Also known as ETE Locality 513, Die Kelders 1,
Where: South Africa (34.5° S, 19.4° E: paleocoordinates 34.6° S, 19.2° E)
When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: 0 radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: cave; claystone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate, anthropogenic
Collection methods: ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 415, 414, 409, 123, 104, ; ETE museum list:
Primary reference: D. M. Avery. 1982. Micromammals as palaeoenvironmental indicators and an interpretation of the late Quaternary in the southern Cape Province, South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 85(2):183-374 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis
PaleoDB collection 21695: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 21.08.1995, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Mammalia | |
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Loxodonta africana Blumenbach 1797 African bush elephant | |
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Procavia capensis Pallas 1766 Cape hyrax | |
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Equus capensis Broom 1909 horse
Equus quagga Boddaert 1785 plains zebra | |
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Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros | |
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Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo | |
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Cetacea indet. Brisson 1762 whale | |
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Delphinidae indet. Gray 1821 dolphin | |
Taurotragus oryx, Tragelaphus scriptus, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Bovini indet., Pelorovis antiquus, Syncerus caffer, Redunca fulvorufula, Redunca arundinum, "Antidorcas australis" = Antidorcas marsupialis australis, Pelea capreolus, Hippotragus leucophaeus, Oreotragus oreotragus, Raphicerus sp., Raphicerus campestris, Raphicerus melanotis, Damaliscus dorcas, Connochaetes gnou, Alcelaphus buselaphus, Ovis aries
Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 common eland
Tragelaphus scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu
Bovini indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Pelorovis antiquus Duvernoy 1851 antelope
Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo
Redunca fulvorufula Afzelius 1815 mountain reedbuck
Redunca arundinum Boddaert 1785 southern reedbuck
"Antidorcas australis" = Antidorcas marsupialis australis Hendey and Hendey 1968 springbok
Pelea capreolus Forster 1790 grey rhebok
Hippotragus leucophaeus Pallas 1766 bluebuck
Oreotragus oreotragus Zimmermann 1783 klipspringer
Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827 antelope
Raphicerus campestris Thunberg 1811 steenbok
Raphicerus melanotis Thunberg 1811 Cape grysbok
Damaliscus dorcas Pallas 1766 bontebok
Connochaetes gnou Zimmermann 1780 black wildebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest
Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758 domestic sheep | |
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Potamochoerus porcus Linnaeus 1758 red river hog | |
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Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion
Felis libyca Forster 1780 African wildcat | |
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Viverridae indet. Gray 1821 civet
Genetta sp. Cuvier 1816 civet | |
"Hyaena brunnea" = Parahyaena brunnea
"Hyaena brunnea" = Parahyaena brunnea Thunberg 1820 brown hyaena | |
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"Herpestes pulverulentus" = Galerella pulverulenta Wagner 1839 Cape grey mongoose
Herpestes ichneumon Linnaeus 1758 Egyptian mongoose
Atilax paludinosus Cuvier 1829 marsh mongoose | |
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Mirounga leonina Linnaeus 1758 southern elephant seal | |
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Arctocephalus pusillus Schreber 1778 brown fur seal | |
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Ictonyx striatus Perry 1810 zorilla
Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 honey badger | |
Vulpes chama, "Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas
Vulpes chama Smith 1833 Cape fox
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal | |
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Erinaceus frontalis hedgehog | |
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Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare | |
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Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 Cape porcupine | |
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Bathyergus suillus Schreber 1787 Cape dune mole rat | |
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Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human | |
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Papio ursinus Kerr 1792 baboon | |
| Reptilia | |
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Chersina angulata Schweigger 1812 South African bowsprit tortoise | |