Also known as ETE Locality 513, Die Kelders 1,
Where: South Africa (34.5° S, 19.4° E: paleocoordinates 34.6° S, 19.2° E)
When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: 0 radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: cave; claystone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate, anthropogenic
Collection methods: ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 415, 414, 409, 123, 104, ; ETE museum list:
Primary reference: D. M. Avery. 1982. Micromammals as palaeoenvironmental indicators and an interpretation of the late Quaternary in the southern Cape Province, South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 85(2):183-374 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis
PaleoDB collection 21695: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 21.08.1995, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Reptilia | |
Chersina angulata Schweigger 1812 South African bowsprit tortoise | |
Mammalia | |
Loxodonta africana Blumenbach 1797 African bush elephant | |
Procavia capensis Pallas 1766 Cape hyrax | |
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros | |
Equus capensis Broom 1909 horse
Equus quagga Boddaert 1785 plains zebra | |
Cetacea indet. Brisson 1762 whale | |
Delphinidae indet. Gray 1821 dolphin | |
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo | |
Taurotragus oryx, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Tragelaphus scriptus, Bovini indet., Pelorovis antiquus, Syncerus caffer, Ovis aries, "Antidorcas australis" = Antidorcas marsupialis australis, Raphicerus sp., Raphicerus melanotis, Raphicerus campestris, Oreotragus oreotragus, Pelea capreolus, Redunca arundinum, Redunca fulvorufula, Connochaetes gnou, Damaliscus dorcas, Alcelaphus buselaphus, Hippotragus leucophaeus
Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 common eland
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu
Tragelaphus scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck
Bovini indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Pelorovis antiquus Duvernoy 1851 antelope
Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo
Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758 domestic sheep
"Antidorcas australis" = Antidorcas marsupialis australis Hendey and Hendey 1968 springbok
Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827 antelope
Raphicerus melanotis Thunberg 1811 Cape grysbok
Raphicerus campestris Thunberg 1811 steenbok
Oreotragus oreotragus Zimmermann 1783 klipspringer
Pelea capreolus Forster 1790 grey rhebok
Redunca arundinum Boddaert 1785 southern reedbuck
Redunca fulvorufula Afzelius 1815 mountain reedbuck
Connochaetes gnou Zimmermann 1780 black wildebeest
Damaliscus dorcas Pallas 1766 bontebok
Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest
Hippotragus leucophaeus Pallas 1766 bluebuck | |
Potamochoerus porcus Linnaeus 1758 red river hog | |
Felis libyca Forster 1780 African wildcat
Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion | |
"Hyaena brunnea" = Parahyaena brunnea
"Hyaena brunnea" = Parahyaena brunnea Thunberg 1820 brown hyaena | |
Viverridae indet. Gray 1821 civet
Genetta sp. Cuvier 1816 civet | |
"Herpestes pulverulentus" = Galerella pulverulenta Wagner 1839 Cape grey mongoose
Atilax paludinosus Cuvier 1829 marsh mongoose
Herpestes ichneumon Linnaeus 1758 Egyptian mongoose | |
Vulpes chama, "Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas
Vulpes chama Smith 1833 Cape fox
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal | |
Ictonyx striatus Perry 1810 zorilla
Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 honey badger | |
Arctocephalus pusillus Schreber 1778 brown fur seal | |
Mirounga leonina Linnaeus 1758 southern elephant seal | |
Erinaceus frontalis hedgehog | |
Bathyergus suillus Schreber 1787 Cape dune mole rat | |
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 Cape porcupine | |
Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare | |
Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human | |
Papio ursinus Kerr 1792 baboon |