PBDB Collection

Mengjiapo, fossil locality no. 57202, Lushi basin (Eocene of China)

Also known as Menchiapu; Mengchiapu; Lushih; Honan

Where: Henan, China (34.0° N, 111.0° E: paleocoordinates 35.0° N, 105.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Lushi Formation, Middle Eocene (47.8 - 37.7 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; gray, white marl and red, argillaceous siltstone

• Intercalation of greyish white marls with red loam, 150 m in thickness. At the bottom in the loam are two fossil-bearing layers, in the lower one is the fossil-locality 57202.

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the IVPP

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: M. Chow, C.h. Li, and Y. Chang. 1973. Late Eocene mammalian faunas of Honan and Shansi with notes on some vertebrate fossils collected therefrom. Vertebrata PalAsiatica (Gujizhui dongwu yu gurenlei) 11(2):165-181 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 46193: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Susanna Kümmell on 07.01.2005, edited by Philip Mannion

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	? Styliondon sp. ? Styliondon sp.
Mammalia
Cimolesta - Coryphodontidae	Eudinoceras sp. Eudinoceras sp. Osborn 1924 pantodont
Tillodontia -	Tillodontia indet.³ Tillodontia indet.³ tillodont IVPP V2766
Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae	Anthracotherium sp. Anthracotherium sp. Cuvier 1822 anthracothere spp.
Artiodactyla - Dichobunidae	Dichobune sp. Dichobune sp. Cuvier 1822 even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Helohyidae	Gobiohyus robustus, Gobiohyus orientalis Gobiohyus robustus Matthew and Granger 1925 even-toed ungulate Gobiohyus orientalis Matthew and Granger 1925 even-toed ungulate
Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae	? Microtitan sp., Rhinotitan grangeri ? Microtitan sp. Granger and Gregory 1943 brontothere Rhinotitan grangeri brontothere
Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae	Eomoropus sp. Eomoropus sp. Osborn 1913 chalicothere
Perissodactyla - Hyracodontidae	Hyracodontidae indet., Prohyracodon sp. Hyracodontidae indet. Cope 1879 odd-toed ungulate Prohyracodon sp. Koch 1897 odd-toed ungulate
Perissodactyla - Paraceratheriidae	Forstercooperia sp. Forstercooperia sp. Wood 1939 odd-toed ungulate spp.
Perissodactyla -	Caenolophus sp. Caenolophus sp. Matthew and Granger 1925 odd-toed ungulate
Perissodactyla - Amynodontidae	Lushiamynodon menchiapuensis n. gen. n. sp.⁶, Sianodon honanensis n. sp.⁶ Lushiamynodon menchiapuensis n. gen. n. sp.⁶ Chow and Xu 1965 odd-toed ungulate IVPP V3016 - holotype Sianodon honanensis n. sp.⁶ Chow and Xu 1965 odd-toed ungulate IVPP V3020 - type
Perissodactyla -	Breviodon minutus Breviodon minutus odd-toed ungulate
Perissodactyla - Deperetellidae	Deperetella sp. Deperetella sp. Matthew and Granger 1925 odd-toed ungulate
Perissodactyla - Tapiridae	Colodon sp. Colodon sp. Marsh 1890 tapir
Procreodi - Arctocyonidae	Paratriisodon sp.¹², Paratriisodon henanensis n. gen. n. sp.¹ Paratriisodon sp.¹² Chow 1959 condylarth Paratriisodon henanensis n. gen. n. sp.¹ Chow 1959 condylarth IVPP V2409 - holotype; referred material: IVPP V2411-2413
Carnivora - Nimravidae	cf. Eusmilus sp. cf. Eusmilus sp. Gervais 1876 false sabre-tooth
Carnivora - Amphicyonidae	Cynodictis sp. Cynodictis sp. Bravard and Pomel 1850 bear-dog
Ferae -	Miacis lushiensis n. sp.⁵, Miacis aff. invictus Miacis lushiensis n. sp.⁵ Chow 1975 placental IVPP V4811 Miacis aff. invictus Matthew and Granger 1925 placental
Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae	"Propterodon irdinensis" = Propterodon morrisi⁵, Hyaenodon sp. "Propterodon irdinensis" = Propterodon morrisi⁵ Matthew and Granger 1924 creodont IVPP V4814 Hyaenodon sp. Laizer and Parieu 1838 creodont
Acreodi - Hapalodectidae	Hapalodectes lushiensis n. sp.⁴ Hapalodectes lushiensis n. sp.⁴ Chow 1965 condylarth IVPP V3112 - type
Acreodi - Mesonychidae	Mongolestes cf. alxaensis⁹, Harpagolestes orientalis⁹, Harpagolestes leei n. sp.⁹, Honanodon macrodontus n. sp.⁴, Pachyaena sp.⁹ Mongolestes cf. alxaensis⁹ Qi 1975 condylarth IVPP V13655 Harpagolestes orientalis⁹ Szalay and Gould 1966 condylarth IVPP V 13637-13639, 13646, 13647 and 13659 Harpagolestes leei n. sp.⁹ Jin 2005 condylarth IVPP V13640 - type; referred specimens: IVPP V13641 and 13642 Honanodon macrodontus n. sp.⁴ Chow 1965 condylarth IVPP V3111 - type Pachyaena sp.⁹ Cope 1874 condylarth IVPP V 13653, 13654 and 13656
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Lushilagus lohoensis n. gen. n. sp.¹¹ Lushilagus lohoensis n. gen. n. sp.¹¹ Li 1965 rabbit IVPP V3008 - holotype; paratype: IVPP V3009
Rodentia -	Tsinlingomys youngi n. gen. n. sp.¹⁰ Tsinlingomys youngi n. gen. n. sp.¹⁰ Li 1963 rodent IVPP V2729 - holotype; paratype: IVPP V2730
Primates -	Lushius qinlinensis n. gen. n. sp.² Lushius qinlinensis n. gen. n. sp.² Chow 1961 primate IVPP V2466 - holotype
Embrithopoda -	Lunania youngi Lunania youngi placental
Reptilia
Squamata - Agamidae	Tinosaurus lushihensis n. sp.⁸ Tinosaurus lushihensis n. sp.⁸ Dong 1965 squamates IVPP V 2899, right maxilla and lower jaw
Testudines - Trionychidae	Platypeltis subcircularis n. sp.⁷ Platypeltis subcircularis n. sp.⁷ Chow and Yeh 1957 softshell turtle IVPP V914 - type

¹Chow 1959; ²Chow 1961; ³Chow 1963; ⁴Chow 1965; ⁵Chow 1975; ⁶Chow and Xu 1965; ⁷Chow and Yeh 1957; ⁸Dong 1965; ⁹Jin 2005; ¹⁰Li 1963; ¹¹Li 1965; ¹²Liu and Chow 1959