Songlinzhuang, Sihong, Jiangsu: Burdigalian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Cyprinus sp. Linnaeus 1758
unclassified
Pseudobagrus sp.
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Ranidae
Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Varanidae
Varanus sp. Merrem 1820
Reptilia - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Aquila sp. Linnaeus 1758
Gypaetinae indet. Vieillot 1816
Reptilia - Phasianidae
Phasianidae indet. Horsfield 1821
Perdicinae indet.
Reptilia - Crocodylidae
Crocodylidae indet. Cuvier 1807
Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae
Emydidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
Chinemys reevesii Gray 1931
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustela sp. Linnaeus 1758
Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursidae indet. Gray 1825
Mammalia - Carnivora
Proputorius sp. Filhol 1890
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Felidae indet. Gray 1821
unclassified
Rulengchia hueiheensis
Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae
Protictitherium sp. n. sp. Kretzoi 1938
    = Semigenetta sp. Helbing 1927
Qiu 1990
specimen mis-identified as Protictitherium
Mammalia - Suidae
Suidae informal indet. 1
Suidae informal indet. 2
Mammalia - Tragulidae
Dorcatherium informal sp. 1
Dorcatherium informal sp. 2
Mammalia - Palaeomerycidae
Palaeotragus sp. Gaudry 1861
    = Palaeomeryx sp. von Meyer 1834
Qiu 1990
specimen mis-identified as Palaeotragus.
unclassified
Delphinus sp. Linnaeus 1758
    = Odontoceti indet.
Uhen 2500
Mammalia - Lagomerycidae
Dicrocerus sp. Lartet 1837
Lagomeryx sp. Roger 1904
Mammalia
Amphimoschus sp. Gray 1852
unclassified
Stephanocemus sp.
Mammalia - Moschidae
Micromeryx sp. Lartet 1851
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
? Anchitherium sp. von Meyer 1844
Mammalia - Erinaceidae
Galerix sp. Pomel 1848
Lanthanotherium sp. (Filhol 1888)
Mammalia - Primates - Pliopithecidae
Platodontopithecus jianghuaiensis n. gen., n. sp. Gu and Lin 1983
Dionysopithecus shuangouensis n. gen., n. sp. Li 1978
Mammalia - Primates
Hominoidea indet. Gray 1825
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Alloptox sp. Dawson 1961
Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Prosciurus sp. n. sp. (Matthew 1903)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Sciurus indet. Linnaeus 1758
Miopetaurista informal sp. 1
Miopetaurista informal sp. 2
Spermophilinus sp. de Bruijn and Mein 1968
Mammalia - Rodentia - Spalacidae
Rhizomyidae indet. Miller and Gidley 1918
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
? Cricetidae indet. Fischer von Waldheim 1817
Democricetodon cf. brevis (Schaub 1925)
Megacricetodon aff. collongensis Mein 1958
Mammalia - Rodentia - Diatomyidae
Diatomys cf. shantungensis Li 1974
Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenodactylidae
Sayimys sp. Wood 1937
Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae
Youngofiber sinensis
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Vespertilionidae indet. Gray 1821
unclassified
Hypophthalmichthys sp.
Ctenopharyngodon sp.
Elopichthys sp.
Xenocypris sp.
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
Primary lithology:fine,brown conglomerate
Lithology description: greyish fine conglomerates.
Environment:lacustrine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Collection method comments: Excavated since 1981. Preliminary publication in 1983, however the faunal list has been extensively revised since then.
Taxonomic list 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.
Metadata
Also known as:Shihhung, Kiangsu.
Database number:43400
Authorizer:A. Turner, M. Uhen Enterer:H. O'Regan, M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:PACED
Created:2004-08-13 08:32:00 Last modified:2020-06-05 15:36:32
Access level:the public Released:2004-08-13 08:32:00
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:

11208PACED Z. Qiu. 1990. The Chinese Neogene mammalian biochronology - its correlation with the European Neogene mammal zonation. In E.H. Lindsay, V. Fahlbusch and P. Mein, eds., European Neogene Mammal Chronology. Plenum Press, New York. 527-556 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]