Shuanggou, Sihong, Jiangsu province: Burdigalian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Cyprinus sp. Linnaeus 1758
unclassified
Pseudobagrus sp.
Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae
Emydidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
Chinemys reevesii Gray 1931
Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
Reptilia - Colubridae
Colubridae indet. Oppel 1811
Reptilia - Crocodylidae
Crocodylidae indet. Cuvier 1807
Reptilia - Buteonidae
Accipitrinae indet.
Mammalia - Soricidae
Crocidosorex sp. Lavocat 1951
Mammalia - Erinaceidae
Lanthanotherium sp. (Filhol 1888)
Galerix sp. Pomel 1848
Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
? Amphicyon sp. Lartet 1836
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Canidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817
unclassified
Rulengchia hueiheensis
Mammalia - Suidae
Suidae informal indet. 1
Suidae informal indet. 2
Mammalia - Tragulidae
Dorcatherium informal sp. 1
Dorcatherium informal sp. 2
Mammalia - Lagomerycidae
Stephanocemas sp. Colbert 1936
Dicrocerus sp. Lartet 1837
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Alloptox sp. Dawson 1961
Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae
Dryomyinae indet. de Bruijn 1967
Mammalia - Rodentia - Diatomyidae
Diatomys cf. shantungensis Li 1974
Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Sciurus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Spermophilinus sp. de Bruijn and Mein 1968
Miopetaurista informal sp. 1
Miopetaurista informal sp. 2
Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Prosciurus sp. (Matthew 1903)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Democricetodon cf. brevis (Schaub 1925)
? Spanocricetodon sp. n. sp. Li 1977
Megacricetodon aff. collongensis Mein 1958
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Myotis sp. Kaup 1829
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Ranidae
Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758
unclassified
Hypophthalmichthys sp.
Elopichthys sp.
Xenocyprinus sp.
Ctenopharyngodon sp.
Youngofiber n. gen. sinensis
    = Youngfiber sinensis
Chiu et al. 1979
probably a spelling mistake.
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:Jiangsu County:Sihong
Coordinates: 33.5° North, 118.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:33.4° North, 115.8° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period: Neogene Epoch: Miocene
Stage: Burdigalian 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 5
Key time interval: Burdigalian
Age range of interval: 20.44 - 15.98 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Xiacaowan
Stratigraphy comments: Late Burdigalian, Late Early Miocene, MN 4, Orleanian, Shanwangian. The fossil bearing layer consists of conglomeratic sands belonging to the 90m thick Xiacaowan Formation. Formation also known as the Hsiasaohwan.
Lithology and environment
Lithology description: 'variegated sandy and marly clay.'
Environment:lacustrine indet.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Collection method comments: The updated microfaunal list given in PBD collection 13482 is a mixture of the specimens from this site and Songlinzhuang - it is a Formation list rather than a site list.
Taxonomic list comments:Excavated since 1981. Preliminary publication in 1983, however the faunal list has been extensively revised since then.
Metadata
Also known as:Hsiatsaohwan, Shihhung, Kiangsu.
Database number:41813
Authorizer:A. Turner Enterer:H. O'Regan
Modifier:H. O'Regan Research group:PACED
Created:2004-07-21 04:07:16 Last modified:2004-08-13 12:05:00
Access level:the public Released:2004-07-21 04:07:16
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
11443.PACED 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]

Secondary references:

11440PACED M. Chow and C.-K. Li. 1978. A correction of the age of the Hsiatsaohwan Formation and its mammalian fauna. Acta Stratigraphica Sinica 2(2):122-130 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]