Lufeng, Section D, Layer 2: Turolian, China
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Spalacidae
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Brachyrhizomys tetracharax
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Muridae
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Parapelomys sp.
Jacobs 1978
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? Mus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
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Parapodemus sp.
Schaub 1938
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
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Typhlomys sp.
Milne-Edwards 1877
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| 2 sp. nov. | ||||||||||
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Platacanthomys sp.
Blyth 1859
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Qiu et al. 1985 | |||||||||
| sp. nov. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Eomyidae
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Leptodontomys sp.
Shotwell 1956
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Castoridae
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cf. Monosaulax sp.
Stirton 1935
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Sciuridae
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cf. Dremomys sp.
Heude 1898
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cf. Callosciurus sp.
Gray 1867
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cf. Hylopetes sp.
Thomas 1908
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Albanensia sp.
Daxner-Höck and Mein 1975
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Sciurotamias sp.
Miller 1901
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Kowalskia sp.
Fahlbusch 1969
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Alilepus sp.
Dice 1931
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Mammalia
- Primates
- Pliopithecidae
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Laccopithecus robustus
Wu and Pan 1984
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Wu and Pan 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Scandentia
- Tupaiidae
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Tupaiidae indet.
Gray 1825
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Mammalia
- Moschidae
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Moschus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Selenoportax sp.
Pilgrim 1937
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Muntiacus sp.
Rafinesque 1815
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
| sp. nov. +sp. 2 | ||||||||||
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Metacervulus cf. simplex
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
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Metacervulus sp.
Teilhard de Jardin and Trassaert 1937
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
| sp. nov. 1 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Tragulidae
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Dorcabune sp.
Pilgrim 1910
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
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Dorcatherium sp.
Kaup 1839
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Suidae
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Potamochoerus sp.
Gray 1854
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
| sp. 1+2+3 | ||||||||||
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Hyotherium sp.
von Meyer 1834
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Han 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
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Proputorius lufengensis
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Ursidae
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Ursinae indet.
Swainson 1835
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Ursavus depereti
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Indarctos sp.
Pilgrim 1913
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Indarctos sinensis
Zdansky 1924
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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Mustelidae indet.
Fischer 1817
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Sivaonyx bathygnathus
(Lydekker 1884)
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Mustelinae indet.
Fischer 1817
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Pseudaelurus sp.
Leidy 1858
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Epimachairodus fires
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Hyaenidae
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Ictitherium gaudryi
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Viverridae
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Viverrinae indet.
Gray 1821
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Qi 1985 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Talpidae
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Scalopini indet.
Dobson 1883
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= Yunoscaptor scalprum
Storch and Qiu 1991
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Mammalia
- Soricidae
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Heterosoricinae indet.
Viret and Zapfe 1951
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= Heterosorex wangi
Storch and Qiu 1991
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Blarinella sp.
Thomas 1911
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Anourosorex sp.
Milne-Edwards 1872
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= Anourosorex oblongus
Storch and Qiu 1991
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Mammalia
- Erinaceidae
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? Lanthanotherium sp.
(Filhol 1888)
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= Lanthanotherium sanmigueli
Villalta and Crusafont 1944
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Galerix sp.
Pomel 1848
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= Hylomys aff. suillus
Müller 1840
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Geography
| Country: | China | State/province: | Yunnan | County: | Lufeng |
| Coordinates: | 25.0° North, 102.1° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 24.6° North, 101.2° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Turolian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 8.7 - 5.333 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Local section: | Lufeng Section D | Local bed: | 2 | ||
| Local order: | bottom to top | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: time: upper Miocene, equivalent to Turolian, 7-8 Myr | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | black,brown unlithified carbonaceous claystone |
| Secondary lithology: | fine,gray,white unlithified sandstone |
| Lithology description: Interbedding of blackish brown carbonaceous clay and grayish white fine sand. There are four continued belts of carbonaceous clay and fine small sand layers. Each clay belt and small sand layer is about 10-15 cm thick. The sand contains abundant shell fragments of molluscs. Thickness 0,7-3 m. | |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | bulk,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 44220 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy, L. van den Hoek Ostende | Enterer: | S. Kuemmell, L. van den Hoek Ostende |
| Modifier: | J. Alroy | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Subset of collection #: | 11798 | ||
| Created: | 2004-09-05 05:17:06 | Last modified: | 2007-04-12 14:41:05 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-09-05 05:17:06 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 10885. | G. Qi. 1985. Stratigraphic summarization of Ramapithecus fossil locality, Lufeng, Yunnan. Acta Anthropologica Sinica (Renleixue xuebao) 4(1):55-69 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell] |
Secondary references:
| 11438 | D. Han. 1985. The Artiodactyla of Ramapithecus site, Lufeng, Yunnan. Acta Anthropologica Sinica (Renleixue xuebao) 4(1):44-54 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell] | |
| 11437 | G. Qi. 1985. A preliminary report on Carnivora from the Ramapithecus locality, Lufeng, Yunnan. Acta Anthropologica Sinica (Renleixue xuebao) 4(1):33-43 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell] | |
| 11436 | Z. Qiu, D. Han, G. Qi and Y. Lin. 1985. A preliminary report on a micromammalian assemblage from the hominoid locality of Lufeng, Yunnan. Acta Anthropologica Sinica (Renleixue xuebao) 4(1):13-32 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell] | |
| 26248 | G. Storch and Z. Qiu. 1991. Insectivores (Mammalia: Erinaceidae, Soricidae, Talpidae) from the Lufeng hominoid locality, Late Miocene of China. Geobios 24(5):601-621 [L. van den Hoek Ostende/L. van den Hoek Ostende/J. Alroy] | |
| 11433 | R. Wu and Y. Pan. 1985. A new Adapid Primate from the Lufeng Miocene, Yunnan. Acta Anthropologica Sinica (Renleixue xuebao) 4(1):1-6 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell] |