Thum Wiman Nakin cave (Pleistocene of Thailand)

Where: Chaiyaphum, Thailand (16.6° N, 101.7° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: cave; dolomite and unlithified, red claystone

• Permian fusulines dolomitic limestones, around 30m deep and it presents some ramifications filled with quarternary reddish clay deposits separated by a succession of stalagmitic floors

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: sieve

• Exploitation by wet screening of several tons of deposits

Primary reference: C. Tougard, Y. Chaimanee, V. Suteethorn, S. Triamwichanon, and J. Jaeger. 1996. Extension of the geographic distribution of the giant panda (Ailuropoda) and search for the reasons for its progressive disappearance in Southeast Asia during the Latest Middle Pleistocene. Comptes rendus de l'Académie des Sciences Série IIa 323(11):973-979more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 237787: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Søren Thomsen on 17.12.2024

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Crocidura fuliginosa
Crocidura fuliginosa white-toothed shrew
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Callosciurus finlaysoni, Menetes berdmorei, Petaurista petaurista, Hylopetes spadiceus
Menetes berdmorei Indochinese ground squirrel
Petaurista petaurista Giant flying squirrel
unclassified
  -
Vandeleuria oleracea, Chiromyscus chiropus
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Muridae
Hapalomys delacouri, Chiropodomys gliriodes
Hapalomys delacouri marmoset rat
Chiropodomys gliriodes pencil-tailed tree mouse
unclassified
  -
Bandicota savilei
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Muridae
Mus shortridgei, Mus pahari, Mus cookii, Mus cervicolor, Mus caroli, Maxomys cf. niviventer, Maxomys surifer, Niviventer bukit, Niviventer confuciacus, Rattus argentiventer, Rattus koratensis, Leopoldamys sabanus
Mus shortridgei house mouse
Mus pahari house mouse
Mus cookii house mouse
Mus cervicolor house mouse
Mus caroli house mouse
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix hodsoni subcristatus
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Crocuta crocuta ultima
Crocuta crocuta ultima spotted hyaena
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Naemorhedus sumatraensis
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Elephas maximus
Elephas maximus Linnaeus 1758 Asian elephant
 Chiroptera - Pteropodidae
Pteropus sp.
Pteropus sp. Brisson 1762 flying fox
 Rodentia - Spalacidae
Cannomys badius
Cannomys badius Hodgson 1841 Lesser bamboo rat
 Rodentia - Muridae
Rattus sp., Rattus rattus, Mus "sp. I", Mus "sp. II"
Rattus sp. Fischer 1803 rat
Rattus rattus Linnaeus 1758 black rat
Mus "sp. I" Linnaeus 1758 house mouse
Mus "sp. II" Linnaeus 1758 house mouse
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Macaca nemestrina, Presbytis sp.
Macaca nemestrina Linnaeus 1766 southern pig-tailed macaque
Presbytis sp. Eschscholtz 1821 monkey
 Primates - Hominidae
Pongo pygmaeus, Homo sp.
Pongo pygmaeus Linnaeus 1760 Bornean orangutan
Homo sp. Linnaeus 1758 human
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Hylomys suillus
Hylomys suillus Müller 1840 hedgehog
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Sus sp., Sus scrofa
Sus sp. Linnaeus 1758 pig
Sus scrofa Linnaeus 1758 wild boar
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervinae indet., Muntiacus muntjak, "Cervus porcinus" = Axis porcinus, "Cervus eldi" = Rucervus eldii
Cervinae indet. Goldfuss 1820 deer
Muntiacus muntjak Rafinesque 1815 muntjak
"Cervus porcinus" = Axis porcinus Zimmerman 1780 deer
"Cervus eldi" = Rucervus eldii M'Clelland 1842 deer
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bos sauveli, Bos javanicus, Bos frontalis, Bubalus bubalis, Naemorhedus goral
Bos sauveli Urbain 1937 ox
Bos javanicus d'Alton 1823 ox
Bos frontalis Lambert 1804 gayal
Bubalus bubalis Linnaeus 1758 water buffalo
Naemorhedus goral Hardwicke 1825 antelope
 Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Tragulus javanicus
Tragulus javanicus Osbeck 1765 Java mouse-deer
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Tapirus indicus
Tapirus indicus Desmarest 1819 Malayan tapir
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinoceros sondaicus
Rhinoceros sondaicus Desmarest 1822 Javan rhinoceros
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Martes flavigula, Lutra lutra, Arctonyx collaris
Martes flavigula Boddaert 1785 yellow-throated marten
Lutra lutra Linnaeus 1758 European otter
Arctonyx collaris Cuvier 1825 hog badger
 Carnivora - Ursidae
"Ailuropoda melanoleuca baconi" = Ailuropoda baconi, Ursus malayanus, Ursus thibetanus
"Ailuropoda melanoleuca baconi" = Ailuropoda baconi Woodward 1915 giant panda
Ursus malayanus Raffles 1821 sun bear
Ursus thibetanus Cuvier 1823 Asian black bear
 Carnivora - Felidae
Panthera tigris, Panthera pardus
Panthera tigris Linnaeus 1758 tiger
Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Paguma larvata, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Paguma larvata Smith 1827 masked palm civet
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Pallas 1777 Asian palm civet