PBDB Collection

Makapansgat - general (Pliocene of South Africa)

Also known as ETE Locality 1164, Makapansgat - general,

Where: South Africa (24.2° S, 29.0° E: paleocoordinates 24.3° S, 28.6° E)

When: Makapansgat Formation, Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: "Fauna/paleomag data sugg age=~3.0 Ma,w/range=3.32-2.6 Ma"

Environment/lithology: cave; breccia

• ETE sed env 1: trap, ETE sed env 2: cave ETE event: ., ETE env comment: depos in quiet pools

• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: breccia of slty/cly/sndy loam

Collection methods: ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 933, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: P. M. Butler and M. Greenwood. 1976. Elephant Shrews (Macroscelididae) from Olduvai and Makapansgat. Fossil Vertebrates of Africa 4:1-50 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 22340: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 23.08.1999, edited by John Damuth

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Chrysotricha hamiltoni, Peloroceras helmei, Griquatherium cingulatum Chrysotricha hamiltoni Peloroceras helmei Griquatherium cingulatum
Mammalia
Primates - Hominidae	Australopithecus africanus Australopithecus africanus Dart 1925 australopithecine originally entered as "Austrlopithecus africanus"
Primates - Cercopithecidae	"Simopithecus darti" = Theropithecus, Parapapio spp., Parapapio jonesi, Parapapio whitei, Parapapio broomi, Cercopithecoides broomi "Simopithecus darti" = Theropithecus gelada ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: darti Parapapio spp. Jones 1937 monkey Parapapio jonesi Broom 1940 monkey Parapapio whitei Broom 1940 monkey Parapapio broomi Jones 1937 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: or whitei Cercopithecoides broomi monkey
Carnivora - Canidae	Vulpes sp., "cf. Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas, "Canis cf. adustus" = Schaeffia adusta Vulpes sp. Frisch 1775 fox "cf. Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal ETE occurrence; species: pappos "Canis cf. adustus" = Schaeffia adusta Sundevall 1847 side-striped jackal
Carnivora - Felidae	Therailurus barlowi, Megantereon gracile, Machairodus darti, "Felis caracal" = Caracal caracal, "aff. Caracal caracal" = Caracal caracal, "Felis serval" = Caracal serval, Acinonyx jubatus, cf. Leptailurus spelaeus, aff. Felis cafra, Felis libyca, "Felis aff. issiodorensis" = Lynx issiodorensis Therailurus barlowi cat Megantereon gracile cat Machairodus darti cat "Felis caracal" = Caracal caracal Schreber 1776 caracal "aff. Caracal caracal" = Caracal caracal Schreber 1776 caracal ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: aff. Caracal caracal "Felis serval" = Caracal serval Schreber 1776 serval Acinonyx jubatus Schreber 1775 cheetah cf. Leptailurus spelaeus cat aff. Felis cafra cat ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: aff. Felis cafra Felis libyca Forster 1780 African wildcat "Felis aff. issiodorensis" = Lynx issiodorensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 lynx ETE occurrence; species: mak - species name from unique name
Carnivora - Herpestidae	Cynictis penicillata Cynictis penicillata Cuvier 1829 yellow mongoose ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: brachyodon
Perissodactyla - Equidae	"cf. Stylohipparion steytleri" = Hipparion, Equus helmei "cf. Stylohipparion steytleri" = Hipparion hipparionine horse Equus helmei horse
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Rhinocerotidae indet., Diceros bicornis, Ceratotherium simum Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Ceratotherium simum or D. bicornis Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae	Hippopotamus amphibius Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
Artiodactyla - Giraffidae	Giraffa camelopardalis Giraffa camelopardalis Linnaeus 1758 giraffe originally entered as "Giraffa cameleopardalis"
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Aepyceros cf. melampus, Oreotragus major, Cephalophus caerulus, Cephalophus pricei, cf. Alcelaphus robustus, Damaliscus aff. albifrons, "cf. Gorgon taurinus" = Connochaetes taurinus, Redunca arudinum, Redunca darti, Redunca fulvorufula, cf. Oryx gazella, Makapania broomi, cf. Syncerus caffer, Taurotragus cf. oryx, "Tragelaphus angasi" = Tragelaphus angasii, "Strepsiceros strepsiceros" = Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Gazella gracilior Aepyceros cf. melampus Lichtenstein 1812 impala Oreotragus major klipspringer Cephalophus caerulus duiker Cephalophus pricei duiker cf. Alcelaphus robustus hartebeest Damaliscus aff. albifrons antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - species name from unique name "cf. Gorgon taurinus" = Connochaetes taurinus Burchell 1823 blue wildebeest Redunca arudinum reedbuck Redunca darti Wells and Cooke 1956 reedbuck Redunca fulvorufula Afzelius 1815 mountain reedbuck originally entered as "Redunca fulvoufula" cf. Oryx gazella Linnaeus 1758 gemsbok Makapania broomi Wells and Cooke 1956 antelope cf. Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo Taurotragus cf. oryx Pallas 1766 common eland "Tragelaphus angasi" = Tragelaphus angasii Gray 1849 nyala "Strepsiceros strepsiceros" = Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu Gazella gracilior gazelle originally entered as "Gazella grcilior"
Artiodactyla - Suidae	"Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus, "cf. Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus, "Potamochoeroides shawi" = Metridiochoerus shawi "Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus Hopwood 1926 giant forest hog "cf. Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus Hopwood 1926 giant forest hog "Potamochoeroides shawi" = Metridiochoerus shawi Dale 1948 pig
Theriamorpha - Sivatheridae	Libytherium cf. olduvaiense Libytherium cf. olduvaiense placental
Theriamorpha - Antilopidae	Strepsiceros cf. angasi Strepsiceros cf. angasi placental
Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae	Elephantulus antiquus, Elephantulus langi Elephantulus antiquus elephant shrew Elephantulus langi elephant shrew
Gazella vanhoepeni
-	"Gazella vanhoepeni" = Phenacotragus vanhoepeni "Gazella vanhoepeni" = Phenacotragus vanhoepeni Wells and Cooke 1956