Tam Hang karst (Pleistocene of Laos)

Where: Hua Pan, Laos (20.4° N, 103.3° E: paleocoordinates 20.4° N, 103.3° E)

When: Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: karst; breccia

• rockshelter in karst

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. Bacon, P. Duringer, P. Antoine, F. Demeter, L. Shackelford, T. Sayavongkhamdy, P. Sichanthongtip, P. Khamdalavong, S. Nokhamaomphu, V. Sysuphanh, E. Patole-Edoumba, F. Chabaux, and E. Pelt. 2011. The Middle Pleistocene mammalian fauna from Tam Hang karstic deposit, northern Laos: New data and evolutionary hypothesis. Quaternary International 245(2):315-332more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 235746: authorized by Roy Plotnick, entered by Roy Plotnick on 30.07.2024

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Stegodon orientalis" = Stegodon insignis, Elephas sp.
"Stegodon orientalis" = Stegodon insignis Falconer 1857 elephant
Elephas sp. Linnaeus 1758 elephant
 Carnivora - Canidae
Cuon alpinus
Cuon alpinus Pallas 1811 dhole
Cuon alpinus cf. antiquus
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
? Martes cf. flavigula, Arctonyx collaris, Meles meles, Melogale personata
? Martes cf. flavigula Boddaert 1785 yellow-throated marten
Arctonyx collaris Cuvier 1825 hog badger
Arctonyx collaris cf. rostratus
Meles meles Linnaeus 1758 European badger
Melogale personata Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1831 large toothed ferret badger
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus thibetanus, "Helarctos malayanus" = Ursus malayanus
Ursus thibetanus Cuvier 1823 Asian black bear
Ursus thibetanus cf. kokeni
"Helarctos malayanus" = Ursus malayanus Raffles 1821 sun bear
 Carnivora - Felidae
Panthera tigris, Prionailurus cf. bengalensis
Panthera tigris Linnaeus 1758 tiger
Prionailurus cf. bengalensis Kerr 1792 leopard cat
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus, Viverra zybetha
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Pallas 1777 Asian palm civet
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinoceros unicornis, Rhinoceros sondaicus
Rhinoceros unicornis Linnaeus 1758 Indian rhinoceros
Rhinoceros sondaicus Desmarest 1822 Javan rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Megatapirus augustus, Tapirus indicus
Megatapirus augustus Matthew and Granger 1923 tapir
Tapirus indicus Desmarest 1819 Malayan tapir
Tapirus indicus cf. intermedius
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Sus cf. barbatus, Sus scrofa
Sus cf. barbatus Müller 1838 bearded pig
Sus scrofa Linnaeus 1758 wild boar
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Muntiacus muntjak, "? Cervus cf. eldii" = Rucervus eldii, ? Axis poricnus, Cervus unicolor
Muntiacus muntjak Rafinesque 1815 muntjak
"? Cervus cf. eldii" = Rucervus eldii M'Clelland 1842 deer
Cervus unicolor Kerr 1792 sambar
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
"Naemorhedus sumatraensis" = Naemorhaedus, Naemorhedus cf. caudatus, Bubalus bubalis, Bos sauveli
"Naemorhedus sumatraensis" = Naemorhaedus antelope
Naemorhedus cf. caudatus Milne-Edwards 1867 antelope
Bubalus bubalis Linnaeus 1758 water buffalo
Bos sauveli Urbain 1937 ox
 Rodentia - Muridae
Leopoldamys sabanus
 Primates - Hominidae
Pongo pygmaeus
Pongo pygmaeus Linnaeus 1760 Bornean orangutan
 Primates - Hylobatidae
Hylobates sp.
Hylobates sp. Illiger 1811 gibbon
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Macaca sp.
Macaca sp. Lacépède 1799 macaque
Hystrix brachyura
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"Hystrix brachyura" = Acanthion brachyurus
"Hystrix brachyura" = Acanthion brachyurus Linnaeus 1758