae indet. Horsfield 1821 pheasant |