Tientsin (Pliocene of China)

Also known as Tianjin

Where: Tianjin, China (39.1° N, 117.2° E: paleocoordinates 39.0° N, 116.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; red sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. Schlosser. 1903. Die fossilen Saugethiere Chinas nebst einer Odontographie der recenten Antilopen. Abhandlungen der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften [G. Slater/G. Slater]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 231233: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 08.08.2023

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Carnivora - Felidae
Felis sp., "Machairodus horribilis n. sp." = Amphimachairodus horribilis
Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat
"Machairodus horribilis n. sp." = Amphimachairodus horribilis Schlosser 1903 cat
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
"Hyaena sinensis" = Pachycrocuta brevirostris
"Hyaena sinensis" = Pachycrocuta brevirostris Gervais 1850 brown hyaena
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Meles taxipater n. sp., Lutra brachygnathus n. sp.
Meles taxipater n. sp. Schlosser 1903 badger
Lutra brachygnathus n. sp. Schlosser 1903 otter
 Carnivora - Canidae
Vulpes sinensis n. sp.
Vulpes sinensis n. sp. Schlosser 1903 fox
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
"Rhinoceros brancoi n. sp." = Shansirhinus brancoi
"Rhinoceros brancoi n. sp." = Shansirhinus brancoi Schlosser 1903 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion richthofeni
Hipparion richthofeni Koken 1885 hipparionine horse
 Tribosphenida - Antilopidae
Protetraceros gaudryi, Paraboselaphus ameghinoi, Strepsiceros annectens, Strepsiceros praecursor n. sp.
Protetraceros gaudryi Schlosser 1903 placental
Paraboselaphus ameghinoi Schlosser 1903 placental
Strepsiceros annectens Schlosser 1903 placental
Strepsiceros praecursor n. sp. Schlosser 1903 placental
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervus leptodus, "Cervavus sp." = Axis, Cervavus speciosus, Cervus aff. simplicidens
Cervus leptodus Koken 1885 deer
"Cervavus sp." = Axis Gray 1825 deer
Cervavus speciosus Schlosser 1903 deer
Cervus aff. simplicidens Lydekker 1876 deer
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Palaeoreas sinensis, Tragocerus kokeni, Tragocerus sylvaticos n. sp., Gazella palaeosinensis, Gazella altidens
Palaeoreas sinensis Schlosser 1903 antelope
Tragocerus kokeni Schlosser 1903 antelope
Tragocerus sylvaticos n. sp. Schlosser 1903 antelope
Gazella palaeosinensis Schlosser 1903 gazelle
Gazella altidens Schlosser 1903 gazelle
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Camelopardalis cf. sivalensis, Alcicephalus sinensis n. sp.
Camelopardalis cf. sivalensis Falconer and Cautley 1868 giraffe
Alcicephalus sinensis n. sp. Schlosser 1903 giraffe
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Sus hyotherioides, Sus microdon n. sp., Sus stehlini n. sp.
Sus hyotherioides Schlosser 1903 pig
Sus microdon n. sp. Schlosser 1903 pig
Sus stehlini n. sp. Schlosser 1903 pig
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Paracamelus gigas
Paracamelus gigas Schlosser 1903 camel
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Dipoides majori n. sp.
Dipoides majori n. sp. Schlosser 1903 beaver