Nanxiong Basin, (Shanghu Fm. general) (Paleocene of China)

Also known as Nanhsiung Basin

Where: Guangdong, China (25.1° N, 114.2° E: paleocoordinates 25.6° N, 109.1° E)

When: Shanghu Formation, Early/Lower Paleocene (66.0 - 61.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; sandy claystone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C.-K. Li and S.-Y. Ting. 1983. The Paleogene mammals of China. Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History 21:1-97 [P. Coster/P. Coster/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 176607: authorized by Pauline Coster, entered by Pauline Coster on 18.02.2016

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Anagalida - Anagalidae
Linnania lofoensis Chow et al. 1973 placental
Chow et al. 1973 IVVP loc. 73057a
 Theriamorpha - Periptychidae
? Ectoconus sp. Cope 1884 condylarth
IVVP loc. 63084
 Carnivora - Miacidae
Pappictidops obtusus Wang 1978 carnivoran
Wang 1978 IVVP loc. 73057b
Pappictidops acies Wang 1978 carnivoran
Wang 1978 IVVP loc. 73057a
 Acreodi - Mesonychidae
Hukoutherium ambigum Chow et al. 1973 condylarth
Chow et al. 1973 IVVP loc. 63087
Yantanglestes feiganensis condylarth
Chow et al. 1973 IVVP Loc. 63087
"Dissacusium shanghoensis" = Dissacus shanghoensis Chow et al. 1973 condylarth
Chow et al. 1973 IVVP loc. 63087
 Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae
Palasiodon siurenensis Chow et al. 1973 condylarth
Chow et al. 1973 IVPP loc. 6217
Yuodon protoselenoides Chow et al. 1973 condylarth
Chow et al. 1973 IVVP loc. 63082
 Cimolesta - Bemalambdidae
Bemalambda sp. Chow et al. 1973 pantodont
IVVP loc. 63087
Bemalambda crassa Chow et al. 1973 pantodont
Chow et al. 1973 IVPP loc. 63088
"Bemalambda pachyoestus" = Bemalambda pachyoesteus Chow et al. 1973 pantodont
Chow et al. 1973 IVVP loc. 62.19e
Bemalambda nanhsiungensis Chow et al. 1973 pantodont
Chow et al. 1973 IVPP loc. 36084
 Cimolesta -
Lofochaius brachyodus Chow et al. 1973 tillodont
Chow et al. 1973
Dysnoetodon minuta Zhang 1980 tillodont
Zahng et al. 1978 IVVP loc. 63084