Acta Anthropologica Sinica ›› 1982, Vol. 1 ›› Issue (02): 169-214.

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A fauna from Lianhua cave, Dantu, Jiangsu

Li Wenming, Zhang Zufang, Gu Yuinin, Lin Yipu   

  • Online:1982-06-15 Published:1982-06-15

Abstract: The Lianhua Cave is located at Beilonggang hill, southwest of Dantu County, Jiangsu. A human tooth belonging to a young individual associated with 16 species of mammals was collected from this cave. The 16 species of mammals are as follows: Macaca speciosa; Leporidae ; Hystyix sp.; Nyctereutes procyonoids; Ursus arctos; Ursus thibetanus; Arctonyx collaris; Crocuta ultima ; Dicerorhinus; Sus scrofa; Cervus cf. unicolor; Cervus sp. (1) ; Cervus sp. (2) ; Bubalus cf. wa/nsjocki; Bos sp.. They were buried in brown mild clay.
The mammalian assemblage indicates: (1) The age of Lianhua Cave deposits is of Late Pleistocene, earlier than that of Shenxian Cave, Lishui County, later than that of Jurong Cave fauna; (2) The climate was similar to that of Jianghuai region nowadays.

Key words: Human tooth; Fauna