Chinese Fossil Hominids

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Province	Time Period	County/ Locality	Hominid Taxon	Fossil Specimens
Beijing Municipality	Middle Pleistocene	Zhoukoudian Locality 1	Homo erectus	6 calvariae, 12 cranial fragments, 15 mandibular pieces, 157 teeth, 13 post-cranial pieces
	Early Late Pleistocene	Zhoukoudian Locality 4, New Cave (Xingdong)	Pre-modern H. sapiens	Upper P3
	Late Pleistocene	Zhoukoudian, Upper Cave	Modern H. sapiens	3 adult crania (one male, two female), 4 mandibles, 1 maxillary fragment, post-cranial fragments (radius, femur, patella)
Hebei	Late Pleistocene	Laishui	Modern H. sapiens	Complete skull and skeleton
Shanxi	Early Late Pleistocene	Yanggao, Xujiayao	Pre-modern H. sapiens	2 paritals, 10 parietal fragments, 1 temporal, 2 occipitals, 1 left maxilla with I1, C, M1 and M2, isolated upper M1 and M2, 1 mandibular ramus
	Early Late Pleistocene	Xiangfen, Dingcun	Pre-modern H. sapiens	Upper I1-I2, , upper M2, infant parietal
	Late Pleistocene	Shuoxian, Shiyu	Modern H. sapiens	Occipital
Inner Mongolia (Nei Menggu)	Late Pleistocene	Salawusu	Modern H. sapiens	2 complete frontals, 1 frontal fragment, 4 parietals, 2 occipital fragments, 2 mandibular fragments, 1 juvenile I2, 1 thoracic vertebra, 2 scapulae, 2 humeri, 5 femoral shafts, 1 tibia,1 fibula
Inner Mongolia (Nei Menggu)	Late Pleistocene	Zhailainur	Modern H. sapiens	3 crania, 1 partial cranium, cranial fragments, 1 mandible, 2 radii
Liaoning	Late Middle Pleistocene	Benxi, Miaohoushan, Locality A	H. erectus or Pre-modern H. sapiens	Upper canine, lower M1, juvenile femoral shaft
	Late Middle Pleistocene	Yingkou, Jinniushan	Pre-modern H. sapiens	Cranium, 6 vertebrae, 2 ribs, 1 innominate, 1 patella, 1 ulna, carpals, metacarpals, manual phalanges, tarsals, metatarsals, pedal phalanges
	Late Pleistocene	Benxi, Miaohoushan, Locality B	Modern H. sapiens	2 juvenile parietal fragments, 1 juvenile radius
		Yingkou, Jinniushan		1 distal humeral fragment
		Kazuo, Gezidong		Lower P4, 1 parietal fragment, 1 temporal fragment, 1 patella
		Jianping		Humeral shaft
		Dangou, Yandong		1 adolescent calvaria, 1 mandible, 1 femur, 6 teeth
Jilin	Late Pleistocene	Antu, Shimenshan	Modern H. sapiens	Lower P3
		Yushi		2 cranial fragments, 1 tibia
		Qingshantou		1 femur
Heilongjiang	Late Pleistocene	Harbin, Yanjiagang	Modern H. sapiens	Parietal fragment
Heilongjiang	Late Pleistocene	Wuchang, Laogouhe	Modern H. sapiens	Tibial shaft, 2 juvenile parietals
Shaanxi	Early Pleistocene	Lantian, Gongwangling	Homo erectus	Partial cranium
	Early Pleistocene	Luonan, Donghecun		Upper M1
	Middle Pleistocene	Lantian, Chenjiawo		Mandible
	Early Late Pleistocene	Dali, Tianshuigou	Pre-modern H. sapiens	Cranium
	Late Pleistocene	Changwu, Yaotougou	Modern H. sapiens	Upper M2
		Huanglong, Xujiafenshan		Partial cranium
		Huangshan, Shimagua		Lateral portion of brow ridge
		Lantian, Laochihe		Humeral fragment
Gansu	Late Pleistocene	Jingchuan, Niujiaogou	Modern H. sapiens	Partial cranium
Shandong	Middle Pleistocene	Yiyuan, Qizianshan	Homo erectus	Partial cranium, 1 supraorbital fragment, 1 distal humerus, 1 femoral head, 1 rib, 7 teeth
Shandong	Late Pleistocene	Xintai, Wuzhutai	Modern H. sapiens	Lower molar
Jiangsu	Middle Pleistocene	Nanjing, Tangshan	Homo erectus	2 partial crania, teeth
	Late Pleistocene	Sihong, Xiacaowan	Modern H. sapiens	Proximal femur
		Dantu, Gaozi		2 femoral fragments
		Dantu, Lianhuadong		Lower molar
		Lishui, Shenxiandong		Temporal
		Yixin, Linggudong		Mandible, 1 Brow ridge, 1 temporal, 2 femurs
Zhejiang	Early Late Pleistocene	Jiande, Wuguidong	Pre-modern H. sapiens	Upper canine
Anhui	Middle Pleistocene	Hexian, Longtandong	Homo erectus	Calvaria, 1 supraorbital fragment, 1 parietal fragment, 1 mandibular corpus, 8 isolated teeth
Anhui	Late Middle Pleistocene	Chaoxian, Yenshan	Pre-modern H. sapiens	Occipital, 1 maxilla
Henan	Middle Pleistocene	Nanzhao, Xiaohuashan	Homo erectus	Lower P4
	Middle Pleistocene	Xichuan	Homo erectus	12 teeth
	Late Pleistocene	Xuchang, Lingjing	Modern H. sapiens	2 femoral shafts
	Late Pleistocene	Lishi	Modern H. sapiens	Occipital fragment, 3 cranial fragments, 1 Upper P3, 1 Upper M1
Hubei	Early Middle Pleistocene	Yunxian, Quyuan River Mouth	Homo erectus	2 crania
	Middle Pleistocene	Yunxian, Longgudong		5 teeth
		Yunxi, Bailongdong		7 teeth
		Jianshi, Longgudong		4 teeth
	Early Late Pleistocene	Changyang, Wanlongdong	Pre-modern H. sapiens	Maxilla
	Late Pleistocene	Changyang, Guojiuyani	Modern H. sapiens	Partial cranium, 2 mandibular fragments, 1 distal humerus, 7 post-cranial fragments
Fujian	Late Pleistocene	Qingliu, Hulidong	Modern H. sapiens	Lower M1
Taiwan	Late Pleistocene	Tainan, Zuozhen	Modern H. sapiens	7 parietal fragments, 1 frontal fragment, 1 occipital fragment, 2 teeth
Guangdong	Early Late Pleistocene	Shaoguan, Maba, Shiziyan	Pre-modern H. sapiens	Partial cranium
Guangdong	Late Pleistocene	Fengkai	Modern H. sapiens	Upper P4
Hainan	Late Pleistocene	Sanya	Modern H. sapiens	Teeth
Guangxi	Late Pleistocene	Liujiang, Tongtianyan	Modern H. sapiens	Cranium, 4 thoracic vertebrae, 5 lumbar vertebrae, 5 ribs, 1 sacrum, 1 innominate, 2 femoral shafts
		Liujiang, Tu'bo		12 teeth
		Laibin, Qilinshan		Occipital, 1 palate, 1maxilla, 1 zygoma (all 1 individual)
		Longlin, De'edong		Skull, ribs, vertebrae, limb bones
		Guilin, Baojiyan		2 teeth
		Du'an, Jiulengshan		4 teeth
		Du'an, Ganyandong		2 teeth
		Liuzhou, Bailiandong		Lower M3
		Liuzhou, Douleyan		Upper dm2, femoral fragment
		Lipu, Shuiyandong		Lower P4
		Lingshan, various localities		5 teeth, cranial fragments
Sichuan	Plio-Pleistocene	Wanxian, Wushan, Longgupo	Homo erectus?	Mandibular fragment, Upper Incisor
	Late Pleistocene	Ziyang, Huangshanxi	Modern H. sapiens	Cranium
	Late Pleistocene	Tongliang	Modern H. sapiens	Humerus
Guizhou	Late Middle Pleistocene	Tongzi, Yanhuidong	Homo erectus or Pre-modern H. sapiens	7 teeth
	Late Pleistocene	Pu'ding, Chuandong	Modern H. sapiens	2 partial crania, 1 maxilla, 1 mandible, 1 radius, 1 tibia, several teeth
		Xingyi, Maomaodong		2 mandibles, 1 mandibular symphizsis, 1 mandibular fragment, 3 femora
		Shuicheng, Xiaohuidong		Upper Canine
Yunnan	Early Pleistocene	Yuanmou, Danawu	Homo erectus	2 Upper Central Incisors, 1 tibia
	Late Pleistocene	Lijiang, Mujiaqiao	Modern H. sapiens	Cranium, 3 femora
		Chenggong, Longtanshan		Upper P3, Lower M1, Lower dm2
		Xichou, Shenrendong		3 teeth
		Zhaotong, Guoshandong		Lower M2
		Mengzi, Maludong		Calvaria, 3 cranial fragments, 2 mandibles, 1 proximal femur, 1 distal tibia, 2 teeth