Matupi Cave - 25-50 cm (Pleistocene to of Congo-Kinshasa)

Also known as ETE Locality 936, Matupi Cave - 25-50 cm,

Where: Congo-Kinshasa (1.2° N, 29.8° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 0.9° N, 29.8° E (Wright 2013)

When: "Matupi I, II" Member, Pleistocene to Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: "Max=12,050+/-250yBP (date from ~60 cm below surface),min =720+/- 45yBP (date from ~15 cm bel surf)" radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: cave

• ETE sed env 1: ., ETE sed env 2: cave ETE event: ., ETE env comment: soils deposited on cave floor
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: grey-white ashy soil and buff-brown soil

Collection methods: quarrying

• ETE Size: micro; ETE reference list: 561, 558, 557, 556, 555, 554, 553, 552, 551, 550, 549, 548, 547, 546, 545, 491, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: W. Van Neer. 1984. The use of fish remains in African archaeozoology. Centre de Recherches Archeol. Notes et Monogra. Tech. 16:155-167 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22115: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 01.03.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Polypodiopsida
  - Polypodiaceae
Polypodiaceae indet.
Polypodiaceae indet. Presl and Presl 1822
ETE occurrence; species: Polypodiaceae pollen
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Pteris sp.
Pteris sp. Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae
 Poales - Poaceae
"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae
"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae Barnhart 1895 true grass
ETE occurrence; species: Gramineae pollen