Also known as Chongzuo, ZAR
Where: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China (22.3° N, 107.5° E: paleocoordinates 22.2° N, 107.3° E)
When: Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)
• 4th layer
•Based on the faunal and paleomagnetic correlation, the geological age of Sanhe Cave is estimated to be middle Early Pleistocene, corresponding to approximately 1.2e1.6 Ma (Jin et al., 2008a, 2009a).
Environment/lithology: cave; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: Y. Wang, C. Jin, and J.I. Mead. 2014. New remains of Sinomastodon yangziensis (Proboscidea, Gomphotheriidae) from Sanhe karst Cave, with discussion on the evolution of Pleistocene Sinomastodon in South China. Quaternary International 339-340:90-96 [M. Uhen/A. Glass/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 214689: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Abigail Glass on 12.10.2020, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Mammalia | |
Uropsilus sp. Milne-Edwards 1871 shrew mole
Mogera cf. insularis Swinhoe 1863 insular mole | |
Blarinella sp. Thomas 1911 Asiatic short-tailed shrew
Soriculus sp. Blyth 1845 red-toothed shrew
Anourosorex quadratidens mole shrew
Crocidura cf. hosfildi white-toothed shrew
Suncus sp. Ehrenberg 1832 white-toothed shrew | |
Rhinoceros sinensis Owen 1870 one-horned rhinoceros | |
Tapirus sinensis Owen 1870 tapir | |
Cervavitus fenqii Han 1987 deer
Muntiacus lacustris Teilhard de Chardin and Trassaert 1937 muntjak
"Cervus (Rusa) yunnanensis" = Rusa deer | |
Viverra zibetha Linnaeus 1758 large Indian civet | |
Ursus cf. thibetamus bear
Ailuropoda wulingshanensis Wang et al. 1982 giant panda | |
Martes sp. Frisch 1775 marten
Arctonyx collaris Cuvier 1825 hog badger
Melogale sp. Geoffroy 1831 ferret badgers | |
Cuon antiquus dhole | |
cf. Hominidae indet. Gray 1825 ape
cf. Ponginae indet. Elliot 1913 ape
Gigantopithecus blacki von Koenigswald 1935 ape | |
Hylobates sp. Illiger 1811 gibbon | |
Presbytis sp. Eschscholtz 1821 monkey
Rhinopithecus sp. Milne-Edwards 1872 snub-nosed monkey
Macaca sp. Lacépède 1799 macaque
Procynocephalus sp. Schlosser 1924 monkey | |
Petaurista brachyodus, Petaurista sp., Pteromys sp., Belomys parapearsoni, Dremomys sp., Sciurotamias davidianus
Petaurista brachyodus Giant flying squirrel
Petaurista sp. Link 1795 Giant flying squirrel
Pteromys sp. Cuvier 1800 Eurasian flying squirrel
Belomys parapearsoni squirrel
Dremomys sp. Heude 1898 red-cheeked squirrel
Sciurotamias davidianus Chinese rock squirrel | |
Hystrix subcristata porcupine
Hystrix magna porcupine
Atherurus sp. Cuvier 1829 brush-tailed porcupine | |
Rhizomys brachyrhizomyoides greater bamboo rat | |
Chiropodomys cf. gliorides, Mus cf. pahari, Rattus sp., Rattus norvegicus, Niviventer preconfucianus, Niviventer fulvescens, Leopoldamys edwardsioides, Apodemus draco, Apodemus cf. peninsulae, Hapalomys gracilis, Hapalomys cf. delacouri
Chiropodomys cf. gliorides pencil-tailed tree mouse
Mus cf. pahari house mouse
Rattus sp. Fischer 1803 rat
Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout 1769 brown rat
Niviventer fulvescens mouse
Apodemus draco Eurasian field mouse
Apodemus cf. peninsulae Eurasian field mouse
Hapalomys gracilis marmoset rat
Hapalomys cf. delacouri marmoset rat | |
Eothenomys sp. Miller 1896 vole | |
Typhlomys intermedius Chinese pygmy dormouse
Typhlomys cinereus Milne-Edwards 1877 Chinese pygmy dormouse | |
Nesolagus sp. Forsyth Major 1899 striped rabbit | |
Miniopterus schreibersi Natterer 1819 bend-winged bat
Myotis longipes vesper bat
Ia sp. Thomas 1902 vesper bat
Tylonycteris fulvidus bamboo bat | |
Aselliscus wheeleri, Hipposideros amiger, Hipposideros pratti, Hipposideros larvatus, Hipposideros bicolor
Aselliscus wheeleri leaf-nosed bat
Hipposideros amiger roundleaf bat
Hipposideros pratti roundleaf bat
Hipposideros larvatus roundleaf bat
Hipposideros bicolor roundleaf bat | |
Rhinolophus pani n. sp., Rhinolophus cf. affinis, Rhinolophus cf. rouxi, Rhinolophus cf. pearsoni, Rhinolophus macrotis, Rhinolophus sp.
Rhinolophus pani n. sp. horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus cf. affinis horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus cf. rouxi horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus cf. pearsoni horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus macrotis horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus sp. Lacépède 1799 horseshoe bat | |
Tupaia belangeri Wagner 1841 tree shrew | |
Stegodon preorientalias elephant | |
Sinomastodon yangziensis Wang et al. 2014 gomphothere |