Songshan 2 (Locality 80007), Tianzhu, Gansu Province: Turolian, China
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Paleotragus coelophrys
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
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Chilotherium (Acerorhinus) tianzhuense n. sp.
Zheng 1982
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| synonym of Shansirhinus ringstromi | ||||||||||
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Chilotherium (Chilotherium) habereri
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Chilotherium sp.
Ringström 1924
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Chilotherium (Chilotherium) anderssoni
Ringström 1924
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Chalicotheriidae
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Chalicotherium sp.
Kaup 1833
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| 1 damaged M2?, 1 damaged M3?, 1 upper series of Dp1-Dp3. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Muntiacus cf. lacustris
Teilhard de Chardin and Trassaert 1937
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| 1 basal antler fragment. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Giraffidae
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Samotherium sp.
Forsyth Major 1888
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| 2 lower teeth: 1 P4, 1 M1. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Gazella gaudryi
Schlosser 1904
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Antilope sp.
Pallas 1766
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Dorcadoryx triquetricornis
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| 2 basal sections of horncore. | ||||||||||
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Sinotragus sp.
Bohlin 1935
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Machairodus sp.
Kaup 1833
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Hyaenidae
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Adcrocuta eximia
Roth and Wagner 1854
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| Adcrocuta eximia variabilis | ||||||||||
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Ictitherium hipparionum
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| Ictitherium hipparionum hyaenoides | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Percrocutidae
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Percrocuta (Dinocrocuta) gigantea
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| 1 mandible with P2-P4. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Ochotonidae
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Ochotonoides lagrelii
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| Ochotonoides lagrelii minor. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Dipodidae
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Paralactaga minor
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Protalactaga cf. tunggurensis
Wood 1936
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Heterosminthus simplicidens
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Heterosminthus gansus
Zheng 1982
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Muridae
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Spalacinae indet.
Thomas 1896
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Geography
| Country: | China | State/province: | Gansu | County: | Tianzhu |
| Coordinates: | 37.1° North, 103.5° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 37.0° North, 102.2° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Turolian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 8.70000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: Late Miocene, MN12-13, Baodean. At the time the paper was written it was regarded as Pliocene. Extremely thick exposures approx. 200m. |
Lithology and environment
| Lithology description: 'Predominantly a calcareous concretionary unit with specimens generally being white.' |
Taphonomy
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Some specimens were bought from a Songshan drugstore. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:fauna indicates a relatively dry environment with dense forest to grasslands. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 42675 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Turner | Enterer: | H. O'Regan |
| Modifier: | H. O'Regan | Research group: | PACED |
| Created: | 2004-08-04 07:27:56 | Last modified: | 2004-08-04 10:58:43 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-08-04 07:27:56 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 11351. | PACED | S. Zheng. 1982. Some Pliocene mammalian fossils from Songshan 2 and 3 (Tianzhu, Gansu) and the Songshan Fauna. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 20(3):216-227 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan] |