Xiejia: Middle Miocene, China
collected 1978
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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Mustelidae indet.
Fischer 1817
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Qiu 1990 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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? Oioceros xiejianensis
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Qiu 1990 | |||||||||
| Oioceros (?) xiejianensis | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
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Brachypotherium sp.
Roger 1904
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Qiu 1990 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Ochotonidae
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Sinolagomys pachygnathus
Li and Qiu 1980
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Qiu 1990 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Sciuridae
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Sciuridae indet.
Gray 1821
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Qiu 1990 | |||||||||
| Sciurid sp. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Ctenodactylidae
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Tataromys sp.
Matthew and Granger 1923
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Qiu 1990 | |||||||||
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Tataromys suni n. sp.
Li and Qiu 1980
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Qiu 1990 | |||||||||
| recombined as Yindirtemys suni | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Zapodidae
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Plesiosminthus huangshuiensis
Li and Qiu 1980
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Qiu 1990 | |||||||||
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Plesiosminthus xiningensis
Li and Qiu 1980
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Qiu 1990 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Dipodidae
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Plesiosminthus lajeensis
Li and Qiu 1980
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Qiu 1990 | |||||||||
| recombined as Litodonomys lajeensis | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Muridae
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Tachyoryctoides kokonorensis
Li and Qiu 1980
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Qiu 1990 | |||||||||
| synonym of Tachyoryctoides pachygnatus | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Eucricetodon youngi
Li and Qiu 1980
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Qiu 1990 | |||||||||
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? Eumyarion sp.
Thaler 1966
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | China | State/province: | Qinghai | County: | Huangzhong |
| Coordinates: | 36.7° North, 101.5° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 35.3° North, 96.9° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Altitude: | 2552 meters |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 | ||
| Key time interval: | Middle Miocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 15.98000 - 11.63000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Chetougou |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Lithology description: "terrigenous clastics" | |
| Environment: | fluvial-lacustrine indet. |
| Geology comments: "fluvial-lacustrine environment" | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | Collection dates: | 1978 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Xining Basin | ||
| Database number: | 34671 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano, A. Turner | Enterer: | M. Carrano, H. O'Regan |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2003-09-15 13:40:55 | Last modified: | 2010-11-08 12:47:20 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2003-09-15 13:40:55 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 9181. | 5% 29300 | Z. Qiu, C. Li, and S. Wang. 1981. Miocene mammalian fossils from Xining Basin, Qinghai. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 19(2):156-173 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/J. Alroy] |
Secondary references:
| 11208 | PACED | Z. Qiu. 1990. The Chinese Neogene mammalian biochronology - its correlation with the European Neogene mammal zonation. In E.H. Lindsay, V. Fahlbusch and P. Mein, eds., European Neogene Mammal Chronology. Plenum Press, New York. 527-556 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan] |