Sanhe Cave: Early Pleistocene, China
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Vespertilionidae
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Miniopterus schreibersi
Natterer 1819
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Tylonycteris fulvidus
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unclassified
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Kerivoula hardwickei
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Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Vespertilionidae
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Myotis longipes
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Ia sp.
Thomas 1902
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Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Hipposideridae
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Aselliscus wheeleri
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Hipposideros amiger
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Hipposideros pratti
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Hipposideros larvatus
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Hipposideros bicolor
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Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Rhinolophidae
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Rhinolophus pani n. sp.
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Rhinolophus cf. affinis
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Rhinolophus cf. rouxi
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Rhinolophus cf. pearsoni
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Rhinolophus macrotis
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Rhinolophus sp.
Lacépède 1799
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Hystricidae
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Hystrix subcristata
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Hystrix magna
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Atherurus sp.
Cuvier 1829
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Spalacidae
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Rhizomys brachyrhizomyoides
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Muridae
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Hapalomys gracilis
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Hapalomys cf. delacouri
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Leopoldamys edwardsioides
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Rattus sp.
Fischer 1803
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Rattus norvegicus
(Berkenhout 1769)
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Mus cf. pahari
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Niviventer preconfucianus
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Niviventer fulvescens
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Apodemus draco
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Apodemus cf. peninsulae
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Chiropodomys cf. gliorides
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
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Typhlomys intermedius
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Typhlomys cinereus
Milne-Edwards 1877
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Sciuridae
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Dremomys sp.
Heude 1898
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Petaurista brachyodus
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Petaurista sp.
Link 1795
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Belomys parapearsoni
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Pteromys sp.
Cuvier 1800
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Sciurotamias davidianus
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Eothenomys sp.
Miller 1896
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Nesolagus sp.
Forsyth Major 1899
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Mammalia
- Primates
- Hylobatidae
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Hylobates sp.
Illiger 1811
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Mammalia
- Primates
- Hominidae
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cf. Hominidae indet.
Gray 1825
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cf. Ponginae indet.
Elliot 1913
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Gigantopithecus blacki
von Koenigswald 1935
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Mammalia
- Primates
- Cercopithecidae
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Presbytis sp.
Eschscholtz 1821
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Rhinopithecus sp.
Milne-Edwards 1872
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Macaca sp.
Lacépède 1799
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Procynocephalus sp.
Schlosser 1924
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Mammalia
- Scandentia
- Tupaiidae
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Tupaia belangeri
Wagner 1841
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
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Rhinoceros sinensis
Owen 1870
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Tapiridae
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Tapirus sinensis
Owen 1870
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Megalovis guangxiensis
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Caprinae indet.
Gray 1821
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Bibos sp.
Hodgson 1837
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Cervus (Rusa) yunnanensis
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Muntiacus lacustris
Teilhard de Chardin and Trassaert 1937
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Cervavitus fenqii
Han 1987
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Mammalia
- Suidae
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Sus xiaozhu
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Sus peii
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Dicoryphochoerus ultimus
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Ursidae
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Ursus cf. thibetamus
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Ailuropoda wulingshanensis
(Wang et al. 1982)
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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Arctonyx collaris
Cuvier 1825
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Martes sp.
Frisch 1775
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Melogale sp.
Geoffroy 1831
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Panthera pardus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Felis teilhardi
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Felis sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Viverridae
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Viverra zibetha
Linnaeus 1758
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unclassified
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Erictis sp.
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Cuon antiquus
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Mammalia
- Talpidae
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Uropsilus sp.
Milne-Edwards 1871
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Mogera cf. insularis
(Swinhoe 1863)
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unclassified
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Parapanulus sp.
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Mammalia
- Soricidae
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Blarinella sp.
Thomas 1911
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Soriculus sp.
Blyth 1845
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Anourosorex quadratidens
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Suncus sp.
Ehrenberg 1832
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Crocidura cf. hosfildi
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Stegodon preorientalias
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unclassified
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Pongo sp.
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Gomphotheriidae
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Sinomastodon yangziensis
(Wang et al. 2014)
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Geography
| Country: | China | State/province: | Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region | County: | Chongzuo |
| Coordinates: | 22.3° North, 107.5° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 22.2° North, 107.3° East |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Early Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 2.58 - 0.774 m.y. ago | ||
| Age estimate: | 1.6 to 1.2 Ma (paleomagnetic) |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: 4th layer
Based on the faunal and paleomagnetic correlation, the geological age of Sanhe Cave is estimated to be middle Early Pleistocene, corresponding to approximately 1.2e1.6 Ma (Jin et al., 2008a, 2009a). |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: brown-yellow sand with tiny calcareous breccia | |
| Environment: | cave |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Chongzuo, ZAR | ||
| Database number: | 214689 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | A. Glass, M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2020-10-12 23:00:49 | Last modified: | 2022-11-14 14:17:03 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2020-10-12 23:00:49 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 74090. | Y. Wang, C. Jin, and J.I. Mead. 2014. New remains of Sinomastodon yangziensis (Proboscidea, Gomphotheriidae) from Sanhe karst Cave, with discussion on the evolution of Pleistocene Sinomastodon in South China. Quaternary International 339-340:90-96 [M. Uhen/A. Glass/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
| 83098 | C. Z. Jin, D. G. Qin, W. S. Pan, Z. L. Tang, J. Y. Liu, Y. Wang, C. L. Deng, Y. Q. Zhang, W. Dong and H. W. Tong. 2008. A newly discovered Gigantopithecus fauna from Sanhe Cave, Chongzuo, Guangxi, South China. Chinese Sciene Bulletin 54:1-10 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |