Lufeng, Section D, Layer 6: Turolian, China
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Galerix sp.
Pomel 1848
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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= Hylomus aff. suillus
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Storch and Qiu 1991 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Vespertilionidae
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Plecotus sp.
Geoffroy 1818
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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Pipistrellus sp.
Kaup 1829
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Insectivora
- Tupaiidae
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Tupaiidae indet.
Gray 1825
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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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
- Rodentia
- Sciuridae
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cf. Dremomys sp.
Heude 1898
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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cf. Hylopetes sp.
Thomas 1908
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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Albanensia sp.
Daxner-Höck and Mein 1975
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Spalacidae
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Brachyrhizomys tetracharax
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Muridae
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? Mus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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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 | |||||||||
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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
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Typhlomys sp.
Milne-Edwards 1877
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
| 2 sp. nov. | ||||||||||
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Platacanthomys sp.
Blyth 1859
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
| sp. nov. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Castoridae
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cf. Monosaulax sp.
Stirton 1935
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Eomyidae
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Leptodontomys sp.
Shotwell 1956
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| sp. nov. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Hystricidae
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Hystrix sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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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
- 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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Storch and Qiu 1991 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Soricidae
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Heterosoricinae indet.
Viret and Zapfe 1951
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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= Heterosorex wangi n. sp.
Storch and Qiu 1991
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Storch and Qiu 1991 | |||||||||
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cf. Crocidura sp.
Wagler 1832
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
| sp. nov. | ||||||||||
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= Anourosorex oblongus n. sp.
Storch and Qiu 1991
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Storch and Qiu 1991 | |||||||||
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Blarinella sp.
Thomas 1911
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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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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Mammalia
- Carnivora
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Proputorius lufengensis
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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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Indarctos sp.
Pilgrim 1913
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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Mustelidae indet.
Fischer 1817
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Sivaonyx bathygnathus
(Lydekker 1884)
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Martes cf. paleosinensis
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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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Ictitherium sp.
Wagner 1848
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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 | |||||||||
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Paradoxurinae indet.
(Gray 1864)
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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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Epimachairodus fires
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Qi 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
- Moschidae
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Moschus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Han 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. 2 | ||||||||||
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Muntiacus sp.
Rafinesque 1815
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
| sp. nov. + sp. 1+2 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Tragulidae
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Dorcatherium sp.
Kaup 1839
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Suidae
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Potamochoerus sp.
Gray 1854
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
| sp. 1+2+3 | ||||||||||
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Lophochoerus lufengensis
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
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: | 6 | ||
| Local order: | top to bottom | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: time: upper Miocene, equivalent to Turolian, 7-8 Myr | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lignite |
| Lithology description: Two or three laminated layers of lignite. There are gray fine sand layers and blackish gray carbonaceous clay layers between the lignit layers. The lignite contains plant fossils and woody fragments. White and grayish blue epiphytes are common. Thickness 0,5 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: | 44224 | ||
| 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 05:19:20 | Last modified: | 2007-04-12 14:43:34 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-09-05 05:19:20 |
| 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] |