Ho-ch’ü Hsien (Miocene of China)
Where: Shanxi, China (39.3° N, 111.4° E: paleocoordinates 39.1° N, 109.9° E)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: D. B. Brinkman, J.-L. Li, and X.-K. Ye. 2008. Order Testudines. In J. Li, X. Wu, F. Zhange (eds.), The Chinese Fossil Reptiles and Their Kin 35-102 [D. Nicholson/D. Nicholson/D. Nicholson]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 179050: authorized by David Nicholson, entered by David Nicholson on 26.05.2016, edited by Evangelos Vlachos
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Mammalia | |
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Palaeotragus microdon giraffe
Palaeotragus decipiens giraffe | |
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Sus erymanthius pig | |
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Hyaena variabilis hyaena | |
| Reptilia | |
Testudo shansiensis n. sp., Testudo hypercostata n. sp.
Testudo shansiensis n. sp. Wiman 1930 turtle
Testudo hypercostata n. sp. Wiman 1930 turtle | |