Lok. 7, Shang-Ho, Jen-Tsun, Mien-Chih-Hsien, Yuanqu basin (Eocene of China)

Also known as Shanghe, Rencun, Mianchixian, F 22

Where: Henan, China (34.8° N, 111.9° E: paleocoordinates 35.8° N, 106.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Rencun Member (Hedi Formation), Sharamurunian (48.6 - 37.2 Ma)

• Previously Upper Eocene, but Rencun member faunal assemblages correlate with faunas of Sharamurunian ALMA (e.g. Li 2018)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; brown, green, yellow, blue marl

• Yuanqu basin

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: O. Zdansky. 1930. Die alttertiären Säugetiere Chinas nebst stratigraphischen Bemerkungen (Mammalian fauna of the Lower Tertiary from China and some stratigraphic remarks). Palaeontologia Sinica, Series C 7(2):1-87 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 41120: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Susanna Kümmell on 07.07.2004, edited by Philip Mannion

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Also included are: Rodentia, Anoplotheriide, Lophiodontide, Isectolophinae? gen. et sp. indet.
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Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Apternodontidae
cf. Iconapternodus "sp. 1"2, cf. Apternodus sp.2
cf. Iconapternodus "sp. 1"2 Tong 1997 placental
IVPP V10201
cf. Apternodus sp.2 Matthew 1903 placental
IVPP V10198
 Theriamorpha - Changlelestidae
Ictopidium cf. lechei2
Ictopidium cf. lechei2 Zdansky 1930 placental
IVPP V10181
 Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae
"Protitanotherium mongoliense" = Rhinotitan mongoliensis3
"Protitanotherium mongoliense" = Rhinotitan mongoliensis3 Osborn 1923 brontothere
 Perissodactyla - Deperetellidae
Deperetella depereti1, "Diplolophodon similis n. gen. n. sp." = Bahinolophus birmanicus
Deperetella depereti1 Zdansky 1930 odd-toed ungulate
"Diplolophodon similis n. gen. n. sp." = Bahinolophus birmanicus Pilgrim 1925 odd-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla - Amynodontidae
"Amynodon sinensis n. sp." = Sianodon sinensis, "Cadurcotherium ardynense" = Cadurcodon ardynensis3, "Amynodon mongoliensis" = Sharamynodon mongoliensis3
"Amynodon sinensis n. sp." = Sianodon sinensis Zdansky 1930 odd-toed ungulate
"Cadurcotherium ardynense" = Cadurcodon ardynensis3 Osborn 1924 odd-toed ungulate
"Amynodon mongoliensis" = Sharamynodon mongoliensis3 Osborn 1936 odd-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla -
? Grangeria major1
? Grangeria major1 odd-toed ungulate
 Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae
? Eomoropus major n. sp., Eomoropus minimus n. sp., Eomoropus quadridentatus n. sp.
? Eomoropus major n. sp. Zdansky 1930 chalicothere
Eomoropus minimus n. sp. Zdansky 1930 chalicothere
Eomoropus quadridentatus n. sp. Zdansky 1930 chalicothere
 Artiodactyla - Dichobunidae
? Dichobune sp.
? Dichobune sp. Cuvier 1822 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae
Anthracosenex ambiguus n. gen. n. sp.
Anthracosenex ambiguus n. gen. n. sp. Zdansky 1930 anthracothere
 Chiroptera -
Microchiroptera indet.2
Microchiroptera indet.2 Dobson 1875 bat
IVPP V10208-10217
 Primates - Adapidae
Adapidae indet.2
Adapidae indet.2 Trouessart 1879 primate
IVPP V10223
 Primates - Sivaladapidae
Rencunius wui n. sp.2
Rencunius wui n. sp.2 Tong 1997 primate
IVPP V10222 - type
 Primates - Microsyopidae
? Microsyopidae indet.2
? Microsyopidae indet.2 Osborn and Wortman 1892 primate
IVPP V10224
 Primates - Eosimiidae
Eosimias cf. centennicus2
Eosimias cf. centennicus2 Beard et al. 1996 monkey
IVPP V10221
 Lagomorpha -
? Strenulagus sp.2
? Strenulagus sp.2 Tong and Lei 1987 placental
IVPP V10228
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Gobiolagus sp.2
Gobiolagus sp.2 Burke 1941 rabbit
IVPP V10235
 Rodentia - Ctenodactylidae
Protataromys mianchiensis n. gen. n. sp.2
Protataromys mianchiensis n. gen. n. sp.2 Tong 1997 gundi
IVPP V10259 - holotype; referred material: IVPP V10260
 Rodentia -
Yuomys cavioides2, Anadianomys declivis n. gen. n. sp.2, Zodiomys longmenensis n. gen. n. sp.2, Xueshimys dissectus n. gen. n. sp.2
Yuomys cavioides2 Li 1975 rodent
IVPP V10263
Anadianomys declivis n. gen. n. sp.2 Tong 1997 rodent
IVPP V10280 - holotype; referred material: IVPP V10281-10284
Zodiomys longmenensis n. gen. n. sp.2 Tong 1997 rodent
IVPP V10276 - holotype; referred material: IVPP V10278 and 10279
Xueshimys dissectus n. gen. n. sp.2 Tong 1997 rodent
IVPP V10271 - holotype; referred material: IVPP V10272
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Pappocricetodon rencunensis2, "Raricricetodon minor n. sp." = Palasiomys minor2, Raricricetodon zhongtiaensis n. gen. n. sp.2
Pappocricetodon rencunensis2 Tong 1992 mouse
IVPP V10288
"Raricricetodon minor n. sp." = Palasiomys minor2 Tong 1997 mouse
IVPP V10291 - type
Raricricetodon zhongtiaensis n. gen. n. sp.2 Tong 1997 mouse
IVPP V10290 - holotype
 Rodentia - Dipodidae
"Banyuesminthus uniconjugatus n. sp." = Allosminthus uniconjugatus2, cf. Sinosminthus sp.2
"Banyuesminthus uniconjugatus n. sp." = Allosminthus uniconjugatus2 Tong 1997 rodent
IVPP V10298 - type
cf. Sinosminthus sp.2 Wang 1985 rodent
IVPP V10299
 Rodentia - Zapodidae
Primisminthus cf. jinus2, Primisminthus shanghenus n. sp.2
Primisminthus cf. jinus2 Tong 1997 jumping mouse
IVPP V10294
Primisminthus shanghenus n. sp.2 Tong 1997 jumping mouse
IVPP V10295 - type
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
cf. Hulgana sp.2, Hulgana eoertinia n. sp.2
cf. Hulgana sp.2 Dawson 1962 rodent
IVPP V10240
Hulgana eoertinia n. sp.2 Tong 1997 rodent
IVPP V10239 - type
1Chow et al. 1973; 2Tong 1997; 3Young 1937