PBDB Collection

Byeneskranskop Cave (Pleistocene to of South Africa)

Also known as ETE Locality 770, Byeneskranskop Cave,

Where: South Africa (34.6° S, 19.5° E: paleocoordinates 34.6° S, 19.4° E)

When: Pleistocene to Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: dates on charcoal radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: cave

• ETE sed env 1: karst, ETE sed env 2: cave ETE event: ., ETE env comment: cave deposit

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

Collection methods: bulk, quarrying

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 481, 478, 477, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: R. G. Klein. 1981. Later Stone Age Subsistence at Byeneskranskop, South Africa. In: Harding, R.S.O. and Telecki, G. eds., Omnivorous Primates: Gathering and Hunting in Human Evolution. Columbia University Press, New York [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 21951: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 13.05.1997, edited by John Damuth, Richard Potts and Hannah O'Regan

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	Loxodonta africana Loxodonta africana Blumenbach 1797 African bush elephant
Hyracoidea - Procaviidae	Procavia capensis Procavia capensis Pallas 1766 Cape hyrax
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus capensis, Equus quagga Equus capensis Broom 1909 horse Equus quagga Boddaert 1785 plains zebra
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Diceros bicornis Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros
Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae	Hippopotamus amphibius Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Taurotragus oryx, Syncerus caffer, Redunca fulvorufula, Redunca arundinum, Pelea capreolus, Hippotragus leucophaeus, Oreotragus oreotragus, Raphicerus campestris, Raphicerus melanotis, Damaliscus dorcas, Connochaetes sp., Alcelaphus sp., Ovis aries 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 Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 common eland Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo Redunca fulvorufula Afzelius 1815 mountain reedbuck Redunca arundinum Boddaert 1785 southern reedbuck Pelea capreolus Forster 1790 grey rhebok Hippotragus leucophaeus Pallas 1766 bluebuck Oreotragus oreotragus Zimmermann 1783 klipspringer Raphicerus campestris Thunberg 1811 steenbok Raphicerus melanotis Thunberg 1811 Cape grysbok Damaliscus dorcas Pallas 1766 bontebok Connochaetes sp. Lichtenstein 1812 wildebeest Alcelaphus sp. Blainville 1816 hartebeest Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758 domestic sheep
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Suidae indet., Phacochoerus aethiopicus, Potamochoerus porcus Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig ETE minimum number of individuals; species: Suidae Phacochoerus aethiopicus Pallas 1766 desert warthog Potamochoerus porcus Linnaeus 1758 red river hog
Carnivora - Felidae	Panthera pardus, Felis libyca, "Felis caracal" = Caracal caracal Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard Felis libyca Forster 1780 African wildcat "Felis caracal" = Caracal caracal Schreber 1776 caracal
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Parahyaena brunnea Parahyaena brunnea Thunberg 1820 brown hyaena
Carnivora - Herpestidae	"Herpestes pulverulentus" = Galerella pulverulenta, Herpestes ichneumon, Atilax paludinosus "Herpestes pulverulentus" = Galerella pulverulenta Wagner 1839 Cape grey mongoose Herpestes ichneumon Linnaeus 1758 Egyptian mongoose Atilax paludinosus Cuvier 1829 marsh mongoose
Carnivora - Otariidae	Arctocephalus pusillus Arctocephalus pusillus Schreber 1778 brown fur seal
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Mellivora capensis, Aonyx capensis Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 honey badger Aonyx capensis Schinz 1821 African clawless otter
Carnivora - Canidae	"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas "Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Lepus sp. Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare
Rodentia - Hystricidae	Hystrix africaeaustralis Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 Cape porcupine
Rodentia - Bathyergidae	Bathyergus suillus Bathyergus suillus Schreber 1787 Cape dune mole rat
Primates - Hominidae	Homo sapiens Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human
Primates - Cercopithecidae	Papio ursinus Papio ursinus Kerr 1792 baboon
Reptilia
-	Reptilia indet. Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768 reptile ETE minimum number of individuals; species: Chelonia