Also known as ETE Locality 529, Elandsfontein,
Where: South Africa (33.1° S, 18.2° E: paleocoordinates 33.1° S, 18.1° E)
When: Pleistocene to Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: 0 radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 415, 412, 409, 123, 121, 104, ; ETE museum list:
Primary reference: Q. B. Hendey. 1974. The Late Cenozoic Carnivora of the South-Western Cape Province. Annals of the South African Museum 63:1-369 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 21711: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 28.08.1995, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Reptilia | |
Squamata indet. squamates | |
Aves | |
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird | |
"Struthio australis" = Struthio camelus australis
"Struthio australis" = Struthio camelus australis Gurney 1868 common ostrich | |
Reptilia | |
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines Batsch 1788 turtle | |
Mammalia | |
"Loxodonta" zulu, ""Archidiskodon" broomi" = Mammuthus
"Loxodonta" zulu African elephant
""Archidiskodon" broomi" = Mammuthus mammoth | |
"Simopithecus oswaldi" = Theropithecus oswaldi
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Otomys cf. saundersiae mouse
Parotomys cf. brantsi mouse | |
Bathyergidae indet. Waterhouse 1841 mole rat
Bathyergus suillus Schreber 1787 Cape dune mole rat
Georychus cf. capensis Pallas 1778 Cape mole-rat | |
Hystrix cf. afrucaseaustralis porcupine | |
Lepus cf. capensis Linnaeus 1758 cape hare | |
Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 honey badger | |
cf. Suricata sp. Desmarest 1804 meerkat | |
"Hyaena brunnea" = Parahyaena brunnea, Crocuta crocuta
"Hyaena brunnea" = Parahyaena brunnea Thunberg 1820 brown hyaena | |
Viverridae indet. Gray 1821 civet | |
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Canidae indet., "Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas
Canidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 canid
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal | |
Manis sp. Linnaeus 1758 pangolin | |
Bovidae indet., Gazella sp., "Gazella" cf. wellsi, Alcelaphini indet., Megalotragus eucornutus, ? Beatragus sp., Connochaetes sp., Antidorcas cf. marsupialis, Raphicerus sp., "Redunca" aff. arundinum, Hippotragus gigas, Hippotragus cf. leucophaeus, "? Damaliscus niro" = Hippotragus niro, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Taurotragus aff. oryx
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
"Gazella" cf. wellsi gazelle
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
Megalotragus eucornutus antelope
? Beatragus sp. Heller 1912 hirola
Connochaetes sp. Lichtenstein 1812 wildebeest
Antidorcas cf. marsupialis Zimmerman 1780 springbok
Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827 antelope
"Redunca" aff. arundinum Boddaert 1785 southern reedbuck
Hippotragus gigas Leakey 1965 antelope
Hippotragus cf. leucophaeus Pallas 1766 bluebuck
"? Damaliscus niro" = Hippotragus niro Hopwood 1936 antelope
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu
Taurotragus aff. oryx Pallas 1766 common eland | |
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo | |
Libytherium olduvaiense placental | |
Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros |