Chenjiawo fauna collected in 1964 (Pleistocene of China)

Where: Shaanxi, China (34.2° N, 109.3° E: paleocoordinates 34.1° N, 109.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Lishi Formation, Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: loess; poorly lithified siltstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Reposited in the IVPP

Primary reference: Q. Xu. 1996. Some remarks on Chenjiawo Fauna. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 34(1):41-57 [X. Wang/X. Wang/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 37204: authorized by Xiaoming Wang, entered by Xiaoming Wang on 04.03.2004

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Bahomys hypsodonta
Mammalia
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Ochotonoides complicidens
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus wongi
 Rodentia -
Myospalax tingi, Myospalax cf. fontanieri
 Rodentia - Muridae
"Apodemus cf. sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus
"Apodemus cf. sylvaticus" = Mus sylvaticus Linnaeus 1758 wood mouse
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
? Hystrix sp.
? Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Megaloceros sp.
Megaloceros sp. Brookes 1828 Irish elk
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Meles cf. leucurus
Meles cf. leucurus Hodgson 1847 Asian badger