Age and paleoenvironment of Xiaogushan fauna at Haicheng,Liaoning Province  

作　　者：DONG Wei FU RenYi HUANG WeiWen 

机构地区：[1]Key Laboratory of Evolutionary Systematics of Vertebrates, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China [2]Institute of Paleontology, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, China

出　　处：《Chinese Science Bulletin》2010年第24期2704-2708,共5页

基　　金：supported by the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(KZCX2-YW-106);the National Basic Research Program of China(2006CB806400)

摘　　要：A mammalian fauna composed of 40 species associated with Xiaogushan Man was unearthed during the archaeological excavations from 1981 to 2007 at Xiaogushan Paleolithic Site,Haicheng,Liaoning Province.The analyses of the fauna and comparison with other related faunas indicate that Xiaogushan fauna is very similar to that of Shanchengzi,Gulongshan and Yushu.It is a typical fauna of Northern Region.Its age is within the middle to late stages of the Late Pleistocene(80-20 ka).Influenced by cold period MIS4,the cold forms appeared in the fauna.Nevertheless the decrease in temperature was not very much and the climate was still a temperate one.The fauna's environment was generally humid,with large forest,some water areas and grasslands.It is suitable for prehistoric human habitation during temperate seasons with considerable food and water resources.The cold period MIS4 might push prehistoric human southward to temperate areas or stimulate them to develop fire using and making techniques.A mammalian fauna composed of 40 species associated with Xiaogushan Man was unearthed during the archaeological excavations from 1981 to 2007 at Xiaogushan Paleolithic Site, Haicheng, Liaoning Province. The analyses of the fauna and comparison with other related faunas indicate that Xiaogushan fauna is very similar to that of Shanchengzi, Gulongshan and Yushu. It is a typical fauna of Northern Region. Its age is within the middle to late stages of the Late Pleistocene （80-20 ka）. Influenced by cold period MIS4, the cold forms appeared in the fauna. Nevertheless the decrease in temperature was not very much and the climate was still a temperate one. The fauna＇s environment was generally humid, with large forest, some water areas and grasslands. It is suitable for prehistoric human habitation during temperate seasons with considerable food and water resources. The cold period MIS4 might push prehistoric human southward to temperate areas or stimulate them to develop fire using and making techniques.

关 键 词：古环境 海城市 辽宁省 年龄 哺乳类动物 区系 人类居住 温带地区 

分 类 号：P531[天文地球—古生物学与地层学] Q959.8[天文地球—地质学]