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Collection: Huliuhe Formation, Huabaogou, Xiyaozhitou, Yu county Yu County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
| Age | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma (Neogene) |
|---|---|
| Interval | Early Pliocene |
| Lat/Long | 39.84,114.6 |
| Co-ordinates derived from | estimated from map |
| Location | Yuxian Formation |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Yu County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China |
| Geographic Comments | China, Hebei province, Yu county (xian), Xiyaozhitou, Huabaogou |
| Formation | Huliuhe |
| Stratigraphic Scale | group of beds |
| Local Order | bottom to top |
| Straigraphic Comments | The age of Lower Pliocene was newly proposed. |
| Lithology Description | Mainly erimson clay containing breccia of flints, and various igneous rocks usually deeply weathered. Gravels generally 1-2 cm and occasionally 8 cm in diameter, scatteredly distributed. Strings of calcareous nodules varying in thickness of 5-20 cm occurring in the red clay. At the bottom of this bed are gravel lenses, rather deeply weathered and usually passing over to erimson clay. About 5 m thick. Base not exposed. |
| Lithology | claystone |
| Minor Lithology | calcareous,cherty/siliceous |
| Environment | fluvial-lacustrine indet. |
| Geology Comments | Fossil fresh water fishes and fresh water mollusca show a water bearing environment.\nThe horses, giraffes and gazelles resemble partly the present tropical-subtropical prairie and savanna fauna of Africa, so that the presence of the so-called "Hongya Glacial Epoch" cannot be verified. |
Associated Collections
| Collection | Formation | Member | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuxian Formation, Huabaogou, Xiyaozhitou, Yu county | Yuxian | claystone | 3.6 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic) |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Preservation | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gazellagenus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Gazella | phosphatic | 3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
 Sinoryxgenus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Sinoryx | phosphatic | 3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
| Gazella genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Gazella | phosphatic | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
 Palaeotragusgenus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Giraffidae : Palaeotragus | phosphatic | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
 Canisgenus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis | phosphatic | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
 Viverragenus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Viverridae : Viverra | phosphatic | 3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
 Postschizotheriumgenus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyracoidea : Pliohyracidae : Postschizotherium | phosphatic | 3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
 Hippariongenus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparion | phosphatic | 3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
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!
