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