Nelson Bay Cave, Holocene (Holocene of South Africa)

Where: South Africa (34.1° S, 23.4° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: R. C. Klein. 1972. The late quaternary mammalian fauna of Nelson Bay Cave (Cape Province, South Africa): Its implications for megafaunal extinctions and environmental and cultural change. Quaternary Research 2(2):135-142 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 96973: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.07.2010

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Malivora capensis, Ourabia ourebi
Mammalia
 Hyracoidea - Procaviidae
Procavia capensis
Procavia capensis Pallas 1766 Cape hyrax
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
"Aonyx capensis" = Lutra capensis
"Aonyx capensis" = Lutra capensis Schinz 1821 African clawless otter
 Carnivora - Otariidae
Arctocephalus pusillus, Arctocephalus gazella
Arctocephalus pusillus Schreber 1778 brown fur seal
Arctocephalus gazella Peters 1875 fur seal
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Mirounga leonina
Mirounga leonina Linnaeus 1758 southern elephant seal
 Carnivora - Canidae
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal
 Carnivora - Felidae
Panthera pardus, Felis cf. carocal, Felis libyca
Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard
Felis libyca Forster 1780 African wildcat
 Carnivora - Herpestidae
Herpestes ichneumon, Atilax paludinosus, "Herpestes pulverulentus" = Galerella pulverulenta
Herpestes ichneumon Linnaeus 1758 Egyptian mongoose
Atilax paludinosus Cuvier 1829 marsh mongoose
"Herpestes pulverulentus" = Galerella pulverulenta Wagner 1839 Cape grey mongoose
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Delphinidae indet.
Delphinidae indet. Gray 1821 dolphin
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Potamochoerus porcus
Potamochoerus porcus Linnaeus 1758 red river hog
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Tragelaphus scriptus, Hippotragus sp., Raphicerus sp., Cephalophus monticola, Sylvicapra grimmia, Pelea capreolus, Redunca orundinum, Redunca fulvorufula
Tragelaphus scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck
Hippotragus sp. Sundevall 1845 antelope
Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827 antelope
Cephalophus monticola Thunberg 1789 blue duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia Linnaeus 1758 common duiker
Pelea capreolus Forster 1790 grey rhebok
Redunca fulvorufula Afzelius 1815 mountain reedbuck
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Papio ursinus
Papio ursinus Kerr 1792 baboon
 Primates - Hominidae
Homo sapiens
Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 Cape porcupine