Buffelskloof (Pleistocene to of South Africa)

Also known as ETE Locality 769, Buffelskloof,

Where: South Africa (33.5° S, 21.9° E: paleocoordinates 33.5° S, 21.8° E)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Pleistocene to Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: 4322575 +- 270; 3840 +- 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: rock shelter filled with eolian deposits
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: cut in Enon conglomerate; two layers of coarse sand

Collection methods: quarrying

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 483, 482, 481, 480, 479, 478, 477, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: H. Opperman. 1978. Excavations in the Buffelskoof Rock Shelter near Calitzdorp, Southern Cape. South African Archaeological Bulletin 33:18-38 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 21950: 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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Bunolagus monticularis
Reptilia
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Reptilia indet.
Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768 reptile
ETE minimum number of individuals; species: Chelonia
Aves
 Struthioniformes - Struthionidae
Struthio camelus
Struthio camelus Linnaeus 1758 common ostrich
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 Cape porcupine
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus capensis
Lepus capensis Linnaeus 1758 cape hare
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Papio ursinus
Papio ursinus Kerr 1792 baboon
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Diceros bicornis
Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus zebra
Equus zebra Linnaeus 1758 mountain zebra
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Suidae indet., Phacochoerus aethiopicus
Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig
ETE minimum number of individuals; species: Suidae
Phacochoerus aethiopicus Pallas 1766 desert warthog
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Taurotragus oryx, Bos taurus, Syncerus caffer, Alcelaphus buselaphus, Redunca fulvorufula, Raphicerus campestris, Raphicerus melanotis, Oreotragus oreotragus, Sylvicapra grimmia, Connochaetes gnou
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE minimum number of individuals; species: Bovidae-large
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE minimum number of individuals; species: Bovidae-small
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE minimum number of individuals; species: Bovidae-small/medium
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE minimum number of individuals; species: Bovidae-medium/large
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu
Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 common eland
Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758 cow
Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo
Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest
Redunca fulvorufula Afzelius 1815 mountain reedbuck
Raphicerus campestris Thunberg 1811 steenbok
Raphicerus melanotis Thunberg 1811 Cape grysbok
Oreotragus oreotragus Zimmermann 1783 klipspringer
Sylvicapra grimmia Linnaeus 1758 common duiker
Connochaetes gnou Zimmermann 1780 black wildebeest
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
 Carnivora - Canidae
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal
 Carnivora - Herpestidae
"Herpestes pulverulentus" = Galerella pulverulenta
"Herpestes pulverulentus" = Galerella pulverulenta Wagner 1839 Cape grey mongoose
 Carnivora - Felidae
"Felis caracal" = Caracal caracal, Panthera leo, Felis libyca
"Felis caracal" = Caracal caracal Schreber 1776 caracal
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion
Felis libyca Forster 1780 African wildcat
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Loxodonta africana
Loxodonta africana Blumenbach 1797 African bush elephant
 Hyracoidea - Procaviidae
Procavia capensis
Procavia capensis Pallas 1766 Cape hyrax