PBDB Collection

Nihowan, N of Sanggan River (Pliocene to of China)

Also known as Sangkan-Ho River, Nihewan Basin

Where: Hebei, China (40.3° N, 114.9° E: paleocoordinates 40.3° N, 114.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pliocene to Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• "Villafranchian" (Teilhard de Chardin & Piveteau 1930)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: P. Teilhard de Chardin and J. Piveteau. 1930. Les mammifères fossiles de Nihowan (Chine). Annales de Paléontologie 19:1-154 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 231023: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 01.08.2023

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae	Ochotona complicidens Ochotona complicidens pika
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Arvicolinae indet. Arvicolinae indet. Gray 1821 vole
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Ovis sp., Ovis shantungensis, Spirocerus wongi n. sp., Bison palaeosinensis n. sp., Ovibovini indet., Gazella sinensis n. sp., Gazella cf. subgutturosa Ovis sp. Linnaeus 1758 sheep Ovis shantungensis Mastumoto 1926 sheep Spirocerus wongi n. sp. Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 antelope Bison palaeosinensis n. sp. Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 bison Ovibovini indet. antelope Gazella sinensis n. sp. Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 gazelle Gazella cf. subgutturosa Güldenstädt 1780 gazelle
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Cervus (Rusa) elegans n. sp., Cervus (Elaphurus) bifurcatus n. sp., Cervus (Eucladoceros) boulei n. sp. Cervus (Rusa) elegans n. sp. Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 deer Cervus (Elaphurus) bifurcatus n. sp. Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 Pere David's deer Cervus (Eucladoceros) boulei n. sp. Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 deer
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Sus cf. lydekkeri Sus cf. lydekkeri Zdansky 1928 pig
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	Camelus (Paracamelus) gigas Camelus (Paracamelus) gigas Schlosser 1903 camel
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Hipparion (Proboscidipparion) sinense, Equus sanmeniensis n. sp. Hipparion (Proboscidipparion) sinense Sefve 1927 hipparionine horse Equus sanmeniensis n. sp. Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 horse
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Elasmotherium sp., "Rhinoceros cf. tichorhinus" = Coelodonta antiquitatis, Rhinoceros ? sinensis Elasmotherium sp. Fischer 1808 rhinoceros "Rhinoceros cf. tichorhinus" = Coelodonta antiquitatis Blumenbach 1799 wooly rhino Rhinoceros ? sinensis Owen 1870 one-horned rhinoceros
Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae	Chalicotheriidae indet., ? Circotherium sp. Chalicotheriidae indet. Gill 1872 chalicothere ? Circotherium sp. Holland and Peterson 1913 chalicothere
Carnivora - Ursidae	Ursus cf. etruscus Ursus cf. etruscus Cuvier 1823 bear
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Mustela pachygnatha n. sp., Lutra licenti n. sp., Meles cf. leucurus Mustela pachygnatha n. sp. Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 weasel Lutra licenti n. sp. Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 otter Meles cf. leucurus Hodgson 1847 Asian badger
Carnivora - Felidae	Machairodus nihowanensis n. sp., Felis sp., "Felis (Lynx) sp." = Lynx, Cynailurus pleistocaenicus Machairodus nihowanensis n. sp. Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 cat Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat "Felis (Lynx) sp." = Lynx Kerr 1792 lynx Cynailurus pleistocaenicus cat
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Hyaena sp., "Hyaena sinensis" = Pachycrocuta brevirostris Hyaena sp. Brisson 1762 hyaena "Hyaena sinensis" = Pachycrocuta brevirostris Gervais 1850 brown hyaena
Carnivora - Canidae	Canis (Nyctereutes) sinensis, Canis chihliensis, Canis palmidens n. sp., Eucyon minor n. sp., Vulpes sp. Canis (Nyctereutes) sinensis Schlosser 1903 raccoon dog Canis chihliensis Zdansky 1924 canine Canis palmidens n. sp. Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 canine "Canis chihliensis palmidens" Eucyon minor n. sp. Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 canine "Canis chihliensis minor" Vulpes sp. Frisch 1775 fox
Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae	Erinaceus cf. dealbatus Erinaceus cf. dealbatus hedgehog
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	"Elephas namadicus" = Elephas (Euelephas) namadicus "Elephas namadicus" = Elephas (Euelephas) namadicus Falconer 1846 elephant
Myotalpa
-	"Siphneus tingi" = Myotalpa "Siphneus tingi" = Myotalpa