Abstract
Cenozoic fossil mammals, relatively rare in Korea, were first discovered there in 1915 by K. Jimbo and identified as possibly Pleistocene horse and rhinoceros remains. Subsequently, seven mammalian species of Eocene Carnivora and Perissodactyla were found in the Pongsan coal fields. Miocene fossils discovered include 4 vertebrate species; the most extensive occurrences are represented by the Pleistocene. Of 19 mammalian species, 15 were taken from a single terrace deposit. Correlation with other far-eastern foSsil localities is attempted where sufficient data was available. Tentative identifications are made of an elephantine tooth and a sabre-toothed tiger, both Pleistocene. Specimens from Tungryong-gul limestone cave are probably too recent to be properly designated fossils. D. D. Fisher
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