Langebaanweg E Quarry (Miocene to of South Africa)
Where: Cape, South Africa (33.0° S, 18.1° E: paleocoordinates 33.1° S, 17.6° E)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Varswater Formation, Messinian to Messinian (7.2 - 2.6 Ma)
• Langebaanian (latest Miocene-early Pliocene) between 3.5 and 7 Ma
Environment/lithology: fluvial; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: Q. B. Hendey. 1973. Fossil occurences at Langebaanweg, Cape Province. Nature 244:13-14 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis
PaleoDB collection 59167: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 17.03.2006, edited by Graham Slater
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Equus cf. helmei1, Equus sp.1, Hipparion sp.2, Hipparion namaquense2, "Hipparion albertense" = Eurygnathohippus albertense1
"Hipparion albertense" = Eurygnathohippus albertense1 Hopwood 1926 hipparionine horse subspecies baardi
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Cetacea indet. Brisson 1762 whale | |
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Gazella sp.1, Mesembriportax acrae2, ? Tragocerus sp.1, Tragelaphus strepsiceros1, "Tragelaphus aff. angasi" = Tragelaphus angasii2, Bovini indet.2, Reduncini indet.2, Kobus sp.1, Hippotragus sp.1, cf. Madoqua sp.1, Raphicerus sp.2, Alcelaphini indet.2, ? Parmularius angusticornis1, ? Ovibovini indet.2
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Felis sp.2, "Felis aff. caracal" = Caracal caracal1, "Felis aff. issiodorensis" = Lynx issiodorensis2, Lokotunjailurus chinsamyae3, Homotherium sp.2, Dinofelis sp.1, Dinofelis werdelini3, "Felis obscura" = Yoshi obscura2, "Yoshi obscura n. sp." = Yoshi obscura3
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Hyaenidae indet.2, Hyaenictis preforfex2, "Hyaena abronia" = Ikelohyaena abronia2, Euryboas sp.2, Hyaena cf. namaquensis1
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"Prionodelphis capensis" = Homiphoca capensis2
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Mustelidae indet.1, Mellivora aff. punjabiensis2, Mellivora capensis1, aff. Plesiogulo sp.2, ? Lutrinae indet.2, Enhydriodon africanus2, Aonyx sp.1
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Muridae indet.1, Rhabdomys sp.2, "Otomyinae indet." = Otomyini2, Mus sp.2, Steatomys sp.2, Aethomys sp.2
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"Chelonia indet." = Testudines1
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Gnathostomata | |
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Gazella vanhoepeni | |
"Gazella aff. vanhoepeni" = Phenacotragus vanhoepeni2
"Gazella aff. vanhoepeni" = Phenacotragus vanhoepeni2 Wells and Cooke 1956 |