Also known as Chongzuo, ZAR
Where: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China (22.3° N, 107.5° E: paleocoordinates 22.2° N, 107.3° E)
When: Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)
• 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).
Environment/lithology: cave; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: 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]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 214689: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Abigail Glass on 12.10.2020, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Mammalia | |
Sinomastodon yangziensis Wang et al. 2014 gomphothere | |
Stegodon preorientalias elephant | |
Atherurus sp. Cuvier 1829 brush-tailed porcupine
Hystrix subcristata porcupine
Hystrix magna porcupine | |
Petaurista brachyodus, Petaurista sp., Belomys parapearsoni, Pteromys sp., Dremomys sp., Sciurotamias davidianus
Petaurista brachyodus Giant flying squirrel
Petaurista sp. Link 1795 Giant flying squirrel
Belomys parapearsoni squirrel
Pteromys sp. Cuvier 1800 Eurasian flying squirrel
Dremomys sp. Heude 1898 red-cheeked squirrel
Sciurotamias davidianus Chinese rock squirrel | |
Hapalomys gracilis, Hapalomys cf. delacouri, Apodemus draco, Apodemus cf. peninsulae, Mus cf. pahari, Rattus sp., Rattus norvegicus, Leopoldamys edwardsioides, Niviventer preconfucianus, Niviventer fulvescens, Chiropodomys cf. gliorides
Hapalomys gracilis marmoset rat
Hapalomys cf. delacouri marmoset rat
Apodemus draco Eurasian field mouse
Apodemus cf. peninsulae Eurasian field mouse
Mus cf. pahari house mouse
Rattus sp. Fischer 1803 rat
Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout 1769 brown rat
Niviventer fulvescens mouse
Chiropodomys cf. gliorides pencil-tailed tree mouse | |
Eothenomys sp. Miller 1896 vole | |
Rhizomys brachyrhizomyoides greater bamboo rat | |
Typhlomys intermedius Chinese pygmy dormouse
Typhlomys cinereus Milne-Edwards 1877 Chinese pygmy dormouse | |
Nesolagus sp. Forsyth Major 1899 striped rabbit | |
Presbytis sp. Eschscholtz 1821 monkey
Rhinopithecus sp. Milne-Edwards 1872 snub-nosed monkey
Procynocephalus sp. Schlosser 1924 monkey
Macaca sp. Lacépède 1799 macaque | |
Hylobates sp. Illiger 1811 gibbon | |
cf. Hominidae indet. Gray 1825 ape
cf. Ponginae indet. Elliot 1913 ape
Gigantopithecus blacki von Koenigswald 1935 ape | |
Viverra zibetha Linnaeus 1758 large Indian civet | |
Cuon antiquus dhole | |
Ailuropoda wulingshanensis Wang et al. 1982 giant panda
Ursus cf. thibetamus bear | |
Arctonyx collaris Cuvier 1825 hog badger
Melogale sp. Geoffroy 1831 ferret badgers
Martes sp. Frisch 1775 marten | |
Muntiacus lacustris Teilhard de Chardin and Trassaert 1937 muntjak
"Cervus (Rusa) yunnanensis" = Rusa deer
Cervavitus fenqii Han 1987 deer | |
Tapirus sinensis Owen 1870 tapir | |
Rhinoceros sinensis Owen 1870 one-horned rhinoceros | |
Crocidura cf. hosfildi white-toothed shrew
Suncus sp. Ehrenberg 1832 white-toothed shrew
Blarinella sp. Thomas 1911 Asiatic short-tailed shrew
Soriculus sp. Blyth 1845 red-toothed shrew
Anourosorex quadratidens mole shrew | |
Uropsilus sp. Milne-Edwards 1871 shrew mole
Mogera cf. insularis Swinhoe 1863 insular mole | |
Tupaia belangeri Wagner 1841 tree shrew | |
Hipposideros amiger, Hipposideros pratti, Hipposideros larvatus, Hipposideros bicolor, Aselliscus wheeleri
Hipposideros amiger roundleaf bat
Hipposideros pratti roundleaf bat
Hipposideros larvatus roundleaf bat
Hipposideros bicolor roundleaf bat
Aselliscus wheeleri leaf-nosed bat | |
Rhinolophus pani n. sp., Rhinolophus cf. affinis, Rhinolophus cf. rouxi, Rhinolophus cf. pearsoni, Rhinolophus macrotis, Rhinolophus sp.
Rhinolophus pani n. sp. horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus cf. affinis horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus cf. rouxi horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus cf. pearsoni horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus macrotis horseshoe bat
Rhinolophus sp. Lacépède 1799 horseshoe bat | |
Tylonycteris fulvidus bamboo bat
Miniopterus schreibersi Natterer 1819 bend-winged bat
Myotis longipes vesper bat
Ia sp. Thomas 1902 vesper bat |