Table 1 Geographical information of all faunas compared in this study.
From: Savanna ecosystems and mammalian adaptations in Mid-Miocene Northern China
Latitude range | Region | Fauna | Age interval |
|---|---|---|---|
Higher than N40° | Atlantic east coast (Europe) | Sandelzhausen | MMCO |
Sansan | MMCO | ||
Steinheim | MMCT | ||
Central Asia (non-monsoon) | Halamagai (Junggar Basin) | MMCO | |
Kekemaideng (Junggar Basin) | MMCT | ||
East Asia | Tunggur | MMCT | |
Columbia Plateau (North America) | Oregon | MMCO and MMCT | |
Great Plain (North America) | Nebraska | MMCT | |
N30°– approximate N40° | Atlantic east coast (Europe) | Madrid Basin | MMCO and MMCT |
Central Asia (non-monsoon) | Tuosu (Qaidam Basin) | late Miocene | |
East Asia (monsoon) | lower Tongxin | MMCO | |
upper Tongxin | MMCT | ||
Linxia Basin | MMCO and MMCT | ||
Lantian | late Miocene | ||
Baode | late Miocene |
