Doornfontein 1 (Holocene of South Africa)

Also known as ETE Locality 715, Doornfontein 1,

Where: South Africa (28.2° S, 23.0° E: paleocoordinates 28.2° S, 23.3° E)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: 391120 +- 40; 130 +-80; dates on charcoal radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: cave; sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: karst, ETE sed env 2: cave ETE event: ., ETE env comment: mine
• ETE rock type adj: fine red, ETE lithology comments: ash; fine red sand; rubble; artificial bedrock

Collection methods: bulk, quarrying

• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 478, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: P. B. Beaumont and A. K. Boshier. 1974. Report on Test Excavations in a Prehistoric Pigment Mine near Postmasburg, North Cape. South African Archaeological Bulletin 29:41-59 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 21896: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 13.05.1997, edited by John Damuth and Richard Potts

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Elephantalus sp.
Gastropoda
 Stylommatophora - Achatinidae
Achatina indet.
Achatina indet. Lamarck 1799 slug
ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Equus burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli
"Equus burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli Gray 1824 Burchell's zebra
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa camelopardalis
Giraffa camelopardalis Linnaeus 1758 giraffe
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Syncerus caffer, Redunca arundinum, Aepyceros melampus, Antidorcas marsupialis, Hippotragus leucophaeus, Hippotragus equinus, Oryx gazella, Oreotragus oreotragus, Raphicerus campestris, Connochaetes taurinus, Sylvicapra grimmia
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu
Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo
Redunca arundinum Boddaert 1785 southern reedbuck
Aepyceros melampus Lichtenstein 1812 impala
Antidorcas marsupialis Zimmerman 1780 springbok
Hippotragus leucophaeus Pallas 1766 bluebuck
Hippotragus equinus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1803 roan antelope
Oryx gazella Linnaeus 1758 gemsbok
Oreotragus oreotragus Zimmermann 1783 klipspringer
Raphicerus campestris Thunberg 1811 steenbok
Connochaetes taurinus Burchell 1823 blue wildebeest
Sylvicapra grimmia Linnaeus 1758 common duiker
 Carnivora - Felidae
Panthera leo, Felis libyca
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion
Felis libyca Forster 1780 African wildcat
 Carnivora - Canidae
Vulpes chama, Otocyon megalotis
Vulpes chama Smith 1833 Cape fox
Otocyon megalotis Desmarest 1822 bat-eared fox
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Crocidura sp.
Crocidura sp. Wagler 1832 white-toothed shrew
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus sp.
Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare
 Rodentia - Bathyergidae
Cryptomys hottentotus
Cryptomys hottentotus Lesson 1826 common mole rat
 Rodentia - Nesomyidae
Dendromus sp., Mystromys albicaudatus
Dendromus sp. Smith 1829 African climbing mice
 Rodentia - Muridae
Tatera brantsi, Tatera leucogaster, Gerbillus sp., Otomys irroratus, Saccostomus sp., Aethomys namaquensis
Tatera brantsi large naked-soled gerbil
Tatera leucogaster large naked-soled gerbil
Gerbillus sp. Desmarest 1804 gerbil
Saccostomus sp. Peters 1846 pouched mouse
 Primates - Hominidae
Homo sapiens
Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Papio ursinus
Papio ursinus Kerr 1792 baboon
Reptilia
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo sp.
Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758 turtle
Aves
 Struthioniformes - Struthionidae
Struthio camelus
Struthio camelus Linnaeus 1758 common ostrich