记山西榆社晚新生代鹿科化石两新种

TWO NEW CERVID SPECIES FROM THE LATE NEOGENE OF YUSHE BASIN, SHANXI PROVINCE, CHINA

本文记述了山西榆社盆地晚新生代鹿科化石中的两个新种:Eucladoceros proboulei sp.nov.和Procapreolus jinensis sp.nov.,并列出了已鉴定完毕的所有产于榆社盆地晚新生代地层的鹿类动物化石单.

Fossil cervids are a large group with many members and huge quantity in the Late Cenozoic faunae of North China.They are important for understanding of the evolution of paleofaunae,paleoevology and paleoenvironment.The fossil cervids in Yushe Basin were first reported and described by Zdansky (1925,1927),and then Teilhard de Chardin and Trassaert(1937).In recent years(1985-1994),a Sino-American Joint research team,led by Drs.Qiu Zhangxiang and R.H.Tedford,re-investigated the Basin and found a lot of new material.Here we present a description of two new species and a preliminary list of the cervids found in Yushe Basin.