Tung-shih (Neogene of Taiwan)

Where: Taichung, Taiwan (24.2° N, 120.9° E: paleocoordinates 24.8° N, 119.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Neogene (23.0 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: K. Ting-Pong. 1956. Summary on the fossil vertebrates in Taiwan (Formosa). Proceedings of the Eight Pacific Science Congress 2:530-535 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 76861: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 04.12.2007

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Stegodon orientalis" = Stegodon insignis
"Stegodon orientalis" = Stegodon insignis Falconer 1857 elephant