Shimen Basin (general) (Paleocene of China)

Also known as Shi-men Basin

Where: Shaan-xi (Shensi), China (34.1° N, 110.2° E: paleocoordinates 33.8° N, 101.4° E)

When: Early/Lower Paleocene (66.0 - 61.7 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 176618: authorized by Pauline Coster, entered by Pauline Coster on 18.02.2016

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Acreodi - Mesonychidae
Mesonychidae indet. Cope 1875 condylarth
 Cimolesta - Bemalambdidae
Bemalambdidae indet. Chow et al. 1973 pantodont