Kromdraai A (Pliocene to of South Africa)
Also known as ETE Locality 1158, Kromdraai A, KA,
Where: South Africa (26.0° S, 27.8° E: paleocoordinates 26.1° S, 27.6° E)
When: Kromdraai Formation, Late/Upper Pliocene to Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 0.0 Ma)
• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: Fauna and paleomag data suggest age within Matuyama reversed epoch (0.73-2.48 Ma)
Environment/lithology: cave; breccia
• ETE sed env 1: trap, ETE sed env 2: cave ETE event: ., ETE env comment: 0
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: breccia
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 965, 944, ; ETE museum list: TM
Primary reference: E. S. Vrba. 1975. Some evidence of chronology and paleoecology of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, and Kromdraai from the fossil Bovidae. Nature 254:301-304 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 22334: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 13.08.1999, edited by John Damuth
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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cf. Columba sp. Linnaeus 1758 dove | |
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cf. Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758 turtle | |
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Macroscelides proboscideus Shaw 1800 Short-eared elephant shrew ETE minimum number of individuals; species: vagans
Elephantulus antiquus elephant shrew | |
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Chlorotalpa sp. Roberts 1924 golden mole | |
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Procavia transvaalensis Shaw 1937 Cape hyrax
Procavia antiqua Broom 1934 Cape hyrax | |
"Canis terblanchei n. sp." = Thos terblanchei
"Canis terblanchei n. sp." = Thos terblanchei Broom 1948 carnivoran KA1290 (holotype), skull and mandible
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Vulpes pulcher fox
Lycaon sp. Brookes 1827 canid
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal | |
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Crossarchus transvaalensis dwarf mongoose
Herpestes mesotes mongoose | |
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Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena
Hyaena bellax hyaena | |
Megantereon eurynodon, Dinofelis piveteaui, Homotherium sp., Panthera leo, Felis sp., Felis crassidens
Megantereon eurynodon Ewer 1955 cat
Dinofelis piveteaui Ewer 1955 cat
Homotherium sp. Fabrini 1890 cat
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion
Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat
Felis crassidens cat | |
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Equus capensis Broom 1909 horse
"Equus burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli Gray 1824 Burchell's zebra | |
"Tapinochoerus meadowsi" = Metridiochoerus
"Tapinochoerus meadowsi" = Metridiochoerus pig ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: or Metridiochoerus
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"Antidorcas bondi" = Gazella bondi, Raphicerus sp., Pelea cf. capensis, Hippotragini indet., Hippotragus cf. equinus, Alcelaphini indet., Damaliscus sp., cf. Connochaetes sp., Parmularius parvus, cf. Megalotragus sp., Redunca cf. arundinum, Antilopini "indet. size I", Antilopini "indet. size II", Antilopini "indet. size III", Antilopini "indet. size IV", Tragelaphus cf. strepsiceros, Tragelaphus cf. scriptus, Taurotragus cf. oryx, Syncerus sp.
"Antidorcas bondi" = Gazella bondi Cooke and Wells 1951 gazelle
Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827 antelope
Pelea cf. capensis antelope
Hippotragini indet. Sundevall 1845 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hippotragini
Hippotragus cf. equinus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1803 roan antelope
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-med
Damaliscus sp. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: 161 or Parmularius
cf. Connochaetes sp. Lichtenstein 1812 wildebeest
Parmularius parvus Vrba 1978 antelope
cf. Megalotragus sp. van Hoepen 1932 antelope
Antilopini "indet. size I" Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antelopini size I
Antilopini "indet. size II" Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antelopini size II
Antilopini "indet. size III" Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antelopini size III
Antilopini "indet. size IV" Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antelopini size IV
Tragelaphus cf. strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu
Tragelaphus cf. scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck
Taurotragus cf. oryx Pallas 1766 common eland
Syncerus sp. Hodgson 1847 African buffalo | |
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Leporidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 rabbit ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Leporidae
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Hystrix cf. makapanensis porcupine
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 Cape porcupine | |
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Cryptomys robertsi mole rat
Cryptomys cf. natalensis mole rat | |
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Malacothrix sp. Wagner 1843 mouse
Dendromus sp. Smith 1829 African climbing mice
Mystromys hausleitneri mouse
Mystromys cookei mouse | |
Rhabdomys sp., Zelotomys sp., Tatera cf. leucogaster, Praomys sp., Aethomys cf. namaquensis, Dasymys sp., Mus sp., Otomys gracilis, Steatomys sp.
Rhabdomys sp. Thomas 1916 striped mouse
Zelotomys sp. Osgood 1910 mouse
Tatera cf. leucogaster large naked-soled gerbil
Praomys sp. Thomas 1915 African soft-furred rat
Aethomys cf. namaquensis rock rat
Dasymys sp. Peters 1875 mouse
Mus sp. Linnaeus 1758 house mouse
Otomys gracilis mouse
Steatomys sp. Peters 1846 fat mouse | |
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Graphiurus sp. Smuts 1832 dormouse | |
Cercopithecidae indet., Papio robinsoni, Gorgopithecus major, "Papio angusticeps" = Parapapio angusticeps, Parapapio jonesi
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae
Papio robinsoni Freedman 1957 baboon
Gorgopithecus major Broom 1940 monkey
"Papio angusticeps" = Parapapio angusticeps Broom 1940 monkey
Parapapio jonesi Broom 1940 monkey | |
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cf. Achatina indet. Lamarck 1799 slug ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
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"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki
"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki Schwartz 1932 | |