The site of Shuitangba (Yunnan, China) preserves a unique, terminal Miocene fauna.

Authors :: Jablonski, Nina G.
Su, Denise F.
Flynn, Lawrence J.
Ji, Xueping
Deng, Chenglong
Kelley, Jay
Zhang, Yuguang
Yin, Jiyun
You, Youshan
Yang, Xin
Source :: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Jul2014, Vol. 34 Issue 5, p1251-1257. 7p.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: The article discusses a study about the role of the site of Shuitangba in preserving a unique, terminal Miocene fauna. The study looks into the three superposed lignite beds that typify the Zhaotong Formation at Shutangba. It offers a paleomagnetic analysis of Zhaotong Basin sediments further constrains the temporal range of fossil-bearing strata.

Subjects :: *MIOCENE Epoch
*NEOGENE Period
*MIOCENE paleontology
*PALEONTOLOGY
*PALEOBIOLOGY

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