PBDB Collection

Shanshenmiaozui (Pleistocene of China)

Where: Hebei, China (40.2° N, 114.7° E: paleocoordinates 40.2° N, 114.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H.-W. Tong, N. Hu, and X.-M. Wang. 2012. New remains of Canis chihliensis from Shanshenmiaozui, a lower Pleistocene site in Yangyuan, Hebei. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 50(4):335-360 [M. Uhen/M. Chua/M. Chua]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 197069: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Marcus Chua on 21.10.2018, edited by Bethany Allen

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	Mammuthus trogontherii Mammuthus trogontherii Pohlig 1885 mammoth
Rodentia - Dipodidae	Allactaga sibirica Allactaga sibirica jerboa
Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae	Ochotonoides complicidens, Ochotona youngi Ochotonoides complicidens pika Ochotona youngi pika
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Pachycrocuta licenti Pachycrocuta licenti Pei 1934 brown hyaena
Carnivora - Felidae	Homotherium sp., Lynx shansius, Acinonyx sp. Homotherium sp. Fabrini 1890 cat Lynx shansius Teilhard de Chardin and Leroy 1945 lynx Acinonyx sp. Brookes 1828 cheetah
Carnivora - Canidae	Canis chihliensis, Nyctereutes sp. Canis chihliensis Zdansky 1924 canine Previously identified as Canis antonii; ref. 85460 suggests similarity of these fossils with Xenocyon lycaonoides Nyctereutes sp. Temminck 1839 raccoon dog
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Megalovis piveteaui, Gazella sinensis, Ovis shantungensis, Spirocerus wongi, Bison palaeosinensis Megalovis piveteaui antelope Gazella sinensis Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 gazelle Ovis shantungensis Mastumoto 1926 sheep Spirocerus wongi Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 antelope Bison palaeosinensis Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 bison
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Eucladoceros boulei, "Nipponicervus elegans" = Bohlinella, Elaphurus bifurcatus Eucladoceros boulei Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 deer "Nipponicervus elegans" = Bohlinella deer Elaphurus bifurcatus Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 Pere David's deer
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Sus lydekkeri Sus lydekkeri Zdansky 1928 pig
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	Paracamelus gigas Paracamelus gigas Schlosser 1903 camel
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus sanmeniensis, Hipparion sp. Equus sanmeniensis Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 horse Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Coelodonta nihowanensis, Elasmotherium peii Coelodonta nihowanensis Chow 1978 wooly rhino Elasmotherium peii rhinoceros