Also known as ETE Locality 1313, Doukkala II
Where: Morocco (34.4° N, 6.1° W)
When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
• "Belongs to Mid Pleistocene (Amirian) or Upper Pleistocene (Teniftian) to Soltanian (20,000 BP)"
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ)
Primary reference: P. Michel and L. Wengler. 1993. Le site paleontologique et archeologique de DoukkalaII:premier jalon en Afrique du Nord dun comportement humain assimilable a un charongnage controle et actif. C.R.Acad.Sci.Paris 317,serieII 557-562 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 22489: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 10.04.2000, edited by John Damuth, Richard Potts and Bethany Allen
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Testudo graeca Linnaeus 1758 common tortoise | |
Mauremys leprosa Schweigger 1812 Mediterranean pond turtle | |
Mammalia | |
Loxodonta atlantica Pomel 1879 African elephant | |
Lepus capensis Linnaeus 1758 cape hare
Oryctolagus cuniculus Linnaeus 1758 European rabbit | |
Mus spretus house mouse
Mus musculus Linnaeus 1758 house mouse
Paraethomys ras mouse
Meriones shawi jird | |
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine
Hystrix cristata Linnaeus 1758 crested porcupine | |
"Dicerorhinus hemitoechus" = Stephanorhinus hemitoechus
"Dicerorhinus hemitoechus" = Stephanorhinus hemitoechus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros | |
Giraffidae indet. Gray 1821 giraffe | |
Redunca sp., Capra sp., Alcelaphus buselaphus, Connochaetes taurinus, Oryx sp., Hippotragus sp., Gazella "sp. A", Gazella "sp. B", Gazella cuvieri, Gazella dracula, Gazella dorcas, Gazella atlantica, Bos primigenius, Pelorovis antiquus, Taurotragus oryx
Redunca sp. Smith 1827 reedbuck
Capra sp. Linnaeus 1758 goat
Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest
Connochaetes taurinus Burchell 1823 blue wildebeest
Oryx sp. de Blainville 1816 oryx
Hippotragus sp. Sundevall 1845 antelope
Gazella "sp. A" Blaineville 1816 gazelle
Gazella "sp. B" Blaineville 1816 gazelle
Gazella cuvieri Ogilby 1841 Cuvier's gazelle
Gazella dracula Geraads 1981 gazelle
Gazella dorcas Linnaeus 1758 Dorcas gazelle
Gazella atlantica Bourguignat 1870 gazelle
Bos primigenius Bojanus 1827 ox
Pelorovis antiquus Duvernoy 1851 antelope
Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 common eland | |
Sus scrofa Linnaeus 1758 wild boar | |
Vulpes atlantica fox
Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox
Lycaon pictus Temminck 1820 African wild dog
Canis aureus Linnaeus 1758 golden jackal | |
Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena | |
Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion | |
Amphibia | |
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Bufo maritanicus toad
Bufo spinosus toad | |
"Rana ridibunda" = Pelophylax ridibunda
"Rana ridibunda" = Pelophylax ridibunda Pallas 1771 frog |