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 | |
Aves | |
Aquila sp. Linnaeus 1758 eagle
Gypaetinae indet. Vieillot 1816 hawk | |
Phasianidae indet. Horsfield 1821 pheasant
Perdicinae indet. pheasant | |
Reptilia | |
Crocodylidae indet. crocodile | |
Emydidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 turtle
Chinemys reevesii Gray 1931 Chinese pond turtle | |
Trionyx sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle | |
Varanus sp. Merrem 1820 monitor lizard | |
Mammalia | |
Vespertilionidae indet. Gray 1821 vesper bat | |
Semigenetta sp. Helbing 1927 civet | |
Felidae indet. Gray 1821 cat | |
Proputorius sp. Filhol 1890 carnivoran | |
Mustela sp. Linnaeus 1758 weasel | |
Ursidae indet. Gray 1825 bear | |
? Anchitherium sp. von Meyer 1844 anchitheriine horse | |
Suidae "indet. 1" Gray 1821 pig
Suidae "indet. 2" Gray 1821 pig | |
Dorcatherium "sp. 1" Kaup 1839 chevrotain
Dorcatherium "sp. 2" Kaup 1839 chevrotain | |
Amphimoschus sp. Gray 1852 ruminant | |
Micromeryx sp. Lartet 1851 musk deer | |
Dicrocerus sp. Lartet 1837 ruminant
Lagomeryx sp. Roger 1904 ruminant | |
Palaeomeryx sp. von Meyer 1834 ruminant | |
Galerix sp. Pomel 1848 hedgehog
Lanthanotherium sp. Filhol 1888 hedgehog | |
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 | |
? Cricetidae indet. Fischer von Waldheim 1817 mouse
Democricetodon cf. brevis Schaub 1925 mouse
Megacricetodon aff. collongensis Mein 1958 mouse | |
"Rhizomyidae indet." = Rhizomyinae
"Rhizomyidae indet." = Rhizomyinae Miller and Gidley 1918 mouse | |
Sayimys sp. Wood 1937 gundi | |
Diatomys cf. shantungensis Li 1974 rodent | |
Alloptox sp. Dawson 1961 pika | |
Dionysopithecus shuangouensis n. gen. n. sp., Platodontopithecus jianghuaiensis n. gen. n. sp.
Dionysopithecus shuangouensis n. gen. n. sp. Li 1978 monkey
Platodontopithecus jianghuaiensis n. gen. n. sp. Gu and Lin 1983 monkey | |
Hominoidea indet. Gray 1825 ape | |
Amphibia | |
Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758 frog | |
Actinopteri | |
Cyprinus sp. Linnaeus 1758 carp-like fish |