'E' Quarry (Pliocene of South Africa)

Also known as ETE Locality 531, Langebaanweg 'E' Quarry,

Where: Langebaanweg, South Africa (33.0° S, 18.2° E: paleocoordinates 33.1° S, 17.8° E)

When: Varswater Formation, Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: 0

Environment/lithology: cave; phosphatic sandstone

• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: 0

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: bone collector

Collection methods: quarrying

• ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 415, 409, 123, 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: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 21713: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 28.08.1995, edited by Mark Uhen and Trent Grasso

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Artiodactyla indet.
Aves
 Sphenisciformes - Spheniscidae
Spheniscus predmersus n. sp.2
Spheniscus predmersus n. sp.2 penguin
Mammalia
 Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae
Elephantulus sp.
Elephantulus sp. Thomas and Schwann 1906 elephant shrew
 Theriamorpha - Chrysochloridae
Chrysochloris sp.
Chrysochloris sp. Lacépède 1799 Cape golden mole
 Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae
Orycteropus sp.
Orycteropus sp. Geoffroy 1791 aardvark
 Hyracoidea - Procaviidae
cf. Procavia antiqua
cf. Procavia antiqua Broom 1934 Cape hyrax
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Mammuthus subplanifrons, Loxodonta cookei1
Loxodonta cookei1 Sanders 2007 African elephant
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae indet., Anancus capensis1
Gomphotheriidae indet. Hay 1922 gomphothere
Anancus capensis1 Sanders 2007 gomphothere
 Pholidota - Manidae
cf. Manis sp.
cf. Manis sp. Linnaeus 1758 pangolin
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Agriotherium africanum
Agriotherium africanum Hendey 1972 bear
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mellivora aff. punjabiensis, Enhydriodon africanus
Mellivora aff. punjabiensis Lydekker 1884 ratel
Enhydriodon africanus Stromer 1931 otter
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canidae indet.
Canidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 canid
 Carnivora - Percrocutidae
Percrocuta australis n. sp.
Percrocuta australis n. sp. Hendey 1974 carnivoran
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Genetta sp., Viverra leakeyi
Genetta sp. Cuvier 1816 civet
Viverra leakeyi Petter 1963 civet
 Carnivora - Herpestidae
Herpestes sp.
Herpestes sp. Illliger 1811 mongoose
species A & B
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
"Hyaena abronia n. sp." = Ikelohyaena abronia, Hyaenictis preforfex n. sp.
"Hyaena abronia n. sp." = Ikelohyaena abronia Hendey 1974 hyaena
Hyaenictis preforfex n. sp. Hendey 1974 hyaena
 Carnivora - Felidae
Dinofelis diastemata, "Felis obscura n. sp." = Yoshi obscura, cf. Homotherium sp., Machairodus sp., "Felis aff. issiodorensis" = Lynx issiodorensis
Dinofelis diastemata Astre 1929 cat
"Felis obscura n. sp." = Yoshi obscura Hendey 1974 cat
cf. Homotherium sp. Fabrini 1890 cat
Machairodus sp. Kaup 1833 cat
"Felis aff. issiodorensis" = Lynx issiodorensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 lynx
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Hipparion albertense" = Eurygnathohippus albertense
"Hipparion albertense" = Eurygnathohippus albertense Hopwood 1926 hipparionine horse
subspecies baardi
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium praecox
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Cetacea indet.
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Nyanzachoerus sp.
Nyanzachoerus sp. Leakey 1958 pig
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa cf. gracilis
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
aff. Tragoportax sp., aff. Raphicerus sp., Alcelaphini indet., Reduncini indet., Tragelaphus sp., aff. Pelorovis sp.
aff. Tragoportax sp. Pilgrim 1937 antelope
aff. Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827 antelope
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
species A & B
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope
aff. Pelorovis sp. Reck 1928 antelope
 Artiodactyla -
"aff. Diamantohyus sp." = Sanitherium
"aff. Diamantohyus sp." = Sanitherium von Meyer 1866 ruminant
 Theriamorpha - Sivatheridae
Libytherium olduvaiense
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Soricidae indet.
Soricidae indet. Fischer 1814 shrew
 Placentalia -
Lagomorpha indet.
Lagomorpha indet. Brandt 1885 placental
 Rodentia - Bathyergidae
Bathyergidae indet.
Bathyergidae indet. Waterhouse 1841 mole rat
 Rodentia - Muridae
Muridae indet.
Muridae indet. Illiger 1811 mouse
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
cf. Cercopithecidae indet.
Gazella vanhoepeni
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"Gazella aff. vanhoepeni" = Phenacotragus vanhoepeni
"Gazella aff. vanhoepeni" = Phenacotragus vanhoepeni Wells and Cooke 1956
1Sanders 2007; 2Simpson 1971