Here’s my collection of mid-late Pleistocene fossils from the Panda—Stegodon mammalian fauna in southern China, particularly from Guizhou and Guangxi. These consist mainly of isolated teeth, as many bones are eroded in limestone caves. Teeth are better preserved due to their enamel.
Interestingly, many of these teeth resemble those of living animals. But I assure you, they are indeed fossils—if they were modern panda teeth, god knows how many years I'd be sitting in the slammer.
Members of this fauna include:
Even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyls) let's get the boring species out of the way
Pigs, cows, sheep, deer
Odd-toed ungulates (Perissodactyls)
Only a minimal amount of horses
Rhinos
Tapirs, which included Tapirus augustus, the biggest tapir ever to live
Primates which I don't know anything about
Gigantopithecus from the early Pleistocene, the biggest primate ever to live
We were also here
Elephants such as Stegodon and Asian elephant. Probably Mastodon too but very rare
Carnivorans (saving the best for last)
Pandas! All three species of pandas were here
Sun bear and Asian black bear
Hyaenas
Dholes (rarely seen)
Tigers and leopards
Megantereon (I've only seen one Megan tooth coming outta there)
Thanks! These are all open to the public, but collecting is a different story.
In China, it is prohibited to collect any vertebrate fossils. But it's like underage drinking over here - law enforcement doesn't care unless they're asked to by their superiors for some odd reason.
Usually, once a cave's deposit is described extensively, the security level rises and the cave becomes nearly impossible to dig.
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