Shaqadud S1-B (Holocene of Sudan)

Also known as ETE Locality 722, Shaqadud S1-B,

Where: Sudan (16.3° N, 33.8° E: paleocoordinates 16.2° N, 33.8° E)

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Nubia Formation, Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: 377056 +- 321; 5584 +- 74; dates on ash radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: eolian; sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: eolian, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: midden
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: sediment, ash and sand

Collection methods: bulk, quarrying

• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 483, 482, 479, 478, 477, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: A. E. Marks and A. Mohammed-Ali. 1991. The Late Prehistory of the Eastern Sahel. Southern Methodist University Press, Dallas, TX [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 21903: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 13.05.1997, edited by John Damuth

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Gastropoda
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullariidae
Pila indet. Röding 1798 apple snail
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Bivalvia
  -
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - species name "large bivalves" split into genus and species names
 Unionida - Iridinidae
Aspatharia indet. Bourguignat 1885 clam
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Mammalia
  -
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Chiroptera
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Rodentia-small
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Rodentia-medium
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Carnivora-small
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa camelopardalis Linnaeus 1758 giraffe
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antilopinae-small
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antilopinae-large
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antilopinae-medium
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu
"Gazella rufifrons" = Eudorcas rufifrons Gray 1846 red-fronted gazelle
Hippotragus equinus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1803 roan antelope
Ourebia ourebi Zimmerman 1783 oribi
Damaliscus lunatus Burchell 1823 common tsessebe
Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest
Sylvicapra grimmia Linnaeus 1758 common duiker
Capra aegagrus Erxleben 1777 wild goat
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Suidae
Phacochoerus aethiopicus Pallas 1766 desert warthog
 Carnivora - Felidae
Felidae indet. Gray 1821 cat
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Felidae
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Viverridae indet. Gray 1821 civet
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Viverridae
Genetta sp. Cuvier 1816 civet
 Carnivora - Herpestidae
Herpestes sanguineus Rüppell 1835 slender mongoose
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 honey badger
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix cristata Linnaeus 1758 crested porcupine
 Rodentia - Muridae
Tatera sp. Lataste 1882 large naked-soled gerbil
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecus sp. Linnaeus 1758 monkey
Reptilia
  -
Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768 reptile
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Serpentes
 Squamata - Varanidae
Varanus exanthematicus Bosc 1792 savannah monitor
Aves
 Galliformes - Numididae
Numida meleagris Linnaeus 1758 helmeted guineafowl
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
"Francolinus clappertoni" = Pternistis clappertoni
"Francolinus clappertoni" = Pternistis clappertoni Children and Vigors 1826 Clapperton's francolin
 Pelecaniformes - Pelecanidae
Pelecanus sp. Linnaeus 1758 pelican
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Streptopelia sp. Bonaparte 1855 dove
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
Strigidae indet. Vigors 1825 true owl
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Strigidae
 Struthioniformes - Struthionidae
Struthio camelus Linnaeus 1758 common ostrich
Amphibia
  -
Amphibia indet. Linnaeus 1758 tetrapod
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Amphibia