PBDB Collection

Doukkala II (Pleistocene of Morocco)

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

• Karstic depression of thin rubefied depth distribution in 3 stratigraphic levels

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

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
Testudines - Testudinidae	Testudo graeca Testudo graeca Linnaeus 1758 common tortoise
Testudines - Geoemydidae	Mauremys leprosa Mauremys leprosa Schweigger 1812 Mediterranean pond turtle
Mammalia
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	Loxodonta atlantica Loxodonta atlantica Pomel 1879 African elephant
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Lepus capensis, Oryctolagus cuniculus Lepus capensis Linnaeus 1758 cape hare Oryctolagus cuniculus Linnaeus 1758 European rabbit
Rodentia - Muridae	Mus spretus, Mus musculus, Paraethomys ras, Meriones shawi Mus spretus house mouse Mus musculus Linnaeus 1758 house mouse Paraethomys ras mouse Meriones shawi jird
Rodentia - Hystricidae	Hystrix sp., Hystrix cristata Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine Hystrix cristata Linnaeus 1758 crested porcupine
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	"Dicerorhinus hemitoechus" = Stephanorhinus hemitoechus "Dicerorhinus hemitoechus" = Stephanorhinus hemitoechus Falconer 1868 rhinoceros
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus sp., Equus mauritanicus, Equus asinus Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse Equus mauritanicus horse Equus asinus Linnaeus 1758 donkey
Artiodactyla - Giraffidae	Giraffidae indet. Giraffidae indet. Gray 1821 giraffe
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	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
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Sus scrofa Sus scrofa Linnaeus 1758 wild boar
Carnivora - Canidae	Vulpes atlantica, Vulpes vulpes, Lycaon pictus, Canis aureus Vulpes atlantica fox Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox Lycaon pictus Temminck 1820 African wild dog Canis aureus Linnaeus 1758 golden jackal
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Crocuta crocuta Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena
Carnivora - Felidae	Panthera pardus, Panthera leo Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion
Amphibia
Salientia - Discoglossidae	Discoglossus cf. pictus Discoglossus cf. pictus Otth 1837 Painted frog ETE occurrence; species: cf. pictus scovazzi
Salientia - Bufonidae	Bufo maritanicus, Bufo spinosus Bufo maritanicus toad Bufo spinosus toad
Salientia - Ranidae	"Rana ridibunda" = Pelophylax ridibunda "Rana ridibunda" = Pelophylax ridibunda Pallas 1771 frog