Abstract
ABSTRACT Bailong Cave (Bailongdong), dating back to the Middle Pleistocene, is a very important Palaeolithic site in southern China with some hominin remains and substantial mammalian fossils unearthed. Cervid fossils are one of the most common elements in this site, and antler fossils from Bailong Cave were preserved in a better condition than any other Pleistocene site in southern China. Here, we describe the materials of Elaphodus cephalophus, Muntiacus reevesi, Muntiacus muntjak, Cervavitus ultimus and Cervus grayi, while the remains of Rusa unicolor have been described separately in previous paper. The antler fossil of E. cephalophus represents the earliest and undisputed record of this species known currently. The fossils of C. ultimus represent the latest occurrence of this species according to the current knowledge. Overviewing the geological distribution of Quaternary cervids based on 19 sites in southern China, we can find that there was a significant turnover on deer fauna around Mid-Pleistocene Transition in southern China.
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