Makapansgat - MRCIS breccia (Pliocene of South Africa)

Also known as ETE Locality 1165, MRCIS, ASLIS, Archway South Lintel In Situ, Rodent Corner, Makapansgat - MRCIS breccia,

Where: South Africa (24.2° S, 29.0° E: paleocoordinates 24.4° S, 28.6° E)

When: Makapansgat Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

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

Environment/lithology: cave

• ETE sed env 1: trap, ETE sed env 2: cave ETE event: ., ETE env comment: .
• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: foss pink breccia

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

Primary reference: R. J. Rayner, B. P. Moon, and J. C. Masters. 1993. The Makapansgat australopithecine environment. Journal of Human Evolution 24:219-231 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 22341: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 23.08.1999

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Proodontomys cookei, Taterillus sp., Stenodontomys darti, Myoorex cf. varius
Mammalia
 Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae
Rhinolophus cf. darlingi, Rhinolophus cf. clivosus
Rhinolophus cf. clivosus Cretzschmar 1828 Geoffroy's horseshoe bat
 Chiroptera - Megadermatidae
Megadermatidae indet.
Megadermatidae indet. Allen 1864 false vampire
ETE minimum number of individuals; species: Megadermatidae
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Eptesicus cf. hottentotus, Eptesicus cf. bottae, Miniopterus sp.
Miniopterus sp. Bonaparte 1837 bend-winged bat
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Pronolagus sp.
Pronolagus sp. Lyon 1904 rabbit
 Rodentia - Muridae
Rhabdomys sp., Aethomys cf. namaquensis, Aethomys cf. chrysophilus, Mus sp., Dasymys sp., Praomys sp., Steatomys sp., Otomys cf. gracilis, Otomys cf. sloggetti, Acomys sp.
Rhabdomys sp. Thomas 1916 striped mouse
Mus sp. Linnaeus 1758 house mouse
Dasymys sp. Peters 1875 mouse
Praomys sp. Thomas 1915 African soft-furred rat
Steatomys sp. Peters 1846 fat mouse
Acomys sp. Geoffroy 1838 (African) spiny mice
 Rodentia - Nesomyidae
Mystromys cf. hausleitneri, Mystromys sp., Dendromus sp., Malacothrix sp.
Mystromys sp. Wagner 1841 mouse
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: nov. dwarf
Dendromus sp. Smith 1829 African climbing mice
Malacothrix sp. Wagner 1843 mouse
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Graphiurus cf. monardi
 Rodentia - Bathyergidae
Cryptomys cf. hottentotus
Cryptomys cf. hottentotus Lesson 1826 common mole rat
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Diplomesodon fossorius, Suncus cf. varilla
Diplomesodon fossorius white-toothed shrew
Suncus cf. varilla Thomas 1895 Lesser dwarf shrew
 Theriamorpha - Chrysochloridae
"Calcochloris hamiltoni" = Amblysomus
"Calcochloris hamiltoni" = Amblysomus African golden mole
 Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae
Elephantulus antiquus, Elephantulus cf. brachyrhynchus
Elephantulus antiquus elephant shrew
Elephantulus cf. brachyrhynchus Smith 1834 Short-snouted elephant shrew