SUOIDEA FROM THE UPPER MIOCENE HOMINOID LOCALITY OF LUFENG, YUNNAN PROVINCE, CHINA

The Suoidea from Lufeng (Yunnan, China) belong to the following taxa: Yunnanochoerus nov. gen. lufengensis (Han, 1983), a peccary and the su ids Propotamochoerus wui nov. sp., Propotamochoerus hyotherioides (Sch losser, 1903) and Chleuastochoerus sp. Taxonomy and phylogeny of the g enera Yunnanochoerus, Taucanamo, Schizochoerus, Propotamochoerus and C hleuastochoerus are reviewed. Y. lufengensis is the probable ancestor of Yunnanochoerus gandakasensis (Pickford, 1977) from the Dhok Pathan Formation (Pakistan). For this reason the Lufeng locality is placed in the lower part of the Upper Miocene and correlates with the Nagri For mation in Pakistan. This stratigraphic position is slightly lower than the correlation based on rodents. The high number of suoid species in Lufeng indicates a warm and humid climate, which confirms earlier int erpretations of the environment.