Lang. E Quarry-PPM bed 3as: Zanclean, South Africa

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes indet. Huxley 1880
ETE occurrence; species: Osteichthyes
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ariidae
cf. Tachysurus sp. Lacepede 1804
Amphibia
Amphibia indet. Linnaeus 1758
ETE occurrence; species: Anura
Reptilia
Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768
ETE occurrence; species: Squamata
Reptilia - Gekkonidae
Gekkonidae indet. Gray 1825
ETE occurrence; species: Gekkonidae
Reptilia - Chamaeleonidae
Chameleontidae indet. Gray 1825
ETE occurrence; species: Chameleontidae
Reptilia - Ophidia
Ophidia indet. Latreille 1804
ETE occurrence; species: Ophidia
Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Chersina sp. Gray 1831
Reptilia
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758
ETE occurrence; species: Aves
Reptilia - Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae
Geronticus apelex
Reptilia - Spheniscidae
Inguza predemersus (Simpson 1971)
Dege hendeyi Simpson 1979
3 specimens
Reptilia - Oceanitidae
Oceanites zaloscarthmus Olson 1985
Reptilia - Procellariidae
Pachyptila sp. Illiger 1811
Pachyptila salax Olson 1985
Reptilia - Caprimulgiformes - Apodidae
Apodidae indet. Hartert 1897
ETE occurrence; species: Apodidae
Reptilia - Struthioniformes - Struthionidae
Struthio sp. Linnaeus 1758
originally entered as "Strutio sp."
Reptilia - Phasianidae
Phasianidae indet. Horsfield 1821
ETE occurrence; species: Phasianidae
Mammalia
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758
ETE occurrence; species: Cetacea
Mammalia - Chrysochloridae
Chrysochloris sp. Lacépède 1799
Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae
Elephantulus sp. Thomas and Schwann 1906
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Anancus sp. Aymard 1855
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Mammuthus subplanifrons
Mammalia - Rodentia
Rodentia indet. Bowdich 1821
ETE occurrence; species: Rodentia
Mammalia - Rodentia - Bathyergidae
Bathyergus sp. Illiger 1811
Mammalia - Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystricidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817
ETE occurrence; species: Hystricidae
Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae
Aethomys adamanticola
5 specimens
Aethomys modernis
4 specimens
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Pronolagus sp. Lyon 1904
originally entered as "Pronalagus sp."
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Felidae indet. Gray 1821
ETE occurrence; species: Felidae
Felis issiodorensis Croizet and Jobert 1828
recombined as Lynx issiodorensis
Homotherium sp. Fabrini 1890
Dinofelis diastemata Astre 1929
originally entered as "Dinofelis diastema"
Felis obscura Hendey 1974
recombined as Yoshi obscura
Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae
aff. Pseudocivetta sp. Petter 1963
ETE occurrence; species: Viverrinae aff. Pseudocivetta
Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Hyaenidae indet. Gray 1821
ETE occurrence; species: Hyaenidae
Hyaenidae indet. Gray 1821
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hyaenidae sp. E
Euryboas sp. Schaub 1941
    = Chasmaporthetes sp. Hay 1921
McKenna and Bell 1997
Ictitherium preforfex
Adcrocuta australis
Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae
Herpestinae indet. Bonaparte 1845
spelled with current rank as Herpestidae
ETE occurrence; species: Herpestinae
Herpestes sp. Illliger 1811
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Canidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817
ETE occurrence; species: aff. Canis
Vulpes sp. Frisch 1775
Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Agriotherium africanum Hendey 1972
36 specimens
Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae
Homiphoca capensis (Hendey and Repenning 1972)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mellivora benfeldi
3 specimens
Enhydriodon africanus Stromer 1931
2 specimens
originally entered as "Enhydrion africanus"
Plesiogulo monplessulanus
1 specimen
Mammalia - Suidae
Nyanzachoerus cf. jaegeri Coppens 1971
Mammalia - Tayassuidae
Pecarichoerus africanus Hendy 1976
Mammalia - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamidae indet. Gray 1821
ETE occurrence; species: Hippopotamidae
Mammalia - Bovidae
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816
13 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: .; Double entry removed abundance could be 7
Kobus subdolus Gentry 1980
5 specimens
Raphicerus paralius Gentry 1980
16 specimens
originally entered as "Parhicerus paralius"
cf. Damalacra sp. Gentry 1980
12 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: .; Double entry removed abundance could be 6
Damalacra acalla Gentry 1980
56 specimens
Damalacra neanica Gentry 1980
38 specimens
Damalacra cf. neanica Gentry 1980
1 specimen
Simatherium demissum Gentry 1980
5 specimens
recombined as Ugandax demissum
Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816
Ovibovini indet.
1 individual
ETE minimum number of individuals; species: Ovibovini
cf. Ovibovini indet.
1 individual
ETE minimum number of individuals; species: cf. Ovibovini
Mesembriportax acrae Gentry 1974
1 specimen
Mammalia - Giraffidae
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762
Sivatherium hendeyi Harris 1976
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium praecox
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion cf. baardi
Mammalia - Soricidae
Soricidae indet. Fischer 1814
ETE occurrence; species: Soricidae
Chondrichthyes - Squatinidae
Squatina sp. Dumeril 1806
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
Formation:Varswater Member:PPM
Local section:Anyskop Local bed:3aS
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: Dating by correlation of flora with/radiomet dated sites. bed aS: ETE age Pliocene; age after Hendey 1981
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 1152G. 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]