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 | |
Stegodon preorientalias elephant | |
Sinomastodon yangziensis Wang et al. 2014 gomphothere | |
Myotis longipes vesper bat
Miniopterus schreibersi Natterer 1819 bend-winged bat
Tylonycteris fulvidus bamboo bat
Ia sp. Thomas 1902 vesper bat | |
Hipposideros amiger, Hipposideros pratti, Hipposideros larvatus, Hipposideros bicolor, Aselliscus wheeleri
Hipposideros amiger roundleaf bat
Hipposideros pratti roundleaf bat
Hipposideros larvatus roundleaf bat
Hipposideros bicolor roundleaf bat
Aselliscus wheeleri leaf-nosed 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 | |
Rhinoceros sinensis Owen 1870 one-horned rhinoceros | |
Tapirus sinensis Owen 1870 tapir | |
Muntiacus lacustris Teilhard de Chardin and Trassaert 1937 muntjak
"Cervus (Rusa) yunnanensis" = Rusa deer
Cervavitus fenqii Han 1987 deer | |
Viverra zibetha Linnaeus 1758 large Indian civet | |
Ursus cf. thibetamus bear
Ailuropoda wulingshanensis Wang et al. 1982 giant panda | |
Arctonyx collaris Cuvier 1825 hog badger
Martes sp. Frisch 1775 marten
Melogale sp. Geoffroy 1831 ferret badgers | |
Cuon antiquus dhole | |
Uropsilus sp. Milne-Edwards 1871 shrew mole
Mogera cf. insularis Swinhoe 1863 insular mole | |
Blarinella sp. Thomas 1911 Asiatic short-tailed shrew
Anourosorex quadratidens mole shrew
Soriculus sp. Blyth 1845 red-toothed shrew
Crocidura cf. hosfildi white-toothed shrew
Suncus sp. Ehrenberg 1832 white-toothed shrew | |
Nesolagus sp. Forsyth Major 1899 striped rabbit | |
Petaurista brachyodus, Petaurista sp., Pteromys sp., Belomys parapearsoni, Sciurotamias davidianus, Dremomys sp.
Petaurista brachyodus Giant flying squirrel
Petaurista sp. Link 1795 Giant flying squirrel
Pteromys sp. Cuvier 1800 Eurasian flying squirrel
Belomys parapearsoni squirrel
Sciurotamias davidianus Chinese rock squirrel
Dremomys sp. Heude 1898 red-cheeked squirrel | |
Hystrix subcristata porcupine
Hystrix magna porcupine
Atherurus sp. Cuvier 1829 brush-tailed porcupine | |
Typhlomys intermedius Chinese pygmy dormouse
Typhlomys cinereus Milne-Edwards 1877 Chinese pygmy dormouse | |
Eothenomys sp. Miller 1896 vole | |
Chiropodomys cf. gliorides, Apodemus draco, Apodemus cf. peninsulae, Hapalomys gracilis, Hapalomys cf. delacouri, Leopoldamys edwardsioides, Niviventer preconfucianus, Niviventer fulvescens, Mus cf. pahari, Rattus sp., Rattus norvegicus
Chiropodomys cf. gliorides pencil-tailed tree mouse
Apodemus draco Eurasian field mouse
Apodemus cf. peninsulae Eurasian field mouse
Hapalomys gracilis marmoset rat
Hapalomys cf. delacouri marmoset rat
Niviventer fulvescens mouse
Mus cf. pahari house mouse
Rattus sp. Fischer 1803 rat
Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout 1769 brown rat | |
Rhizomys brachyrhizomyoides greater bamboo rat | |
Hylobates sp. Illiger 1811 gibbon | |
cf. Hominidae indet. Gray 1825 ape
cf. Ponginae indet. Elliot 1913 ape
Gigantopithecus blacki von Koenigswald 1935 ape | |
Macaca sp. Lacépède 1799 macaque
Procynocephalus sp. Schlosser 1924 monkey
Presbytis sp. Eschscholtz 1821 monkey
Rhinopithecus sp. Milne-Edwards 1872 snub-nosed monkey |