A newly discovered Gigantopithecus fauna from Sanhe Cave, Chongzuo, Guangxi, South China

Among the most important faunas in the Late Cenozoic, the Gigantopithecus faunas have received a good deal of attention. The Gigantopithecus fauna recently discovered in Sanhe Cave consists of more than 80 mammal species, including cf. Hominidae, Pongo sp., Hylobates sp., Sinomastodon yangzien-sis, Stegodon preorientalis, Cervavitus fenqii, Dicoryphochoerus ultimus and Sus xiaozhu. It is the southernmost Gigantopithecus fauna found so far in China. Its geological age is estimated to be Early Pleistocene bas...     

西藏昂仁湖全新世湖相纹层介形类

西藏昂仁全新世湖相沉积纹层发育,其中分析出介形类4属5种,即为Leucocytherella trinoda、L.sinensis、Eucypris gyirongensis、Candona gyirongensis及Ilyocypris biplicata;介形类在纹层中呈现规律性变化,即深色层与浅色层介形类属种组成一致,定量数据揭示浅色层总丰度均大于深色层。根据介形类生态特征推测,浅色层代表盐度较高的年份沉积。