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Yangxi, Hubei, China

FormationYangxi
Age:55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
IntervalEarly Eocene
Lithologyshale, sandstone
Number of Collections4
Number of Occurrences7

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Near JingzhouHubei, ChinaYangxi
Muyu VillageNanzhang Co., Xiangfan, Hubei, ChinaYangxi
Northwest margin of Jiangshan BasinYichang, Hubei, ChinaYangxi
Zhicheng areaYidu Co., Yichang, Hubei, ChinaYangxi

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Songzia heidangkouensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Gruiformes : Songziidae : Songzia : Songzia heidangkouensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Asiocoryphodon conicus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cimolesta : Coryphodontidae : Asiocoryphodon : Asiocoryphodon conicus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Eudinoceras zhichengensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Coryphodontidae : Eudinoceras : Eudinoceras zhichengensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Manteodon youngi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Coryphodontidae : Coryphodon : Manteodon youngi55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Archicebus achilles
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Archicebidae : Archicebus : Archicebus achilles55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Trionychidae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene

References

Xu Y. (1980) New material of fossil Manteodon youngi from Yichang, Hubei, Vertebrata PalAsiatica 18 4, 296-298
Lei Y., Ye X. (1985) An Early Eocene Trionychid from Nanzhang, Hubei, Vertebrata PalAsiatica 23 1, 19-26
Hou L. (1990) An Eocene bird from Songzi, Hubei province, Vertebrata PalAsiatica 28 1, 34-42
Chen Q., Gao Q. (1992) The discovery of Asiocoryphodon conicus in Yangxi Formation on the northwest margin of Jianghan Basin and its stratigraphic significance, Acta Petrolei Sinica 13 2, 127-129
Ni X., Gebo D. L., et al (2013) The oldest known primate skeleton and early haplorhine evolution, Nature 498, 60-64
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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