Where: South Africa (34.4° S, 21.2° E: paleocoordinates 34.4° S, 21.2° E)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• 100 ka - 70 ka
Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: anthropogenic
Primary reference: C. S. Henshilwood, J. C. Sealy, R. Yates, K. Cruz-Uribe, P. Goldberg, F. E. Grine, R. G. Klein, C. Poggenpoel, K. Niekerk and I. Watts. 2001. Blombos Cave, Southern Cape, South Africa: Preliminary Report on the 1992–1999 Excavations of the Middle Stone Age Levels. Journal of Archaeological Science 28:421-448 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis
PaleoDB collection 115167: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 30.08.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Loxodonta africana Blumenbach 1797 African bush elephant | |
Procavia capensis Pallas 1766 Cape hyrax | |
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 Cape porcupine | |
Bathyergus suillus Schreber 1787 Cape dune mole rat | |
Lepus saxatilis hare
Lepus capensis Linnaeus 1758 cape hare | |
Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human | |
Papio urinus baboon | |
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros | |
Equus capensis Broom 1909 horse | |
Bovidae indet., Pelea capreolus, Redunca arundinum, Alcelaphus buselaphus, Connochaetes gnou, Antidorcas sp., Raphicerus sp., Raphicerus melanotis, Raphicerus campestris, Sylvicapra grimmia, Hippotragus leucophaeus, Ovis aries, Oreotragus oreotragus, Syncerus caffer, ? Bos taurus, Taurotragus oryx
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Pelea capreolus Forster 1790 grey rhebok
Redunca arundinum Boddaert 1785 southern reedbuck
Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest
Connochaetes gnou Zimmermann 1780 black wildebeest
Antidorcas sp. Sundevall 1847 springbok
Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827 antelope
Raphicerus melanotis Thunberg 1811 Cape grysbok
Raphicerus campestris Thunberg 1811 steenbok
Sylvicapra grimmia Linnaeus 1758 common duiker
Hippotragus leucophaeus Pallas 1766 bluebuck
Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758 domestic sheep
Oreotragus oreotragus Zimmermann 1783 klipspringer
Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo
? Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758 cow
Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 common eland | |
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo | |
Delphinidae indet. Gray 1821 dolphin | |
Canis sp., "Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal | |
Ictonyx striatus Perry 1810 zorilla
Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 honey badger
"Aonyx capensis" = Lutra capensis Schinz 1821 African clawless otter | |
Arctocephalus pusillus Schreber 1778 brown fur seal | |
"Herpestes pulverulentus" = Galerella pulverulenta
"Herpestes pulverulentus" = Galerella pulverulenta Wagner 1839 Cape grey mongoose | |
Genetta sp. Cuvier 1816 civet | |
Hyaenidae indet. Gray 1821 hyaena | |
Felis libyca Forster 1780 African wildcat | |
Erinaceus frontalis hedgehog |