Changle Coal Mine (Eocene of China)

Also known as 2 km east of Wutu Village; Wutu Coal Mine

Where: Shandong, China (36.5° N, 118.9° E: paleocoordinates 37.8° N, 111.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Wutu Formation, Early/Lower Eocene (55.8 - 48.6 Ma)

• there is some debate over whether the Wutu Formation is late Paleocene or early Eocene, but most authors accept an early Eocene age

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; coal

• "coal mine" (Tong et al. 2004)

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the IVPP

Primary reference: Y.-S. Tong, J.-W. Wang, and J. Meng. 2004. Olbitherium millenariusum, a new perissodactyl-like archaic ungulate (Mammalia) from the Early Eocene Wutu Formation, Shandong. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 42(1):27-38 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 77929: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 23.01.2008, edited by Philip Mannion and Evangelos Vlachos

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• numerous additional taxa are described in additional publications
Reptilia
 Testudines -
Wutuchelys eocenica n. gen. n. sp.3
Wutuchelys eocenica n. gen. n. sp.3 Tong et al. 2017 turtle
PEPZ WT012, a partial shell with articulated carapace and plastron
Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Leptictidae
Scileptictis simplus n. gen. n. sp.6, Scileptictis stenotalus n. sp.6, Asioictops mckennai n. gen. n. sp.6
Scileptictis simplus n. gen. n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 eutherian
IVPP V10704 - holotype
Scileptictis stenotalus n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 eutherian
IVPP V10705 - type
Asioictops mckennai n. gen. n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 eutherian
IVPP V10701 - holotype
 Cimolesta - Yuesthonychidae
Yuesthonyx sp.6 Tong et al. 2003 tillodont
IVPP V10727
 Cimolesta - Esthonychidae
Paresthonyx orientalis n. gen. n. sp.6
Paresthonyx orientalis n. gen. n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 tillodont
IVPP V10726 - holotype
 Cimolesta - Coryphodontidae
Wutucoryphodon xianwui n. gen. n. sp.6
Wutucoryphodon xianwui n. gen. n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 pantodont
IVPP V10745 - holotype
 Cimolesta - Archaeolambdidae
Celaenolambda wangzhaoi n. gen. n. sp.6
Celaenolambda wangzhaoi n. gen. n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 pantodont
IVPP V10730 - holotype
 Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae
Hylomysoides qiensis n. gen. n. sp.6, Qilulestes schieboutae n. gen. n. sp.6
Hylomysoides qiensis n. gen. n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 elephant shrew
IVPP V10711 - holotype
Qilulestes schieboutae n. gen. n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 elephant shrew
IVPP V10712 - holotype
 Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Asiohyopsodus confuciusi n. gen. n. sp.6
Asiohyopsodus confuciusi n. gen. n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 condylarth
IVPP V10735 - holotype
 Theriamorpha - Epoicotheriidae
Auroratherium sinense n. gen. n. sp.5
Auroratherium sinense n. gen. n. sp.5 Tong and Wang 1997 placental
IVPP V10703 - holotype
 Creodonta - Oxyaenidae
? Oxyaena sp.6 Cope 1874 creodont
IVPP V10721
 Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae
"Anthracoxyaena palustris n. gen. n. sp." = Arfia palustris6
"Anthracoxyaena palustris n. gen. n. sp." = Arfia palustris6 Tong and Wang 2006 creodont
IVPP V10722 - holotype
 Theriamorpha - Viverravidae
Variviverra vegetatus n. gen. n. sp.6, Preonictis youngi n. gen. n. sp.6
Variviverra vegetatus n. gen. n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 placental
IVPP V10724 - holotype
Preonictis youngi n. gen. n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 placental
IVPP V10723 - holotype
 Theriamorpha -
Zodiocyon zetesios n. gen. n. sp.6
Zodiocyon zetesios n. gen. n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 placental
IVPP V10725 - holotype
 Acreodi - Mesonychidae
Dissacus bohaiensis n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 condylarth
IVPP V10729 - type
 Acreodi - Hapalodectidae
Hapalodectes huanghaiensis n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 condylarth
IVPP V10728 - type
 Theriamorpha - Phenacodontidae
Lophocion asiaticus n. gen. n. sp.8
Lophocion asiaticus n. gen. n. sp.8 Wang and Tong 1997 condylarth
IVPP V10707 - holotype
 Theriamorpha -
Olbitherium millenariusum n. gen. n. sp. Tong et al. 2004 placental
IVPP V 10758 - holotype
 Perissodactyla - Isectolophidae
Chowliia laoshanensis6 Tong and Wang 2006 odd-toed ungulate
IVPP V10740
 Perissodactyla - Eomoropidae
Pappomoropus taishanensis n. gen. n. sp.6
Pappomoropus taishanensis n. gen. n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 odd-toed ungulate
IVPP V10738 - holotype
 Perissodactyla -
Homogalax sp.6 Hay 1899 odd-toed ungulate
IVPP V10742
 Perissodactyla - Lophialetidae
Ampholophus luensis n. gen. n. sp.7
Ampholophus luensis n. gen. n. sp.7 Wang and Tong 1996 odd-toed ungulate
IVPP V10702 - holotype
 Theriamorpha - Changlelestidae
Changlelestes dissetiformis6 Tong and Wang 1993 placental
IVPP V10713
 Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae
Talpilestes asiatica n. gen. n. sp.6
Talpilestes asiatica n. gen. n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 placental
IVPP V10714 - holotype
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Luchenus erinaceanus n. gen. n. sp.6
Luchenus erinaceanus n. gen. n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 hedgehog
IVPP V10709 - holotype
 Theriamorpha - Arctostylopidae
Migrostylops roboreus n. gen. n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 placental
IVPP V10733 - holotype
Migrostylops rosella n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 placental
IVPP V10734 - type
 Placentalia -
Rodentia indet.6 Bowdich 1821 rodent
IVPP V10690
 Rodentia - Alagomyidae
? Alagomys oriensis6 Tong and Dawson 1995 rodent
IVPP V10693
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
? Acritoparamys sp.6 Korth 1984 rodent
IVPP V10706
Acritoparamys wutui n. sp.6 Tong and Dawson 1995 rodent
IVPP V10692 - type
 Rodentia -
Bandaomys zhonghuaensis n. gen. n. sp.6
Bandaomys zhonghuaensis n. gen. n. sp.6 Tong and Dawson 1995 rodent
IVPP V10689 - holotype
 Rodentia - Paramyidae
Taishanomys changlensis n. gen. n. sp.6 Tong and Dawson 1995 rodent
IVPP V10691 - holotype
Taishanomys parvulus n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 rodent
IVPP V10719 - type
 Anagalida - Pseudictopidae
Suyinia changleensis n. gen. n. sp.6
Suyinia changleensis n. gen. n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 placental
IVPP V10715 - holotype
 Anagalida - Astigalidae
Yupingale weifangensis n. gen. n. sp.6
Yupingale weifangensis n. gen. n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 placental
IVPP V10716 - holotype
 Primates - Micromomyidae
 Primates - Plesiadapidae
Asioplesiadapis youngi n. gen. n. sp.2
Asioplesiadapis youngi n. gen. n. sp.2 Fu et al. 2002 primate
IVPP V10708 - holotype
 Primates - Carpolestidae
Chronolestes simul n. gen. n. sp.1, Carpocristes oriens n. gen. n. sp.1
Chronolestes simul n. gen. n. sp.1 Beard and Wang 1995 primate
IVPP V10717 - holotype
Carpocristes oriens n. gen. n. sp.1 Beard and Wang 1995 primate
IVPP V10698 - holotype
 Primates - Paromomyidae
Dianomomys ambiguus n. gen. n. sp.6 Tong and Wang 2006 primate
IVPP V10718 - holotype
cf. Ignacius "sp. nov."6 Matthew and Granger 1921 primate
 Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae
Mesodmops dawsonae n. gen. n. sp.4
Mesodmops dawsonae n. gen. n. sp.4 Tong and Wang 1994 multituberculate
IVPP V10699 - holotype
 Dinocerata - Prodinoceratidae
"? Mongolotherium sp." = Prodinoceras6
"? Mongolotherium sp." = Prodinoceras6 Matthew et al. 1929 uintathere
IVPP V10732