PBDB Collection

Thomas Quarry 1 level G (Pleistocene of Morocco)

Also known as Th1-G, Hominid Level, H. erectus cave

Where: Morocco (33.6° N, 7.6° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 33.4° N, 7.4° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

• hard pink filling overlain by stalagmitic layers

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

• Collections made in 1993-1995 yielded one Homo erectus tooth. The earlier 'Thomas Quarry 1' mandible also came from this level.

Primary reference: D. Geraads. 2002. Plio-Pleistocene mammalian biostratigraphy of Atlantic Morocco. Quaternaire 13(1):43-53 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 34287: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 26.08.2003, edited by Bethany Allen

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	Elephantidae indet. Elephantidae indet. Gray 1821 elephant
Chiroptera -	Chiroptera indet. Chiroptera indet. Blumenbach 1779 bat
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Ellobius sp. Ellobius sp. Fischer 1814 mole-vole
Rodentia - Muridae	Meriones maghrebianus, Gerbillus grandis, Praomys sp., Mus sp., Paraethomys tighennifae Meriones maghrebianus jird Gerbillus grandis gerbil Praomys sp. Thomas 1915 African soft-furred rat Mus sp. Linnaeus 1758 house mouse Paraethomys tighennifae mouse
Rodentia - Gliridae	Eliomys sp. Eliomys sp. Wagner 1840 dormouse
Rodentia - Hystricidae	Hystrix cf. cristata Hystrix cf. cristata Linnaeus 1758 crested porcupine
Primates - Hominidae	Homo erectus Homo erectus Dubois 1892 human
Primates - Cercopithecidae	Theropithecus cf. oswaldi Theropithecus cf. oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada
Carnivora - Canidae	Lupulella mohibi, "Canis aff. adustus" = Schaeffia adusta, Lycaon cf. magnus, Vulpes vulpes Lupulella mohibi Geraads 2011 canid "Canis aff. adustus" = Schaeffia adusta Sundevall 1847 side-striped jackal Lycaon cf. magnus Ewer and Singer 1956 canid Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox
Carnivora - Felidae	Panthera leo Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Crocuta crocuta, Hyaena hyaena Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus 1758 striped hyaena
Carnivora - Ursidae	Ursus bibersoni Ursus bibersoni bear
Carnivora - Phocidae	Monachus aff. monachus Monachus aff. monachus Hermann 1779 Mediterranean monk seal
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Mellivora sp., "Lutra cf. maculicollis" = Hydrictis maculicollis Mellivora sp. Storr 1780 ratel "Lutra cf. maculicollis" = Hydrictis maculicollis Lichtenstein 1835 speckle-throated otter
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Oryx sp., Gazella cf. atlantica, Alcelaphini indet., Connochaetes taurinus, Bovini indet. Oryx sp. de Blainville 1816 oryx Gazella cf. atlantica Bourguignat 1870 gazelle Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope Connochaetes taurinus Burchell 1823 blue wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus prognu Bovini indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae	Hippopotamus cf. sirensis Hippopotamus cf. sirensis Pomel 1896 hippo
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Phacochoerus cf. africanus Phacochoerus cf. africanus Gmelin 1788 common warthog
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Ceratotherium simum Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus cf. mauritanicus Equus cf. mauritanicus horse