Abstract: The Jinpendong site was excavated again in 2004. The new fossils discovered in the site indicate that there are 8 orders, 18 families, 25 genera and 31 species altogether. The Jinpendong fauna represents the latest stage of the Middle Pleistocene, corresponding to the MIS 6, or equivalent to the Riss Glaciation in Europe, or the penultimate glacial period in the world. The fauna suggests an ecological environment of forests of short trees with some limited shrubbery and grassland. The exchange between mammalian faunas was obstructed by the dense forests in South China.

Key words: Jinpendong site; Middle Pleistocene; Penultimate glacial period; Mammalian faunas