Wuzhong, Ningxia (Miocene of China)

Where: Ningxia, China (38.0° N, 106.2° E: paleocoordinates 37.9° N, 104.3° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Vallesian (11.6 - 8.7 Ma)

• MN10, Bahean, Tortonian.

Environment/lithology:

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 42261: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 27.07.2004

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion weihoense Liu et al. 1978 hipparionine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Acerorhinus cf. tsaidamensis Bohlin 1937 rhinoceros
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae