Turpan Basin (Paleocene of China)

Where: Xin-jiang (Sinkiang), China (42.9° N, 90.2° E: paleocoordinates 41.3° N, 81.5° E)

When: Late/Upper Paleocene (58.7 - 55.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C.-K. Li and S.-Y. Ting. 1983. The Paleogene mammals of China. Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History 21:1-97 [P. Coster/P. Coster/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 176619: authorized by Pauline Coster, entered by Pauline Coster on 18.02.2016

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Dinocerata - Prodinoceratidae
"Prodinoceras diconicus" = Prodinoceras, "Houyanotherium primigenum" = Prodinoceras, "Houyanotherium simplum" = Prodinoceras, "Jiaoluotherium turfanense" = Prodinoceras
"Prodinoceras diconicus" = Prodinoceras uintathere
IVVP loc. 66013-4
"Houyanotherium primigenum" = Prodinoceras uintathere
IVVP loc. 66022
"Houyanotherium simplum" = Prodinoceras uintathere
IVVP loc. 66013-6
"Jiaoluotherium turfanense" = Prodinoceras uintathere
IVVP loc. 66022
 Cimolesta - Pantolambdodontidae
Dilambda speciosa
Dilambda speciosa pantodont
IVVP loc. 66013-1
 Cimolesta - Barylambdidae
"Archaeolambda cf. planicanina" = Haplolambda planicanina
"Archaeolambda cf. planicanina" = Haplolambda planicanina Flerov 1952 pantodont
IVVP loc. 66031
 Acreodi - Mesonychidae
Mesonychidae indet.
Mesonychidae indet. Cope 1875 condylarth
IVVP loc. 66021-5
 Theriamorpha - Phenacolophidae
Tienshanilophus subashiensis, Tienshanilophus shengjinkouensis
Tienshanilophus subashiensis placental
IVVP loc. 66031
Tienshanilophus shengjinkouensis placental
IVVP loc. 66021
 Glires - Eurymylidae
? Eurymylidae sp.
? Eurymylidae sp. Matthew et al. 1929 placental
IVVP loc. 66013-2
 Anagalida - Anagalidae
Pseudictops chaii
Pseudictops chaii placental
IVVP loc. 66013