Where: Western Cape, South Africa (33.0° S, 18.1° E: paleocoordinates 33.1° S, 17.7° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Early/Lower Pliocene (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: R. J. Asher and D. M. Avery. 2010. New Golden Moles (Afrotheria, Chrysochloridae) from the Early Pliocene of South Africa. Palaeontologia Electronica (13.1.3A)1-12 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 192080: authorized by Patricia Holroyd, entered by Patricia Holroyd on 07.03.2018, edited by Bethany Allen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
| Mammalia | |
Enhydriodon hendeyi n. sp.
Enhydriodon hendeyi n. sp. Morales et al. 2005 otter PQ-L 50000 (holotype), left mandible with p/4-m/2
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Chrysochloridae "large form", Chrysochloridae "small form", Chrysochloris bronneri n. sp., Chrysochloris arenosa n. sp.
Chrysochloridae "large form" Gray 1825 golden mole
Chrysochloridae "small form" Gray 1825 golden mole
Chrysochloris bronneri n. sp. Asher and Avery 2010 Cape golden mole
Chrysochloris arenosa n. sp. Asher and Avery 2010 Cape golden mole | |