Songlinzhuang, Sihong, Jiangsu (Miocene of China)

Also known as Shihhung, Kiangsu.

Where: Jiangsu, China (33.5° N, 118.2° E: paleocoordinates 33.4° N, 115.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Xiacaowan Formation, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• 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.

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; fine-grained, brown conglomerate

• greyish fine conglomerates.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: Excavated since 1981. Preliminary publication in 1983, however the faunal list has been extensively revised since then.

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 43400: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 13.08.2004, edited by Mark Uhen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• 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.
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unclassified
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Hypophthalmichthys sp., Ctenopharyngodon sp., Elopichthys sp., Xenocypris sp., Pseudobagrus sp., Rulengchia hueiheensis, Stephanocemus sp.
Actinopteri
 Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Cyprinus sp.
Cyprinus sp. Linnaeus 1758 carp-like fish
Reptilia
 Testudines - Emydidae
Emydidae indet., Chinemys reevesii
Emydidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 turtle
Chinemys reevesii Gray 1931 Chinese pond turtle
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx sp.
Trionyx sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle
 Squamata - Varanidae
Varanus sp.
Varanus sp. Merrem 1820 monitor lizard
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
Crocodylidae indet.
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Phasianidae indet., Perdicinae indet.
Phasianidae indet. Horsfield 1821 pheasant
Aves
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Aquila sp., Gypaetinae indet.
Aquila sp. Linnaeus 1758 eagle
Gypaetinae indet. Vieillot 1816 hawk
Mammalia
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Lanthanotherium sp., Galerix sp.
Lanthanotherium sp. Filhol 1888 hedgehog
Galerix sp. Pomel 1848 hedgehog
 Carnivora -
Proputorius sp.
Proputorius sp. Filhol 1890 carnivoran
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursidae indet.
Ursidae indet. Gray 1825 bear
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustela sp.
Mustela sp. Linnaeus 1758 weasel
 Carnivora - Felidae
Felidae indet.
Felidae indet. Gray 1821 cat
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Semigenetta sp.
Semigenetta sp. Helbing 1927 civet
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
? Anchitherium sp.
? Anchitherium sp. von Meyer 1844 anchitheriine horse
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Suidae "indet. 1", Suidae "indet. 2"
Suidae "indet. 1" Gray 1821 pig
Suidae "indet. 2" Gray 1821 pig
 Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Dorcatherium "sp. 1", Dorcatherium "sp. 2"
Dorcatherium "sp. 1" Kaup 1839 chevrotain
Dorcatherium "sp. 2" Kaup 1839 chevrotain
 Artiodactyla - Lagomerycidae
Lagomeryx sp., Dicrocerus sp.
Lagomeryx sp. Roger 1904 ruminant
Dicrocerus sp. Lartet 1837 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae
Palaeomeryx sp.
Palaeomeryx sp. von Meyer 1834 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Moschidae
Micromeryx sp.
Micromeryx sp. Lartet 1851 musk deer
 Artiodactyla -
Amphimoschus sp.
Amphimoschus sp. Gray 1852 ruminant
 Primates - Pliopithecidae
Platodontopithecus jianghuaiensis n. gen. n. sp., Dionysopithecus shuangouensis n. gen. n. sp.
Platodontopithecus jianghuaiensis n. gen. n. sp. Gu and Lin 1983 monkey
Dionysopithecus shuangouensis n. gen. n. sp. Li 1978 monkey
 Primates -
Hominoidea indet.
Hominoidea indet. Gray 1825 ape
 Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae
Alloptox sp.
Alloptox sp. Dawson 1961 pika
 Rodentia - Ctenodactylidae
Sayimys sp.
Sayimys sp. Wood 1937 gundi
 Rodentia - Diatomyidae
Diatomys cf. shantungensis
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Sciurus indet., Spermophilinus sp., Miopetaurista "sp. 1", Miopetaurista "sp. 2"
Sciurus indet. Linnaeus 1758 squirrel
Spermophilinus sp. de Bruijn and Mein 1968 squirrel
Miopetaurista "sp. 1" Kretzoi 1962 squirrel
Miopetaurista "sp. 2" Kretzoi 1962 squirrel
 Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Prosciurus sp. n. sp.
Prosciurus sp. n. sp. Matthew 1903 mountain beaver
 Rodentia - Castoridae
Youngofiber sinensis
 Rodentia - Spalacidae
"Rhizomyidae indet." = Rhizomyinae
"Rhizomyidae indet." = Rhizomyinae Miller and Gidley 1918 mouse
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
? Cricetidae indet., Democricetodon cf. brevis, Megacricetodon aff. collongensis
? Cricetidae indet. Fischer von Waldheim 1817 rodent
Democricetodon cf. brevis Schaub 1925 rodent
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Vespertilionidae indet.
Vespertilionidae indet. Gray 1821 vesper bat
Amphibia
 Salientia - Ranidae
Rana sp.
Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758 frog