Also known as Hsiatsaohwan Formation, Shihhung, Kiangsu
Where: Jiangsu, China (33.5° N, 118.2° E: paleocoordinates 33.4° N, 115.8° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Xiacaowan Formation, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)
• Late Burdigalian, Late Early Miocene, MN 4, Orleanian, Shanwangian. The fossil bearing layer (at 4 different sites) consists of conglomeratic sands belonging to the 90m thick Xiacaowan Formation.
Environment/lithology: lacustrine; fine-grained, gray conglomerate
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: bulk,
• Excavated since 1981. Preliminary publication in 1983, however the faunal list has been extensively revised since then.
Primary reference: C. Li, Y. Lin, Y. Gu, L. Hou, W. Wu and Z. Qiu. 1983. The Aragonian vertebrate fauna of Xiacaowan, Jiangsu. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 21(4):313-327 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 42067: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 23.07.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Emydidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 turtle
Chinemys reevesii Gray 1931 Chinese pond turtle | |
Trionyx sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle | |
Crocodylidae indet. crocodile | |
Mammalia | |
Youngofiber sinensis beaver | |
"Rhizomyidae indet." = Rhizomyinae
"Rhizomyidae indet." = Rhizomyinae Miller and Gidley 1918 mouse | |
Alloptox sp. Dawson 1961 pika | |
? Amphicyon sp. Lartet 1836 bear-dog | |
Pecarichoerus sp. Colbert 1933 peccary | |
Lagomeryx sp. Roger 1904 ruminant | |
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821 deer |