Also known as ETE Locality 887, Niveau fossilifere principal, Ishango - N.F.P.,
Where: Congo-Kinshasa (0.1° S, 29.6° E: paleocoordinates 0.1° S, 29.6° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• "The first stage, characterised by the Ishangian levels, is illustrative for a Late Pleistocene hunter-fisher-gatherer Community adapted to relatively dry and open savanna living conditions. For the moment it is impossible to give a more precise estimate of the age of the Ishango culture, but it is not inconceivable that the N.F.PR. assemblage relates to one of somewhat drier phases that occurred within the second half of the Late Pleistocene, i.e. from ca. 21000 to 17500 BP or from 14500 to 12500 BP."
•ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: "Max age = 21,000 +/- 500 (date in NFP at Is11). Min age = 6890 +/- 75 (charcoal from the Katwe ash)." radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min. Niveau fossilifere principal.
Environment/lithology: lacustrine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 487, 483, 482, 481, 478, 477, 81, ; ETE museum list:
Primary reference: J. Peters. 1990. Late Pleistocene hunter-gatherers at Ishango (eastern Zaire): the faunal evidence. Revue de Paléobiologie 9(1):73-112 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 22066: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 24.02.1999, edited by John Damuth and Richard Potts
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
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Coelatura acuminata Adams 1866 freshwater mussel ETE qualitative abundance; species: mak - name shift
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Pisidium cf. victoriae Mandahl-Barth 1954 pea clam ETE qualitative abundance; species: mak - name shift
Sphaerium hartmanni Jickeli 1874 fingernail clam ETE qualitative abundance; species: mak - name shift
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Gastropoda | |
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Curvella indet. Chaper 1885 slug ETE qualitative abundance; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
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Biomphalaria choanomphala, Gyraulus costulatus, Burnupia cf. edwardiana, Ceratophallus apertus, Ceratophallus faini, Ceratophallus kigeziensis
Burnupia cf. edwardiana Pilsbry and Bequaert 1927 snail ETE qualitative abundance; species: mak - name shift
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Osteichthyes | |
Protopterus aethiopicus Heckel 1851 marbled lungfish | |
Mammalia | |
Lagomorpha indet. Brandt 1885 placental ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Lepus or Poelagus
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Thryonomys swinderianus Temminck 1827 greater cane rat | |
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Cercopithecidae sp. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecus or Colobus
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"Aonyx sp." = Lutra, "Lutra maculicollis" = Hydrictis maculicollis
"Aonyx sp." = Lutra Brisson 1762 clawless otter
"Lutra maculicollis" = Hydrictis maculicollis Lichtenstein 1835 speckle-throated otter | |
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine | |
Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion | |
Bovidae indet., Bovidae "small indet.", Bovidae "medium indet.", Bovidae "large indet.", Bovidae "very large indet.", Tragelaphini indet., "Tragelaphus spekei" = Tragelaphus spekii, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Tragelaphus scriptus, Taurotragus sp., Pelorovis antiquus, Reduncini indet., Redunca redunca, Kobus ellipsiprymnus, Alcelaphini indet., Damaliscus lunatus, Ourebia ourebi, Hippotragus equinus
Bovidae "medium indet." Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae-md
Bovidae "very large indet." Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae-v. lg
"Tragelaphus spekei" = Tragelaphus spekii Sclater 1864 sitatunga
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu
Tragelaphus scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck
Taurotragus sp. Wagner 1855 eland
Pelorovis antiquus Duvernoy 1851 antelope
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini
Redunca redunca Hamilton Smith 1827 bohor reedbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus Ogilby 1833 waterbuck
Damaliscus lunatus Burchell 1823 common tsessebe
Ourebia ourebi Zimmerman 1783 oribi
Hippotragus equinus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1803 roan antelope | |
Phacochoerus aethiopicus Pallas 1766 desert warthog
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni Thomas 1904 giant forest hog
Potamochoerus porcus Linnaeus 1758 red river hog | |
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo | |
"Equus cf. burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli
"Equus cf. burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli Gray 1824 Burchell's zebra | |
Rhinocerotidae sp. Gray 1821 rhinoceros ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Diceros or Ceratotherium
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Orycteropus afer Pallas 1766 aardvark | |
Reptilia | |
Francolinus sp. Stephens 1819 francolin ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: F. squamata or nobilis
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Aves | |
Haliaeetus vocifer Daudin 1800 African fish-eagle | |
Numenius phaeopus Linnaeus 1758 whimbrel | |
"Phoeniconaias minor" = Phoenicoparrus minor
"Phoeniconaias minor" = Phoenicoparrus minor Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1798 Lesser flamingo | |
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Plectropterus gambensis Linnaeus 1766 spur-winged goose
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck | |
Corvus albicollis Latham 1790 white-necked raven | |
Pelecanus rufescens Gmelin 1789 pink-backed pelican | |
"Egretta alba" = Ardea alba
"Egretta alba" = Ardea alba Linnaeus 1758 great egret | |
Ciconiidae "indet. 1" Sundevall 1836 stork ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Leptoptillinae
Ciconiidae "indet. 2" Sundevall 1836 stork ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Ciconiidae
Mycteria ibis Linnaeus 1766 yellow-billed stork
Anastomus lamelligerus Temminck 1823 African openbill | |
Anhinga melanogaster Pennant 1769 oriental darter | |
"Phalacrocorax africanus" = Microcarbo africanus, Phalacrocorax carbo
"Phalacrocorax africanus" = Microcarbo africanus Gmelin 1789 long-tailed cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Linnaeus 1758 great cormorant | |
Cladistia | |
Polypterus cf. senegalus bichir ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - species name from unique name
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Actinopteri | |
Lates niloticus Linnaeus 1758 Nile perch | |
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Barbus sp. Cuvier and Cloquet 1816 carp-like fish ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: bynni
Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900 ripon barbel
Barbus bynni Forsskål 1775 binny | |
Synodontis sp. Cuvier 1816 upside down catfish ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: frontosus
Synodontis schall Bloch and Schneider 1801 wahrindi
Synodontis frontosus Vaillant 1895 Sudan squeaker | |
Clarias cf. gariepinus catfish ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: cf. gariepinus, mak - species name from unique name
cf. Heterobranchus sp. Hilaire 1827 airbreathing catfish |