PBDB Collection

Tsagan Khushu Quarry 1 [SMPE] (Eocene of Mongolia)

Also known as Tsagan-Khusu

Where: Southern Mongolia, Mongolia (44.6° N, 106.2° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 42.9° N, 101.3° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Bumban Member (Naran Bulak Formation), Bumbanian (55.8 - 48.6 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; red gravel

• Red gravelstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Collected by V. Reshetov & South Gobi party in 1980; reposited in the PIN

Primary reference: D. Dashzeveg, J.-L. Hartenberger, T. Martin and S. Legendre. 1998. A peculiar minute Glires (Mammalia) from the early Eocene of Mongolia. Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History 34:194-209 [X. Wang/X. Wang/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 37206: authorized by Xiaoming Wang, entered by Xiaoming Wang on 04.03.2004, edited by Patricia Holroyd, K. Christopher Beard, Mark Uhen and Philip Mannion

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae	Tsaganius ambiguus n. gen. n. sp.¹³ Tsaganius ambiguus n. gen. n. sp.¹³ Russell and Dashzeveg 1986 eutherian
Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae	Midiagnus gracilis n. sp.⁸, Hyopsodus orientalis Midiagnus gracilis n. sp.⁸ Kondrashov 2004 condylarth Hyopsodus orientalis condylarth
Placentalia -	"Lipotyphla indet." = Eulipotyphla¹³ "Lipotyphla indet." = Eulipotyphla¹³ placental PSS 20-62
Soricomorpha - Plesiosoricidae	Ordolestes ordinatus n. gen. n. sp.¹² Ordolestes ordinatus n. gen. n. sp.¹² Lopatin 2006 placental PSS 20-124
Soricomorpha - Nyctitheriidae	Nyctitheriidae indet.¹³, Bumbanius rarus n. gen. n. sp.¹³, Oedolius perexiguus n. gen. n. sp.¹³, Edzenius lus n. gen. n. sp.¹², Eosoricodon terrigena n. gen. n. sp.¹² Nyctitheriidae indet.¹³ Simpson 1928 placental PSS 20-60 Bumbanius rarus n. gen. n. sp.¹³ Russell and Dashzeveg 1986 placental Oedolius perexiguus n. gen. n. sp.¹³ Russell and Dashzeveg 1986 placental Edzenius lus n. gen. n. sp.¹² Lopatin 2006 placental PIN 3104/949 - holotype Eosoricodon terrigena n. gen. n. sp.¹² Lopatin 2005 placental PIN 3104/900 - holotype
Artiodactyla - Homacodontidae	Tsaganohyus pecus n. gen. n. sp.⁹ Tsaganohyus pecus n. gen. n. sp.⁹ Kondrashov et al. 2004 even-toed ungulate
Perissodactyla -	Homogalax namandicus, "Hyracotherium gabuniai" = Protomoropus gabuniai Homogalax namandicus odd-toed ungulate "Hyracotherium gabuniai" = Protomoropus gabuniai Hooker and Dashzeveg 2004 odd-toed ungulate
Acreodi - Mesonychidae	Dissacus zanabazari n. sp.⁶ Dissacus zanabazari n. sp.⁶ Geisler and McKenna 2007 condylarth
Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae	? Prototomus sp.¹¹, Arfia langebadreae n. sp.¹¹ ? Prototomus sp.¹¹ Cope 1874 creodont PIN, no. 3104/787 Arfia langebadreae n. sp.¹¹ Lavrov and Lopatin 2004 creodont PIN, no. 3104/785 - type
Glires - Eurymylidae	Zagmys insolitus, Rhombomylus cf. turpanensis Zagmys insolitus Dashzeveg et al. 1987 placental Rhombomylus cf. turpanensis Zhai 1978 placental
Mixodontia - Decipomyidae	Decipomys mongoliensis Decipomys mongoliensis Dashzeveg et al. 1998 placental
Rodentia - Alagomyidae	Alagomys inopinatus n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Alagomys inopinatus n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Dashzeveg 1990 rodent PSS 20-176 - holotype; referred material: PSS 20-177
Rodentia - Yuomyidae	? Esesempomys centralasiae ? Esesempomys centralasiae Shevyreva 1989 rodent
Rodentia -	Euboromys grandis¹ Euboromys grandis¹ Dashzeveg 1990 rodent
Rodentia - Tamquammyidae	Orogomys obscurus n. gen. n. sp.⁴, Tsagamys subitus n. gen. n. sp.³, Adolomys ameristus n. gen. n. sp., Bumbanomys edestus, Kharomys gracilis n. sp.³, Sharomys singularis, Sharomys parvus n. sp.³, Tsagankhushumys deriphatus Orogomys obscurus n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Dashzeveg 1990 rodent PSS 20-174 - holotype; referred material: PSS 20-175 Tsagamys subitus n. gen. n. sp.³ Dashzeveg 1990 rodent PSS 20-96 - holotype Adolomys ameristus n. gen. n. sp. Shevyreva 1989 rodent Bumbanomys edestus Shevyreva 1989 rodent Kharomys gracilis n. sp.³ Dashzeveg 1990 rodent PSS 20-92 Sharomys singularis Dashzeveg 1990 rodent Sharomys parvus n. sp.³ Dashzeveg 1990 rodent PSS 20-24; referred material: PSS 20-23 Tsagankhushumys deriphatus Shevyreva 1989 rodent
Rodentia -	Ivanantonia efremovi Ivanantonia efremovi Shevyreva 1989 rodent
Glires -	Eomylus zhigdensis Eomylus zhigdensis placental
Glires - Mimotonidae	Gomphos elkema Gomphos elkema Shevyreva 1975 placental
Primates -	Altanius orlovi n. gen. n. sp.⁵ Altanius orlovi n. gen. n. sp.⁵ Dashzeveg and McKenna 1977 primate ASMPR GISPS coll. 7, no. 20-8 - holotype
Cimolesta - Sarcodontidae	Prosarcodon maturus n. sp.¹² Prosarcodon maturus n. sp.¹² Lopatin and Kondrashov 2004 eutherian PIN 3104/778 - type
Cimolesta - Cimolestidae	Naranius infrequens n. gen. n. sp.¹³, Bagalestes trofimovi n. gen. n. sp.¹² Naranius infrequens n. gen. n. sp.¹³ Russell and Dashzeveg 1986 eutherian Bagalestes trofimovi n. gen. n. sp.¹² Lopatin 2006 eutherian PIN 3104/960 - holotype; referred material: PIN 3104/959
Aves
Phoenicopteriformes - Juncitarsidae	Juncitarsidae "large species"¹⁴, Juncitarsidae "small species"¹⁴ Juncitarsidae "large species"¹⁴ Peters 1987 flamingo PIN 3104/100, 107, 116, 158, and 681 Juncitarsidae "small species"¹⁴ Peters 1987 flamingo PIN 3104/73, 506, 645, and 693
Anseriformes - Presbyornithidae	Bumbalavis anatoides n. gen. n. sp.¹⁴, Presbyornis mongoliensis n. sp.¹⁰ Bumbalavis anatoides n. gen. n. sp.¹⁴ Zelenkov 2021 waterfowl PIN specimens (quadrates, sterna, furculae, coracoids, scapulae, humeri, radii, ulnae, carpometacarpi, manual phalanges, femora and tibiotarsi) Presbyornis mongoliensis n. sp.¹⁰ Kurochkin and Dyke 2010 waterfowl PIN 3104-607 - type (distal end of left tarsometarsus) and paratypes: PIN 3104-69, 229, 601, 684 (distal ends of left tarsometatarsi) and PIN 3104-115, 716 (distal ends of right tarsometatarsi)
Reptilia
Carinatae -	Galliformes indet.⁷ Galliformes indet.⁷ fowl ISMD-VP-10 (proximal portion of a left humerus)
Testudines - Lindholmemydidae	Paramongolemys khosatzkyi² Paramongolemys khosatzkyi² Danilov and Sukhanov 2013 turtle PIN, no. 3104
Testudines - Emydidae	Pseudochrysemys gobiensis n. gen. n. sp.⁵ Pseudochrysemys gobiensis n. gen. n. sp.⁵ Sukhanov and Narmandakh 1976 turtle

¹Averianov 1996; ²Danilov and Sukhanov 2013; ³Dashzeveg 1990; ⁴Dashzeveg 1990; ⁵Dashzeveg and McKenna 1977; ⁶Geisler and McKenna 2007; ⁷Hwang et al. 2010; ⁸Kondrashov 2004; ⁹Kondrashov et al. 2004; ¹⁰Kurochkin and Dyke 2010; ¹¹Lavrov and Lopatin 2004; ¹²Lopatin 2006; ¹³Russell and Dashzeveg 1986; ¹⁴Zelenkov 2021