Kolobolochi Nor B, Khunuk Formation (Miocene to of Mongolia)

Where: Mongolia (45.1° N, 101.0° E: paleocoordinates 45.6° N, 100.6° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Khunuk Formation, Miocene to Miocene (23.0 - 2.6 Ma)

• Relativley undisturbed buff to grey coloured beds outcropped around the camp. 'Superimposed on older deposits assigned to the Hsanda Gol Formation these sediments seemed homogeneous to the field party and were named collectively the Khunuk Formation.' Fossils were collected from three separate localities, which may or may not be of the same date so thay have been designated A, B and C'. One specimen was found at site B, which was discovered on July 1st and is '5 to 8 miles North' of Site A.

Environment/lithology:

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the AMNH

Primary reference: L.J. Flynn and R. L. Bernor. 1987. Late Tertiary mammals from the Mongolian People's Republic. American Museum Novitates 2872:1-16 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34486: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 03.09.2003

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Taxonomic list

• Eight further 'Hippairon' houfenense specimens are known from Khunuk formation, but their locality is not known (could be Kholobolchi Nor A, B or C).
Mammalia
 Proboscidea -
Elephantoidea indet. Gray 1821 proboscidean