Also known as Yuanmo formation

Where: Yunnan, China (24.9° N, 100.9° E: paleocoordinates 24.8° N, 100.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: third Member (Yuanmou Formation), Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• Early Quaternary. The mammalian fossils are from the upper part of the third member. The ostracods and the plants are from the whole third member (upper and lower part)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; unlithified, brown, gray, yellow sandstone and unlithified, brown claystone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: Q. Pu and F. Qian. 1977. Identification of the Yuanmou fossil-man strata; study of the Yuanmou Formation. Acta Geologica Sinica (= Dizhi xuebao) 1977(1):89-100 [J. Alroy/S. Kuemmell/S. Kuemmell]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 36586: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Susanna Kümmell on 06.02.2004

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