Lang. E Quarry-PPM bed 3as: Zanclean, South Africa
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Osteichthyes
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Osteichthyes indet.
Huxley 1880
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ETE occurrence; species: Osteichthyes | ||||||||||
Actinopteri
- Siluriformes
- Ariidae
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cf. Tachysurus sp.
Lacepede 1804
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Amphibia
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Amphibia indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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ETE occurrence; species: Anura | ||||||||||
Reptilia
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Reptilia indet.
Laurenti 1768
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ETE occurrence; species: Squamata | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Gekkonidae
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Gekkonidae indet.
Gray 1825
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ETE occurrence; species: Gekkonidae | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Chamaeleonidae
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Chameleontidae indet.
Gray 1825
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ETE occurrence; species: Chameleontidae | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Ophidia
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Ophidia indet.
Latreille 1804
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ETE occurrence; species: Ophidia | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Testudinidae
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Chersina sp.
Gray 1831
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Reptilia
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Aves indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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ETE occurrence; species: Aves | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Pelecaniformes
- Threskiornithidae
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Geronticus apelex
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Reptilia
- Spheniscidae
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Inguza predemersus
(Simpson 1971)
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Dege hendeyi
Simpson 1979
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Oceanitidae
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Oceanites zaloscarthmus
Olson 1985
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Reptilia
- Procellariidae
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Pachyptila sp.
Illiger 1811
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Pachyptila salax
Olson 1985
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Reptilia
- Caprimulgiformes
- Apodidae
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Apodidae indet.
Hartert 1897
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ETE occurrence; species: Apodidae | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Struthioniformes
- Struthionidae
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Struthio sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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originally entered as "Strutio sp." | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Phasianidae
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Phasianidae indet.
Horsfield 1821
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ETE occurrence; species: Phasianidae | ||||||||||
Mammalia
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Mammalia indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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ETE occurrence; species: Cetacea | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Chrysochloridae
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Chrysochloris sp.
Lacépède 1799
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Mammalia
- Macroscelidea
- Macroscelididae
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Elephantulus sp.
Thomas and Schwann 1906
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Gomphotheriidae
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Anancus sp.
Aymard 1855
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Mammuthus subplanifrons
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
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Rodentia indet.
Bowdich 1821
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ETE occurrence; species: Rodentia | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Bathyergidae
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Bathyergus sp.
Illiger 1811
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Hystricidae
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Hystricidae indet.
Fischer de Waldheim 1817
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ETE occurrence; species: Hystricidae | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Muridae
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Aethomys adamanticola
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5 specimens | |||||||||
Aethomys modernis
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Pronolagus sp.
Lyon 1904
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originally entered as "Pronalagus sp." | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Felidae indet.
Gray 1821
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ETE occurrence; species: Felidae | ||||||||||
Felis issiodorensis
Croizet and Jobert 1828
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recombined as Lynx issiodorensis | ||||||||||
Homotherium sp.
Fabrini 1890
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Dinofelis diastemata
Astre 1929
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originally entered as "Dinofelis diastema" | ||||||||||
Felis obscura
Hendey 1974
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recombined as Yoshi obscura | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Viverridae
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aff. Pseudocivetta sp.
Petter 1963
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ETE occurrence; species: Viverrinae aff. Pseudocivetta | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Hyaenidae
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Hyaenidae indet.
Gray 1821
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ETE occurrence; species: Hyaenidae | ||||||||||
Hyaenidae indet.
Gray 1821
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hyaenidae sp. E | ||||||||||
Euryboas sp.
Schaub 1941
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= Chasmaporthetes sp.
Hay 1921
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McKenna and Bell 1997 | |||||||||
Ictitherium preforfex
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Adcrocuta australis
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Herpestidae
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Herpestinae indet.
Bonaparte 1845
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spelled with current rank as Herpestidae | ||||||||||
ETE occurrence; species: Herpestinae | ||||||||||
Herpestes sp.
Illliger 1811
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Canidae indet.
Fischer de Waldheim 1817
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ETE occurrence; species: aff. Canis | ||||||||||
Vulpes sp.
Frisch 1775
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Ursidae
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Agriotherium africanum
Hendey 1972
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36 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Phocidae
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Homiphoca capensis
(Hendey and Repenning 1972)
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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Mellivora benfeldi
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Enhydriodon africanus
Stromer 1931
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2 specimens | |||||||||
originally entered as "Enhydrion africanus" | ||||||||||
Plesiogulo monplessulanus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Suidae
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Nyanzachoerus cf. jaegeri
Coppens 1971
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Mammalia
- Tayassuidae
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Pecarichoerus africanus
Hendy 1976
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Mammalia
- Hippopotamidae
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Hippopotamidae indet.
Gray 1821
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ETE occurrence; species: Hippopotamidae | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Gazella sp.
Blaineville 1816
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13 specimens | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: .; Double entry removed abundance could be 7 | ||||||||||
Kobus subdolus
Gentry 1980
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5 specimens | |||||||||
Raphicerus paralius
Gentry 1980
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16 specimens | |||||||||
originally entered as "Parhicerus paralius" | ||||||||||
cf. Damalacra sp.
Gentry 1980
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12 specimens | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: .; Double entry removed abundance could be 6 | ||||||||||
Damalacra acalla
Gentry 1980
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56 specimens | |||||||||
Damalacra neanica
Gentry 1980
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38 specimens | |||||||||
Damalacra cf. neanica
Gentry 1980
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Simatherium demissum
Gentry 1980
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5 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Ugandax demissum | ||||||||||
Tragelaphus sp.
de Blainville 1816
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Ovibovini indet.
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1 individual | |||||||||
ETE minimum number of individuals; species: Ovibovini | ||||||||||
cf. Ovibovini indet.
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1 individual | |||||||||
ETE minimum number of individuals; species: cf. Ovibovini | ||||||||||
Mesembriportax acrae
Gentry 1974
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Giraffidae
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Giraffa sp.
Brisson 1762
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Sivatherium hendeyi
Harris 1976
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
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Ceratotherium praecox
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Hipparion cf. baardi
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Mammalia
- Soricidae
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Soricidae indet.
Fischer 1814
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ETE occurrence; species: Soricidae | ||||||||||
Chondrichthyes
- Squatinidae
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Squatina sp.
Dumeril 1806
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | South Africa |
Coordinates: | 33.0° South, 18.2° East (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 33.1° South, 17.7° East |
Time
Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Pliocene |
Stage: | Zanclean | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
*Period: | Tertiary - Tertiary | *Epoch: | Miocene - Pliocene |
Key time interval: | Zanclean | ||
Age range of interval: | 5.33300 - 3.60000 m.y. ago | ||
* legacy (obsolete) database fields |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | sandstone |
Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: quartz sand grading up into phosphatic sand | |
Environment: | "channel" |
Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: channel ETE event: ., ETE env comment: river channel and bank seds |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | bulk,selective quarrying,surface (in situ) |
Collection size: | 273 specimens |
Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Collection method comments: ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 632, ; ETE museum list: MNHN: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France |
Metadata
Also known as: | ETE Locality 1045, "E Quarry, PPM bed 3aS", | ||
Database number: | 22222 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Behrensmeyer, A. Turner | Enterer: | A. Behrensmeyer, H. O'Regan, J. Damuth |
Modifier: | M. Uhen | ||
Created: | 1999-06-04 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2017-05-23 16:34:15 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-06-04 00:00:00 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
5423. | ETE 1152 | G. G. Simpson. 1979. A new genus of late Tertiary penguin from Langebaanweg, South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 78(1):1-9 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik] |
Secondary references:
7584 | M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level 1-640 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen] |