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Heti Formation Locality 2, Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China

Lat/Long (Decimal)35.3,111.664
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationShanxi, China
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Yuanqu Co., Yuncheng, Shanxi, China

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Eastern bank of Gianho stream, PaiseWang T.-Y., Hu C.-K. (1963)lignite33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
F 14, Hucun VillageYoung C. (1937)JA: Caenolophus is a late Eocene genus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
F 9, Yuanqu basinYoung C. (1937)JA: Caenolophus is a late Eocene taxon37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Yuanqu (general)Li J. (1991)Hedi - ZhailiThis collection is for specimens assigned to Yuanqu with no specific locality data attached.not reported37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
F 20, Xiqu VillageYoung C. (1937)Hetithe Hedi Formation is now known as the Heti Formation and is Sharamurunian (Beard and Wang 2004)48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Heti Formation F 10aYoung C. (1937)Hetithe Hedi Formation is now known as the Heti Formation and is Sharamurunian (Beard and Wang 2004)48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Heti Formation F 10bYoung C. (1937)Hetithe Hedi Formation is now known as the Heti Formation and is Sharamurunian (Beard and Wang 2004)48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Heti Formation Locality 2Zdansky O. (1930)Hetithe Hedi Formation is now known as the Heti Formation and is Sharamurunian (Beard and Wang 2004)marl48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Brachyodus hui
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Anthracotheriidae : Brachyodus : Brachyodus hui33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Anthracothema minima
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Anthracotheriidae : Anthracotherium : Anthracothema minima37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Hyaenodon yuanchuensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyaenodontidae : Hyaenodon : Hyaenodon yuanchuensis48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Cadurcodon ardynensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Amynodontidae : Cadurcodon : Cadurcodon ardynensis48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Sharamynodon mongoliensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Amynodontidae : Sharamynodon : Sharamynodon mongoliensis48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Sianodon sinensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Amynodontidae : Cadurcodon : Amynodon sinensis48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Rhinotitan sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Brontotheriidae : Rhinotitan48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Caenolophus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Caenolophus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Crocodylidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Crocodylidae37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Crocodylia
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Tinosaurus yuanquensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Agamidae : Tinosaurus : Tinosaurus yuanquensis37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Hemishinisaurus latifrons
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Arretosauridae : Hemishinisaurus : Hemishinisaurus latifrons37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Scincidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Scincidae37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene

References

Zdansky O. (1930) Die alttertiären Säugetiere Chinas nebst stratigraphischen Bemerkungen (Mammalian fauna of the Lower Tertiary from China and some stratigraphic remarks), Palaeontologia Sinica, Series C 7 2, 1-87
Young C. (1937) An early Tertiary vertebrate fauna from Yuanchü, Bulletin of the geological society of China 17 3-4, 413-438
Xu Y.-X. (1962) Some New Anthracotheres from Shansi and Yunnan, Vertebrata PalAsiatica 6 3, 232-250
Wang T.-Y., Hu C.-K. (1963) An Oligocene Mammalian Horizon in the Yuanchü Basin, South Shansi, Vertebrata PalAsiatica 7 4, 357-360
Chow M., Li Ch., et al (1973) Late Eocene mammalian faunas of Honan and Shansi with notes on some vertebrate fossils collected therefrom, Vertebrata PalAsiatica (Gujizhui dongwu yu gurenlei) 11 2, 165-181
Li J. (1991) Fossil reptiles from Zhaili member, Hedi Formation, Yuanqu, Shanxi, Vertebrata PalAsiatica 29 4, 276-285
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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