Wuyun Cave (Pleistocene to of China)

Where: Guangxi, China (23.6° N, 106.6° E: paleocoordinates 23.6° N, 106.6° E)

When: Middle Pleistocene to Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: cave; unlithified, rubbly breccia

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: W. Rink, W. Wei, D. Bekken and H. Jones. 2008. Geochronology of Ailuropoda–Stegodon fauna and Gigantopithecus in Guangxi Province, southern China. Quaternary Research 69(03):377-387more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 235737: authorized by Roy Plotnick, entered by Roy Plotnick on 28.07.2024

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Alligator cf. sinensis
Alligator cf. sinensis Fauvel 1879 Chinese alligator
Mammalia
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
? Scotomanes sp.
? Scotomanes sp. Dobson 1875 harlequin bat
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Stegodon orientalis" = Stegodon insignis, Elephas maximus
"Stegodon orientalis" = Stegodon insignis Falconer 1857 elephant
Elephas maximus Linnaeus 1758 Asian elephant
 Carnivora - Canidae
Cuon cf. javanicus
Cuon cf. javanicus dhole
Cuon cf. javanicus antiquus
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Arctonyx collaris
Arctonyx collaris Cuvier 1825 hog badger
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ailuropoda melanoleuca, Ursus thibetanus
Ailuropoda melanoleuca David 1869 giant panda
Ailuropoda melanoleuca baconi
Ursus thibetanus Cuvier 1823 Asian black bear
 Carnivora - Felidae
"Felis tigris" = Panthera tigris, "Felis (Panthera) pardus" = Panthera pardus, Felis teilhardi
"Felis tigris" = Panthera tigris Linnaeus 1758 tiger
"Felis (Panthera) pardus" = Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Paradoxurus sp.
Paradoxurus sp. Cuvier 1821 civet
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinoceros sinensis
Rhinoceros sinensis Owen 1870 one-horned rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Megatapirus augustus, Tapirus sinensis
Megatapirus augustus Matthew and Granger 1923 tapir
Tapirus sinensis Owen 1870 tapir
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Sus scrofa
Sus scrofa Linnaeus 1758 wild boar
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Muntiacus sp., Cervus sp.
Muntiacus sp. Rafinesque 1815 muntjak
Cervus sp. Linnaeus 1758 deer
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Capricornis sumatraensis, Bovinae indet.
Capricornis sumatraensis Linnaeus 1758 antelope
Bovinae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Bovinae gen. et sp. indet
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
"Neotetracus cf. sinensis" = Hylomys
"Neotetracus cf. sinensis" = Hylomys hedgehog
 Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Crocidura sp., Soriculus sp., Anourosorex sp.
Crocidura sp. Wagler 1832 white-toothed shrew
Soriculus sp. Blyth 1845 red-toothed shrew
Anourosorex sp. Milne-Edwards 1872 mole shrew
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix subcristata, Atherurus cf. macrourus
Atherurus cf. macrourus Linnaeus 1758 Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Belomys sp., Sciurotamias sp., Callosciurus sp.
Belomys sp. Thomas 1908 squirrel
Sciurotamias sp. Miller 1901 Chinese rock squirrel
Callosciurus sp. Gray 1867 tree squirrel
 Rodentia - Muridae
Hapalomys delacouri, Rattus sp., Niviventer sp., Leopoldamys sp., Mus cf. pahari, Chiropodomys cf. gliroides
Hapalomys delacouri marmoset rat
Rattus sp. Fischer 1803 rat
Niviventer sp. Marschall 1976 mouse
Leopoldamys sp. Ellerman 1947 mouse
Mus cf. pahari house mouse
Chiropodomys cf. gliroides pencil-tailed tree mouse
 Rodentia -
Typhlomys cinereus
Typhlomys cinereus Milne-Edwards 1877 Chinese pygmy dormouse
 Primates - Hominidae
Pongo pygmaeus
Pongo pygmaeus Linnaeus 1760 Bornean orangutan
Pongo pygmaeus weidenreichi
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Presbytis sp., Macaca sp.
Presbytis sp. Eschscholtz 1821 monkey
Macaca sp. Lacépède 1799 macaque