Li Mae Long (Miocene to of Thailand)

Where: Thailand (17.7° N, 98.9° E: paleocoordinates 15.6° N, 99.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: MN 5 mammal zone, Burdigalian to Burdigalian (20.4 - 13.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: S. Ducrocq, E. Buffetaut, H. Buffetaut-Tong, J.-J. Jaeger, Y. Jongkanjanasoontorn and V. Suteethorn. 1992. First fossil marsupial from South Asia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 12(3):395-399 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 48126: authorized by Jason Head, entered by Jason Head on 14.03.2005, edited by John Alroy and Mark Uhen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Amphibia
 Salientia - Discoglossidae
Discoglossidae indet.2 Günther 1859 painted frog
 Salientia - Ranidae
Ranidae indet.2 Rafinesque 1814 frog
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Diatomyidae
Diatomys sp. Li 1974 rodent
Diatomys liensis Mein and Ginsburg 1985 rodent
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
? Atlantoxerus sp. Major 1893 squirrel
Ratufa maelongensis Mein et al. 1990 Asian giant squirrel
 Rodentia - Muridae
Potwarmus thailandicus Jaeger 1985 mouse
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Democricetodon sp. Fahlbusch 1964 mouse
Democricetodon kaonou n. sp.1 Mein and Ginsburg 1997 mouse
Spanocricetodon sp. Li 1977 mouse
Spanocricetodon janvieri n. sp.1 Mein and Ginsburg 1997 mouse
"Prokanisamys benjavuni" = Kanisamys benjavuni Mein and Ginsburg 1985 mouse
 Rodentia -
Neocometes orientalis Mein 1990 mouse
 Scandentia - Tupaiidae
Tupaia miocenica n. sp.1 Mein and Ginsburg 1997 tree shrew
 Primates - Lorisidae
? Nycticebus linglom n. sp.1 Mein and Ginsburg 1997 slow loris
 Primates - Tarsiidae
"Tarsius thailandica" = Hesperotarsius thailandicus
"Tarsius thailandica" = Hesperotarsius thailandicus Ginsburg and Mein 1987 tarsier
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Thaiagymnura equilateralis n. gen. n. sp.1 Mein and Ginsburg 1997 hedgehog
Erinaceinae indet.1 Fischer de Waldheim 1817 hedgehog
Hylomys engesseri n. sp.1 Mein and Ginsburg 1997 hedgehog
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Scapanulus lampounensis n. sp.1 Mein and Ginsburg 1997 mole
 Chiroptera - Hipposideridae
"Hipposideros (Brachipposideros) khengkao n. sp." = Brachipposideros1, Hipposideros felix n. sp.1
"Hipposideros (Brachipposideros) khengkao n. sp." = Brachipposideros1 leaf-nosed bat
Hipposideros felix n. sp.1 Mein and Ginsburg 1997 roundleaf bat
 Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae
Rhinolophus yongyuthi n. sp.1 Mein and Ginsburg 1997 horseshoe bat
 Chiroptera - Megadermatidae
Megaderma sp.1 Geoffroy 1810 false vampire
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Vespertilionidae indet. Gray 1821 vesper bat
Ia lanna n. sp.1 vesper bat
 Chiroptera - Emballonuridae
? Taphozous sp.1 Geoffroy 1818 sac-winged bat
 Chiroptera - Molossidae
Molossidae indet. Gervais 1856 free-tailed bat
Rhizomops mengraii n. sp.1 Mein and Ginsburg 1997 free-tailed bat
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Conohyus sindiensis1 Lydekker 1884 pig
 Artiodactyla - Tragulidae
Siamotragulus harpounchai n. sp.1 chevrotain
 Artiodactyla - Lagomerycidae
Stephanocemas rucha Ginsburg and Ukkakimapan 1983 ruminant
 Carnivora - Viverridae
? Semigenetta sp.1 Helbing 1927 civet
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
? Martes sp.1 Frisch 1775 marten
 Proboscidea - Stegodontidae
? Stegolophodon sp.1 Pohlig 1888 proboscidean
 Proboscidea - Mammutidae
"Mastodon sp." = Mammut
"Mastodon sp." = Mammut Blumenbach 1799 mastodon
 Insectivora -
Insectivora indet. Bowdich 1821 insectivoran
 Theriamorpha - Peradectidae
Siamoperadectes minutus n. gen. n. sp.
Siamoperadectes minutus n. gen. n. sp. Ducrocq et al. 1992 marsupial
Reptilia
 Testudines - Emydidae
Emydidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 turtle
 Squamata - Acrochordidae
Acrochordus sp.2 Hornstedt 1787 snake
 Squamata - Boidae
Python sp.2 Daudin 1803 boa
 Squamata - Viperidae
Viperidae indet. Oppel 1811 viper
 Squamata - Colubridae
Colubridae indet.2 Oppel 1811 colubrid snake
Natricinae indet.2 Bonaparte 1838 colubrid snake
 Squamata -
Aves
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
Paraortygometra porzanoides Milne-Edwards 1871 rail
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
two forms
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Proardeola walkeri Harrison 1979 heron
 Phoenicopteriformes - Phoenicopteridae
Phoeniconaias sp. Gray 1869 flamingo
Actinopteri
 Perciformes - Percidae
Percidae indet. Cuvier 1816 perch
 Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 carp-like fish
 Siluriformes - Siluridae
Siluridae indet. Cuvier 1816 catfish