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Arshanto, Inner Mongolia, China

FormationArshanto
Age:55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
IntervalEarly Eocene
Number of Collections13
Number of Occurrences42

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Irdin Manha LocalityJungar Banner (Zhunge'er Co.), Ordos City (E'erduosi Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaArshanto
Houldjin Gravels Erenhot City (Erlianhaote Co.), Xilingol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaArshanto
Huheboerhe escarpment Sonid Right Banner (Sunite Youqi), Xilingol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaArshanto
Bayan Ulan site Sonid Right Banner (Sunite Youqi), Xilingol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaArshanto
25 miles southwest of Iren DabasuSonid Right Banner (Sunite Youqi), Xilingol League (Xilinguole Prefecture), Inner Mongolia, ChinaArshanto

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Houldjin37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
gravel43
Irdin Manha48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
claystone5
Nomogen55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
mudstone/"limestone", conglomerate, mudstone/claystone, sandstone/claystone, siltstone, mudstone97
Shara Murun48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
claystone10

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Hapalodectes serus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Hapalodectidae : Hapalodectes : Hapalodectes serus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Dissacus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Mesonychidae : Dissacus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Mesonyx nuhetingensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Mesonychidae : Mesonyx : Mesonyx nuhetingensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Mongolonyx dolichognathus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Mesonychidae : Mongolonyx : Mongolonyx dolichognathus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Eudinoceras sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Coryphodontidae : Eudinoceras55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Eudinoceras mongoliensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Coryphodontidae : Eudinoceras : Eudinoceras mongoliensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Pantolambdodon fortis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pantolambdodontidae : Pantolambdodon : Pantolambdodon fortis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Pantolambdodon minor
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cimolesta : Pantolambdodontidae : Pantolambdodon : Pantolambdodon minor55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Archaeoryctes borealis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Didymoconidae : Archaeoryctes : Archaeoryctes borealis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Gobiatherium mirificum
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Uintatheriidae : Gobiatherium : Gobiatherium mirificum55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Dawsonolagus antiquus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Dawsonolagus : Dawsonolagus antiquus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Sinosinopa sinensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Micropternodontidae : Sinosinopa : Sinosinopa sinensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Litolophus gobiensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Eomoropidae : Litolophus : Litolophus gobiensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Hyrachyus crista
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Hyracodontidae : Hyrachyus : Hyrachyus crista55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Hyrachyus neimongoliensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Hyracodontidae : Hyrachyus : Hyrachyus neimongoliensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Schlosseria magister
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Lophialetidae : Schlosseria : Schlosseria magister55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Heptodon minimus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Heptodon : Heptodon minimus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Pappaceras confluens
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Hyracodontidae : Pappaceras : Pappaceras confluens55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Pappaceras meiomenus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Hyracodontidae : Pappaceras : Pappaceras meiomenus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Archetypomys sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Archetypomyidae : Archetypomys55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Ischyromyidae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Ischyromyidae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Advenimus ulungurensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Yuomyidae : Advenimus : Advenimus ulungurensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Erlianomys combinatus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Erlianomys : Erlianomys combinatus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Simplicimys bellus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Simplicimys : Simplicimys bellus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Tamquammys longus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Chapattimyidae : Tamquammys : Tamquammys longus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Tamquammys robustus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Chapattimyidae : Tamquammys : Tamquammys robustus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Tamquammys wilsoni
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Chapattimyidae : Tamquammys : Tamquammys wilsoni55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Asiomys dawsoni
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Paramyidae : Asiomys : Asiomys dawsoni55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Trionychidae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene

References

Gilmore C. W. (1934) Fossil Turtles of Mongolia: Second Contribution, American Museum Novitates 689, 1-14
Qi T. (1987) The middle Eocene Arshanto fauna (Mammalia) of Inner Mongolia, Annals of Carnegie Museum 56, 1-73
Meng J. (1990) A New Species of Didymoconidae and Comments on Related Locality and Stratigraphy, Vertebrata PalAsiatica 28 3, 206-217
Bai B. (2006) New materials of Eocene Dinocerata (Mammalia) from the Erlian Basin, Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia), Vertebrata PalAsiatica 44 3, 250-261
Meng J., Li C., et al (2007) A new Eocene rodent from the Lower Arshanto Formation in the Nuhetingboerhe (Camp Margetts) area, Inner Mongolia, American Museum Novitates 3569, 1-18
Li C., Meng J., et al (2007) Dawsonolagus antiquus, A Primitive Lagomorph from the Eocene Arshanto Formation, Nei Mongol, China, Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History 39, 97-110 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.2992/0145-9058(2007)39[97:DAAPLF]2.0.CO;2
Li Q., Meng J. (2010) Erlianomys combinatus, a primitive myodont rodent from the Eocene Arshanto Formation, Nuhetingboerhe, Nei Mongol, China, Vertebrata PalAsiatica 48 2, 133-144
Bai B., Wang Y., et al (2010) New Craniodental Materials of Litolophus gobiensis (Perissodactyla, ‘‘Eomoropidae’’) from Inner Mongolia, China, and Phylogenetic Analyses of Eocene Chalicotheres, American Museum Novitates 3688, 1-27
Li P., Wang Y.-Q. (2010) Newly discovered Schlosseria magister (Lophialetidae, Perissodactyla, Mammalia) skulls from central nei mongol, china, Vertebrata PalAsiatica 48 2, 119-132
Jin X. (2012) New Mesonychid (Mammalia) material from the lower Paleogene of the Erlian Basin, Nei Mongol, China, Vertebrata PalAsiatica 50 3, 245-257
Mao F.-Y., Wang Y.-Q. (2012) Coryphodontids (Mammalia:Pantodonta) from the Erlian Basin of Nei Mongol, China, and their biostratigraphic implications, Vertebrata PalAsiatica 50 3, 258-280
Li Q., Meng J. (2013) Eocene ischyromyids (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Erlian Basin, Nei Mongol, China, Vertebrata PalAsiatica 51 4, 289-304
Li Q., Meng J. (2015) New ctenodactyloid rodents from the Erlian Basin, Nei Mongol, China, and the phylogenetic relationships of Eocene Asian ctenodactyloids, American Museum Novitates 3828, 1-58
Wang H., Bai B., et al (2016) Earliest known unequivocal rhinocerotoid sheds new light on the origin of Giant Rhinos and phylogeny of early rhinocerotoids, Scientific Reports 6, 39607:1-9
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