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 | |
Bathyergus suillus Schreber 1787 Cape dune mole rat | |
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 Cape porcupine | |
Lepus saxatilis hare
Lepus capensis Linnaeus 1758 cape hare | |
Papio urinus baboon | |
Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human | |
Erinaceus frontalis hedgehog | |
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros | |
Equus capensis Broom 1909 horse | |
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo | |
Delphinidae indet. Gray 1821 dolphin | |
Bovidae indet., Ovis aries, Raphicerus sp., Raphicerus campestris, Raphicerus melanotis, Oreotragus oreotragus, Antidorcas sp., Hippotragus leucophaeus, Connochaetes gnou, Alcelaphus buselaphus, Pelea capreolus, Sylvicapra grimmia, Redunca arundinum, Taurotragus oryx, Syncerus caffer, ? Bos taurus
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758 domestic sheep
Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827 antelope
Raphicerus campestris Thunberg 1811 steenbok
Raphicerus melanotis Thunberg 1811 Cape grysbok
Oreotragus oreotragus Zimmermann 1783 klipspringer
Antidorcas sp. Sundevall 1847 springbok
Hippotragus leucophaeus Pallas 1766 bluebuck
Connochaetes gnou Zimmermann 1780 black wildebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest
Pelea capreolus Forster 1790 grey rhebok
Sylvicapra grimmia Linnaeus 1758 common duiker
Redunca arundinum Boddaert 1785 southern reedbuck
Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 common eland
Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo
? Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758 cow | |
Felis libyca Forster 1780 African wildcat | |
Hyaenidae indet. Gray 1821 hyaena | |
"Herpestes pulverulentus" = Galerella pulverulenta
"Herpestes pulverulentus" = Galerella pulverulenta Wagner 1839 Cape grey mongoose | |
Genetta sp. Cuvier 1816 civet | |
Ictonyx striatus Perry 1810 zorilla
Aonyx capensis Schinz 1821 African clawless otter
Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 honey badger | |
Arctocephalus pusillus Schreber 1778 brown fur seal | |
Canis sp., "Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal | |
Procavia capensis Pallas 1766 Cape hyrax | |
Loxodonta africana Blumenbach 1797 African bush elephant |