广西田东雾云洞更新世脊椎动物群

发现于广西田东雾云洞之脊椎动物化石有9目24科44属种,根据动物群的组成分析并结合地貌特征判断,其时代为中更新世或晚更新世早期。根据动物习性分析,其生存的环境为热带-亚热带温暖湿润的环境。

PLEISTOCENE VERTEBRATE FAUNA FROM WUYUN CAVE OF TIANDONG COUNTY, GUANGXI

An assemblage of vertebrate remains is collected from Wuyun Cave, Tiandong County, Guangxi Province. It contains the following species: Neotetracus cf. N . sinensis , Soriculus sp. , Crocidura sp . , Anoumsorex sp. , ? Scotomanes sp., Hipposideros sp . , Macaca sp. , Presbytis sp. 1 - 2 , Pongo pygmaeus weidenreichi, Sciurotamias sp. , Callosciurus sp. , Belomys sp. , Typhlomys cinereus , Atherurus cf. A . macrourus , Hystrix subcristata , Mus cf. M . pahari, Hapalomys delacouri , Chi-ropodomys cf. C . glimides , Leopoldamys sp. , Nivivventer sp . 1 - 3, Rattus sp. , Cuon cf. C . javani-cus antiquus , Arctonyx collaris , Ursus thibetanus , Ailumpoda melanoleuca baconi, Felis tigirs , Felis pardus , Felis teilhardi, Paradoxurus sp. , Stegodon orientalis , Elephas maximus , Tapirus sinensis , Megatapirus augustus , Rhinoceros sinensis , Sus scrofa , ? Muntiacus sp. , Cervus sp . 1 - 2, Capricor-nis sumatraensis , Bovinae gen. et sp. indet. and Alligator cf. A . sinensis .The Wuyun Cave assemblage should belong to a typical Ailumpoda-Stegodon Fauna from South China based on its composition. The age seems to be not so early as Early Pleistocene bacause of lacking of ancient elements, such as Ailuropoda microta , Tapirus peii, Stegodon preorientalis etc. Generally, this fauna is comparable in age with those of Late Pleistocene from South China. However, some slightly primitive features of Paradoxurus sp. , Typhlomys cinereus and Tapirus sinensis indicate an earlier age, which is of Middle Pleistocene or early Late Pleistocene.Judging from the analysis of habitat type of different animals, the environment should be subtropical-tropical climate with forest, open ground and water bodies.