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Luosixuan cave, Xiangxi, Hunan, China

Lat/Long (Decimal)28.3167,109.717
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationHunan, China
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Xiangxi, Hunan, China

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Luosixuan cave, bed 1, Jishou countyWang L., Lin Y., et al (1982)The age of Late Pleistocene is not sure.\nThere are four layers in the cave, this one is the uppermost.lime mudstone0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Luosixuan cave, bed 3, Jishou countyWang L., Lin Y., et al (1982)The age of Late Pleistocene is not sure.\nThere are four layers in the cave, this one is the third from top.lime mudstone0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Datuo, Jishou County, Madaoyu Formation, HunanPeng S. (1990)Madaoyulower part of the Madaoyu Formationmudstone485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Songtaoia sp.
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Songtaoia485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Bubalus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bubalus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ovis sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Ovis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cervus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Cervus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Sus scrofa
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Sus : Sus scrofa0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Panthera pardus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Panthera : Panthera pardus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Arctonyx collaris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Arctonyx : Arctonyx collaris0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Ailuropoda : Ailuropoda melanoleuca0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ursus thibetanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Ursus : Ursus thibetanus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Rhinoceros sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Rhinoceros0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tapirus (Megatapirus) augustus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Tapiridae : Tapirus : Tapirus (Megatapirus) augustus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Macaca sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Cercopithecidae : Macaca0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Stegodon sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Stegodontidae : Stegodon0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Hystrix sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Hystricidae : Hystrix0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Rhizomys sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Spalacidae : Rhizomys0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene

References

Wang L., Lin Y., et al (1982) Mammalian fossils found in northwest part of Hunan province and their significance, Vertebrata PalAsiatica (= Gujizhui dongwu yu gurenlei) 20 4, 350-358
Peng S. (1990) New material of Songtaoia (Trilobita, Tremadoc) from Northwestern Hunan, China, Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 180 1, 97-115
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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