Also known as Huanglongdong
Where: Hubei, China (33.1° N, 110.2° E: paleocoordinates 33.1° N, 110.2° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• local section has five layers, and "All the seven hominin teeth, all the stone artifacts and most of the animal fossils are derived from Layer 3"
•U-series dates from two rhinoceros teeth and stalagmites range from 79.4 +/- 6.3 ka to 103.7 +/- 1.6 ka but there is also an ESR date on a rhino tooth of 34.78 to 44.18 ka
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: cave; red, silty claystone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collected in 2004, 2005, 2006; reposited in the IVPP
Collection methods: bulk, quarrying,
• "archaeological excavations were conducted... by the Hubei Province Institute of Archaeology" and the IVPP
Primary reference: W. Liu, X. Wu, S. Pei, X. Wu, and C. J. Norton. 2009. Huanglong Cave: A Late Pleistocene human fossil site in Hubei Province, China. Quaternary International [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis
PaleoDB collection 92787: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 29.11.2009
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Mammalia | |
Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human | |
Hylobatidae indet. Gray 1870 gibbon | |
Macaca robustus macaque
Macaca mulatta Zimmermann 1780 rhesus monkey
Trachypithecus phayrei Blyth 1847 Phayre's leaf monkey
Rhinopithecus lantianensis Hu and Qi 1978 snub-nosed monkey | |
Ochotona thibetana pika
Ochotona huangensis pika | |
Hapalomys sp., Mus sp., Niviventer andersoni, Niviventer fulvescens, Niviventer confucianus, Leopoldamys edwardsi
Hapalomys sp. Blyth 1859 marmoset rat
Mus sp. Linnaeus 1758 house mouse
Niviventer andersoni mouse
Niviventer fulvescens mouse
Niviventer confucianus mouse
Leopoldamys edwardsi mouse | |
Rhizomys sinensis greater bamboo rat
Rhizomys sp. Gray 1831 greater bamboo rat | |
Callosciurus erythraeus, Sciurotamias forresti, Belomys pearsoni, Petaurista xanthotis, Petaurista alborufus
Callosciurus erythraeus Pallas 1779 Pallas's squirrel
Sciurotamias forresti Chinese rock squirrel
Belomys pearsoni squirrel
Petaurista xanthotis Giant flying squirrel
Petaurista alborufus Giant flying squirrel | |
Trichys cf. fasciculata long-tailed porcupine
Atherurus macrourus Linnaeus 1758 Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine
Hystrix magna porcupine
Hystrix subcristata porcupine | |
Cuon javanicus dhole
Canis variabilis Pei 1934 canine | |
Lutra lutra Linnaeus 1758 European otter
Arctonyx collaris Cuvier 1825 hog badger
Mustela kathiah Hodgson 1835 yellow-bellied weasel | |
"Selenarctos thibetanus" = Ursus thibetanus, "Helarctos malayanus" = Ursus malayanus, Ailuropoda melanoleuca
"Selenarctos thibetanus" = Ursus thibetanus Cuvier 1823 Asian black bear
"Helarctos malayanus" = Ursus malayanus Raffles 1821 sun bear
Ailuropoda melanoleuca David 1869 giant panda | |
Felis sinensis cat
Neofelis nebulosa Griffith 1821 clouded leopard
Panthera tigris Linnaeus 1758 tiger | |
Herpestes urva Hodgson 1836 crab-eating mongoose | |
Crocuta ultima spotted hyaena | |
Paguma larvata Smith 1827 masked palm civet
Viverra zibetha Linnaeus 1758 large Indian civet | |
Rhinoceros sinensis, "Dicerorhinus kirchbergensis" = Dihoplus kirchbergensis
Rhinoceros sinensis Owen 1870 one-horned rhinoceros
"Dicerorhinus kirchbergensis" = Dihoplus kirchbergensis Jäger 1839 rhinoceros | |
Megatapirus augustus Matthew and Granger 1923 tapir | |
Hydropotes inermis, Elaphodus cephalophus, Muntiacus muntjak, Muntiacus reevesi, Rusa sp., "Rusa unicolor" = Cervus unicolor
Hydropotes inermis Swinhoe 1870 water deer
Elaphodus cephalophus Milne-Edwards 1872 deer
Muntiacus muntjak Rafinesque 1815 muntjak
Muntiacus reevesi Ogliby 1839 muntjak
Rusa sp. Smith 1827 deer
"Rusa unicolor" = Cervus unicolor Kerr 1792 sambar | |
Moschus moschiferus Linnaeus 1758 musk deer | |
Budorcas cf. taxicolor Hodgson 1850 takin
Naemorhedus goral Hardwicke 1825 antelope
Capricornis sumatraensis Linnaeus 1758 antelope
Bubalus bubalis Linnaeus 1758 water buffalo
Leptobos sp. Rutimeyer 1878 antelope | |
Sus xiaozhu pig
Sus scrofa Linnaeus 1758 wild boar | |
Erinaceus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hedgehog | |
Uropsilus soricipes Milne-Edwards 1871 Chinese shrew mole | |
Chimarrogale sp. Anderson 1877 Asiatic water shrew
Soriculus leucopus red-toothed shrew
Anourosorex squamipes Milne-Edwards 1872 mole shrew | |
"Stegodon orientalis" = Stegodon insignis
"Stegodon orientalis" = Stegodon insignis Falconer 1857 elephant | |
Rhinolophus pearsoni horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus macrotis horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus cornutus horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Schreber 1774 greater horseshoe bat | |
Megaderma lyra false vampire | |
Hipposideros pratti roundleaf bat
Hipposideros armiger roundleaf bat | |
Tylonycteris pachypus, Miniopterus schreibersi, Murina leucogaster, Pipistrellus coromandra, Myotis formosus, Myotis sp., Myotis daubentoni, Scotomanes emarginatus
Tylonycteris pachypus bamboo bat
Miniopterus schreibersi Natterer 1819 bend-winged bat
Murina leucogaster vesper bat
Pipistrellus coromandra pipistrelle bat
Myotis formosus vesper bat
Myotis sp. Kaup 1829 vesper bat
Myotis daubentoni Kuhl 1817 vesper bat
Scotomanes emarginatus harlequin bat | |
Reptilia | |
Boidae indet. Gray 1825 boa | |
Aves | |
Aviceda jerdoni Blyth 1842 Jerdon's baza | |
Phasianidae indet. Horsfield 1821 pheasant | |
Scolopacidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 snipe | |
Ciconia boyciana Swinhoe 1873 oriental stork | |
Cygnus sp. Garsault 1764 swan | |
Gastropoda | |