Khartoum Hospital (Holocene of Sudan)

Where: Sudan (15.6° N, 32.5° E: paleocoordinates 15.6° N, 32.5° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Collected in 1944-1945

Primary reference: J. Peters. 1986. A revision of the faunal remains from two central Sudanese sites: Khartoum Hospital and Esh Shaheinab. Archaeozoologia, Mélanges 11-33 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 208786: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 11.04.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Trochonanina sp., Labeo sp., Tilapia sp.
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Planorbidae
Bulinus truncatus
Bulinus truncatus Audouin 1827 snail
 Stylommatophora - Subulinidae
Zootecus insularis
 Stylommatophora - Achatinidae
Limicolaria cailliaudi
 Stylommatophora - Pupillidae
Pupoides senaariensis
 Cerithioidea - Paludomidae
Cleopatra bulimoides
Cleopatra bulimoides Olivier 1804 snail
 Architaenioglossa - Viviparidae
Bellamya unicolor
Bellamya unicolor Olivier 1804 snail
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullariidae
Lanistes carinatus, Pila wernei
Lanistes carinatus apple snail
Pila wernei apple snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Bithyniidae
Gabbiella senaariensis
Gabbiella senaariensis Küster 1852 snail
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Corbiculidae
Corbicula consobrina
Corbicula consobrina Adams and Adams 1857 clam
 Unionida - Mutelidae
Mutela niotica
 Unionida - Etheriidae
Etheria elliptica
Etheria elliptica Lamarck 1807 clam
 Unionida - Iridinidae
Spathopsis wahlbergi, Spathopsis rubens
Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Hippotragus equinus, Sylvicapra grimmia, Redunca redunca, Kobus kob, Kobus ellipsiprymnus, Ourebia ourebi, "Alcelaphinae indet." = Alcelaphini, Syncerus caffer, Tragelaphus scriptus, "Tragelaphus spekei" = Tragelaphus spekii
Hippotragus equinus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1803 roan antelope
Sylvicapra grimmia Linnaeus 1758 common duiker
Redunca redunca Hamilton Smith 1827 bohor reedbuck
Kobus kob Erxleben 1777 kob
Kobus ellipsiprymnus Ogilby 1833 waterbuck
Ourebia ourebi Zimmerman 1783 oribi
"Alcelaphinae indet." = Alcelaphini Brookes 1876 antelope
Damaliscus lunatus/Alcelaphus buselaphus
Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo
Tragelaphus scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck
"Tragelaphus spekei" = Tragelaphus spekii Sclater 1864 sitatunga
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa camelopardalis
Giraffa camelopardalis Linnaeus 1758 giraffe
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Phacochoerus aethiopicus
Phacochoerus aethiopicus Pallas 1766 desert warthog
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet.
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp.
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
Equus burchelli/E. africanus
 Carnivora - Herpestidae
"Herpestinae indet." = Herpestidae, Mungos mungo
"Herpestinae indet." = Herpestidae Bonaparte 1845 mongoose
Mungos mungo Gmelin 1788 banded mongoose
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Hyaena hyaena
Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus 1758 striped hyaena
 Carnivora - Felidae
Panthera leo, Panthera pardus, Felis sp., Felis silvestris
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion
Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard
Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat
Felis caracal/F. serval
Felis silvestris Schreber 1777 wildcat
 Carnivora - Canidae
Hydrocyon forskalli, Canis cf. aureus
Canis cf. aureus Linnaeus 1758 golden jackal
 Rodentia - Thryonomyidae
Thryonomys swinderianus
Thryonomys swinderianus Temminck 1827 greater cane rat
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix cristata
Hystrix cristata Linnaeus 1758 crested porcupine
 Rodentia - Muridae
Praomys ? natalensis, Arvicanthis niloticus
Praomys ? natalensis African soft-furred rat
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Loxodonta africana
Loxodonta africana Blumenbach 1797 African bush elephant
Reptilia
 Squamata - Varanidae
Varanus sp.
Varanus sp. Merrem 1820 monitor lizard
 Squamata - Boidae
Python sp.
Python sp. Daudin 1803 boa
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx sp.
Trionyx sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo spp.
Testudo spp. Linnaeus 1758 turtle
Aves
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Plectropterus gambensis
Plectropterus gambensis Linnaeus 1766 spur-winged goose
Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
Crocodylus sp.
Crocodylus sp. Laurenti 1768 crocodile
Cladistia
 Polypteriformes - Polypteridae
Polypterus aethiopicus
Actinopteri
 Acanthomorphata - Centropomidae
Lates niloticus
Lates niloticus Linnaeus 1758 Nile perch
 Siluriformes - Mochokidae
Synodontis sp.
Synodontis sp. Cuvier 1816 upside down catfish
 Siluriformes - Claroteidae
Clarotes sp.
Clarotes sp. Kner 1855 catfish
 Siluriformes - Clariidae
Clarias sp., Clarias gariepinus
Clarias sp. Scopoli 1777 catfish