Longshia-Dong Cave, Taiwan


Fundort: Longshia-Dong Cave, Taiwan, , Taiwan
Taxon: Macaca cyclopis aus der Familie Cercopithecidae
Fossilien und Beschreibung der Fundstelle:
Macrofossils, "Since the Late Pleistocene, the Hengchun Peninsula was uplifted at a rate of 26 mm/yr (Chen et al., 2005) and thus gave rise to the development of coral reef and limestone (Hengchun Limestone)." "Most of the limestone in the cave is covered by a layer of reddish sediment composed of limestone pebbles and fossils, though the boundary between the reddish sediment and Hengchun Limestone is unclear. A flow stone made of carbonate calcite was found 7 m away from the cave entry, and the fossil-bearing sediments are found behind it. The fossil-bearing sediments are characterized by a mixture of reddish sand and mud, as well as limestone pebbles, which shows a great similarity to the Eluanbi Bed."
Geschätztes Alter
der Fundstelle:
zwischen 0,0117 und 0,781 Millionen Jahre aus der Hengchun Limestone Formation in Taiwan
Geologie, Sratigraphie Middle Pleistocene, Late Pleistocene / Middle Pleistocene / Hengchun Limestone
Koordinaten: 21° 57 ' 55 '' N, 120° 48 ' 45 '' O

Literatur

A. Kawamura, C.-H. Chang, Y. Kawamura 2016, Middle Pleistocene to Holocene mammal faunas of the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan: An updated review incorporating results of recent research. Quaternary International. 397, p. 117 - 135, DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.06.044

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