Lufeng, Section D, Layer 5: Turolian, China
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Primates
- Pliopithecidae
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Laccopithecus robustus
Wu and Pan 1984
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Wu and Pan 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Alilepus sp.
Dice 1931
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
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Platacanthomys sp.
Blyth 1859
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
| sp. nov. | ||||||||||
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Typhlomys sp.
Milne-Edwards 1877
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
| 2 sp. nov. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Muridae
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Muridae indet.
Illiger 1811
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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Parapodemus sp.
Schaub 1938
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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Parapelomys sp.
Jacobs 1978
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
| sp. nov. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Kowalskia sp.
Fahlbusch 1969
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
| synonym of Neocricetodon | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Spalacidae
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cf. Brachyrhizomys pilgrimi
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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Brachyrhizomys tetracharax
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Sciuridae
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Albanensia sp.
Daxner-Höck and Mein 1975
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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cf. Dremomys sp.
Heude 1898
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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cf. Tamiops sp.
Allen 1906
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cf. Callosciurus sp.
Gray 1867
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Sciurotamias sp.
Miller 1901
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cf. Hylopetes sp.
Thomas 1908
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Castoridae
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cf. Monosaulax sp.
Stirton 1935
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Hystricidae
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Hystrix sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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Sivaonyx bathygnathus
(Lydekker 1884)
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Melinae indet.
Burmeister 1872
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Martes sp.
Frisch 1775
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Ursidae
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Ursinae indet.
Swainson 1835
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Ursavus depereti
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Indarctos sp.
Pilgrim 1913
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Pseudaelurus sp.
Leidy 1858
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Felis sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Hyaenidae
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Ictitherium gaudryi
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Viverridae
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Viverridae indet.
Gray 1821
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
| genus 1 | ||||||||||
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Viverrinae indet.
Gray 1821
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
| genus 1+2 | ||||||||||
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Viverra sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Metacervulus sp.
Teilhard de Jardin and Trassaert 1937
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
| sp. nov. 1+2 | ||||||||||
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Muntiacus sp.
Rafinesque 1815
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
| sp. nov. + sp. 1+2 | ||||||||||
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Muntiacus cf. nanus
Teilhard de Chardin and Trassaert 1937
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Selenoportax sp.
Pilgrim 1937
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Tragulidae
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Dorcabune sp.
Pilgrim 1910
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
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Dorcatherium sp.
Kaup 1839
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Suidae
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Suidae indet.
Gray 1821
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
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Hyotherium sp.
von Meyer 1834
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
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Potamochoerus sp.
Gray 1854
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
| sp. 1+2+3 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Erinaceidae
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? Lanthanotherium sp.
(Filhol 1888)
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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= Lanthanotherium sanmigueli
Villalta and Crusafont 1944
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Storch and Qiu 1991 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Talpidae
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Scalopini indet.
Dobson 1883
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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= Yunoscaptor scalprum
Storch and Qiu 1991
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Mammalia
- Soricidae
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cf. Crocidura sp.
Wagler 1832
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= Soricinae indet.
Fischer von Waldheim 1817
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Storch and Qiu 1991 | |||||||||
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Anourosorex sp.
Milne-Edwards 1872
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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= Anourosorex oblongus
Storch and Qiu 1991
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Soricinae indet.
Fischer von Waldheim 1817
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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= Sorex sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Storch and Qiu 1991 | |||||||||
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Blarinella sp.
Thomas 1911
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Heterosoricinae indet.
Viret and Zapfe 1951
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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= Heterosorex wangi
Storch and Qiu 1991
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Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Hipposideridae
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Hipposideridae indet.
Lydekker 1891
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Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Vespertilionidae
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Eptesicus sp.
Rafinesque 1820
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| originally it is written: Epthsicus sp. | ||||||||||
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Plecotus sp.
Geoffroy 1818
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Pipistrellus sp.
Kaup 1829
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Myotis sp.
Kaup 1829
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Mammalia
- Insectivora
- Tupaiidae
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Tupaiidae indet.
Gray 1825
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Geography
| Country: | China | State/province: | Yunnan | County: | Lufeng |
| Coordinates: | 25.0° North, 102.1° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 24.6° North, 101.2° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Turolian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 8.70000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Local section: | Lufeng Section D | Local bed: | 5 | ||
| Local order: | top to bottom | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: time: upper Miocene, equivalent to Turolian, 7-8 Myr | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | fine,gray unlithified sandstone |
| Lithology description: Gray, uniform and pure fine sand with intercalations or lenses of black carbonaceous clay and lignite. The colour of the sand becomes darker from top to bottom. There are a lot of shell fragments of molluscs and quartz pebbles (1-2 cm). Thickness 1,5-2,5 m. | |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | bulk,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 44223 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy, L. van den Hoek Ostende | Enterer: | S. Kuemmell, L. van den Hoek Ostende |
| Modifier: | J. Alroy | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Subset of collection #: | 11798 | ||
| Created: | 2004-09-05 05:18:48 | Last modified: | 2007-04-12 14:43:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-09-05 05:18:48 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 10885. | G. Qi. 1985. Stratigraphic summarization of Ramapithecus fossil locality, Lufeng, Yunnan. Acta Anthropologica Sinica (Renleixue xuebao) 4(1):55-69 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell] |
Secondary references:
| 11438 | D. Han. 1985. The Artiodactyla of Ramapithecus site, Lufeng, Yunnan. Acta Anthropologica Sinica (Renleixue xuebao) 4(1):44-54 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell] | |
| 11437 | G. Qi. 1985. A preliminary report on Carnivora from the Ramapithecus locality, Lufeng, Yunnan. Acta Anthropologica Sinica (Renleixue xuebao) 4(1):33-43 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell] | |
| 11436 | Z. Qiu, D. Han, G. Qi and Y. Lin. 1985. A preliminary report on a micromammalian assemblage from the hominoid locality of Lufeng, Yunnan. Acta Anthropologica Sinica (Renleixue xuebao) 4(1):13-32 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell] | |
| 26248 | G. Storch and Z. Qiu. 1991. Insectivores (Mammalia: Erinaceidae, Soricidae, Talpidae) from the Lufeng hominoid locality, Late Miocene of China. Geobios 24(5):601-621 [L. van den Hoek Ostende/L. van den Hoek Ostende/J. Alroy] | |
| 11433 | R. Wu and Y. Pan. 1985. A new Adapid Primate from the Lufeng Miocene, Yunnan. Acta Anthropologica Sinica (Renleixue xuebao) 4(1):1-6 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell] |