Lufeng, Section D, Layer 6 (Miocene of China)

Where: Yunnan, China (25.0° N, 102.1° E: paleocoordinates 24.6° N, 101.2° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Turolian (8.7 - 5.3 Ma)

• time: upper Miocene, equivalent to Turolian, 7-8 Myr

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lignite

• Two or three laminated layers of lignite. There are gray fine sand layers and blackish gray carbonaceous clay layers between the lignit layers. The lignite contains plant fossils and woody fragments. White and grayish blue epiphytes are common. Thickness 0,5 m.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: G. Qi. 1985. Stratigraphic summarization of Ramapithecus fossil locality, Lufeng, Yunnan. Acta Anthropologica Sinica (Renleixue xuebao) 4(1):55-69 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 44224: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Susanna Kümmell on 05.09.2004, edited by Lars van den Hoek Ostende

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Pipistrellus sp.3, Plecotus sp.3
Pipistrellus sp.3 Kaup 1829 pipistrelle bat
Plecotus sp.3 Geoffroy 1818 vesper bat
 Insectivora - Tupaiidae
Tupaiidae indet.3
Tupaiidae indet.3 Gray 1825 tree shrew
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Indarctos sp.2, Ursinae indet.2
Indarctos sp.2 Pilgrim 1913 bear
Ursinae indet.2 Swainson 1835 bear
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustelidae indet.2, Sivaonyx bathygnathus2, Martes cf. paleosinensis2
Mustelidae indet.2 Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore
genus 2
Sivaonyx bathygnathus2 Lydekker 1884 otter
 Carnivora -
Proputorius lufengensis2
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Viverridae indet.2, Paradoxurinae indet.2
Viverridae indet.2 Gray 1821 civet
genus 2
Paradoxurinae indet.2 Gray 1864 civet
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Ictitherium gaudryi2, Ictitherium sp.2
Ictitherium sp.2 Wagner 1848 hyaena
 Carnivora - Felidae
Epimachairodus fires2, Pseudaelurus sp.2
Pseudaelurus sp.2 Leidy 1858 cat
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Potamochoerus sp.1, Lophochoerus lufengensis1
Potamochoerus sp.1 Gray 1854 pig
sp. 1+2+3
 Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Dorcatherium sp.1
Dorcatherium sp.1 Kaup 1839 chevrotain
 Artiodactyla - Moschidae
Moschus sp.1
Moschus sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 musk deer
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Metacervulus sp.1, Muntiacus sp.1
Metacervulus sp.1 Teilhard de Jardin and Trassaert 1937 deer
sp. nov. 2
Muntiacus sp.1 Rafinesque 1815 muntjak
sp. nov. + sp. 1+2
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Selenoportax sp.1
Selenoportax sp.1 Pilgrim 1937 antelope
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Yunoscaptor scalprum4
Yunoscaptor scalprum4 Storch and Qiu 1991 mole
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Heterosorex wangi n. sp.4, Soricinae indet.4, Anourosorex oblongus n. sp.4, Blarinella sp.3, Sorex sp.4
Heterosorex wangi n. sp.4 Storch and Qiu 1991 shrew
Soricinae indet.4 Fischer von Waldheim 1817 red-toothed shrew
Anourosorex oblongus n. sp.4 Storch and Qiu 1991 mole shrew
sp. nov.
Blarinella sp.3 Thomas 1911 Asiatic short-tailed shrew
Sorex sp.4 Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed shrew
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Lanthanotherium sanmigueli4
Lanthanotherium sanmigueli4 Villalta and Crusafont 1944 hedgehog
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Alilepus sp.3
Alilepus sp.3 Dice 1931 rabbit
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix sp.3
Hystrix sp.3 Linnaeus 1758 porcupine
 Rodentia -
Typhlomys sp.3, Platacanthomys sp.3
Typhlomys sp.3 Milne-Edwards 1877 Chinese pygmy dormouse
2 sp. nov.
Platacanthomys sp.3 Blyth 1859 mouse
sp. nov.
 Rodentia - Spalacidae
Brachyrhizomys tetracharax3
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
"Kowalskia sp." = Neocricetodon3
"Kowalskia sp." = Neocricetodon3 Schaub 1934 mouse
 Rodentia - Muridae
Parapelomys sp.3, Parapodemus sp.3, ? Mus sp.3
Parapelomys sp.3 Jacobs 1978 mouse
sp. nov.
Parapodemus sp.3 Schaub 1938 mouse
? Mus sp.3 Linnaeus 1758 house mouse
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
cf. Dremomys sp.3, Albanensia sp.3, cf. Hylopetes sp.3
cf. Dremomys sp.3 Heude 1898 red-cheeked squirrel
Albanensia sp.3 Daxner-Höck and Mein 1975 squirrel
cf. Hylopetes sp.3 Thomas 1908 squirrel
 Rodentia - Castoridae
cf. Monosaulax sp.3
cf. Monosaulax sp.3 Stirton 1935 beaver
 Rodentia - Eomyidae
Leptodontomys sp.3
Leptodontomys sp.3 Shotwell 1956 rodent
sp. nov.
 Primates - Pliopithecidae
Laccopithecus robustus5
Laccopithecus robustus5 Wu and Pan 1984 monkey
1Han 1985; 2Qi 1985; 3Qiu et al. 1985; 4Storch and Qiu 1991; 5Wu and Pan 1985