Abstract: The systematic study of artiodactyls from the Jinpendong Paleolithic Site, Wuhu, Anhui Province, shows six identified species: Sus lydekkeri, Cervus ( Sika) nippon, Cervus ( Sika) grayi, Cervus elaphus, Muntiacus sp. and Bison cf. palaeosinensis. By the appearance of Cervus ( Sika) nippon and Cervus elaphus, this fauna is clearly cervid or browser dominated. This fauna is of a northern region and of an age younger than that of the Longtandong fauna associated with Homo erectus from Hexian, and equivalent to that of the upper Yinshan fauna associated with Homo sapiens from Chaoxian (i. e. , late stage of the Middle Pleistocene, or equivalent to Riss Glaciation) . This fauna suggests an ecological environment of forests of short trees with some limited shrubbery and grassland, and with a climate similar to that of Inner Mongolia and Gansu of today. The coexistence of three species of Cervus in the same horizon at the site suggests that the Jinpengdong Site is a location where prehistoric peoples dealt with prey from different habitats.

Key words: Jinpengdong Site; Anhui Province; Paleolithic; Pleistocene; Artiodactylia