Bailong Cave (Pleistocene of China)

Where: Hubei, China (33.0° N, 110.5° E: paleocoordinates 33.0° N, 110.5° E)

When: Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

• second layer

Environment/lithology: cave; red claystone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: anthropogenic

Primary reference: Z. Wu, S. Pei, X. Wu, S. Qu, M. Chen, Q. Hu, and W. Liu. 2009. A preliminary study of the Bailong Cave Paleoanthropological Site in Yunxi County, Hubei Province. Acta Anthropologica Sinica 28(1):27-29 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 234753: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 13.05.2024

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Show authors, comments, and common names
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Spalacidae
Rhizomys sp.
Rhizomys sp. Gray 1831 greater bamboo rat
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix sp.
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
"Arctomys collaris" = Marmota
"Arctomys collaris" = Marmota marmot
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus sp., Ailuropoda wulingshanensis
Ursus sp. Linnaeus 1758 bear
Ailuropoda wulingshanensis Wang et al. 1982 giant panda
 Carnivora - Canidae
Cuon javanicus
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Viverra sp., Paguma largata
Viverra sp. Linnaeus 1758 civet
Paguma largata masked palm civet
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Pachycrocuta licenti
Pachycrocuta licenti Pei 1934 brown hyaena
 Carnivora - Felidae
Megantereon sp., Panthera tigris, Panthera pardus, Sivapanthera pleistocaenicus, Felis sp.
Megantereon sp. Croizet and Jobert 1828 cat
Panthera tigris Linnaeus 1758 tiger
Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard
Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinoceros sinensis
Rhinoceros sinensis Owen 1870 one-horned rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Tapirus sinensis
Tapirus sinensis Owen 1870 tapir
 Artiodactyla - Moschidae
Moschus sp.
Moschus sp. Linnaeus 1758 musk deer
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervavitus fenqii, Muntiacus sp., Cervus elegans, Cervus yunnanensis
Cervavitus fenqii Han 1987 deer
Muntiacus sp. Rafinesque 1815 muntjak
Cervus elegans Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 deer
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bubalus sp., "Bos (Bibos) gaurus" = Bos gaurus, Leptobos brevicornis, Budorcas sp., Megalovis guangxiensis, Capricornis sumatraensis, "Nemorhaedus sp." = Naemorhaedus
Bubalus sp. Hamilton-Smith 1827 water buffalo
"Bos (Bibos) gaurus" = Bos gaurus Smith 1827 ox
Budorcas sp. Hodgson 1850 takin
Capricornis sumatraensis Linnaeus 1758 antelope
"Nemorhaedus sp." = Naemorhaedus Smith 1827 antelope
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Sus peii
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Stegodon sp.
Stegodon sp. Falconer 1857 elephant