Also known as ETE Locality 1045, "E Quarry, PPM bed 3aS",
Where: South Africa (33.0° S, 18.2° E: paleocoordinates 33.1° S, 17.7° E)
When: PPM Member (Varswater Formation), Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: Dating by correlation of flora with/radiomet dated sites. bed aS: ETE age Pliocene; age after Hendey 1981
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: "channel"; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: bulk, quarrying, surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 632, ; ETE museum list: MNHN: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
Primary reference: G. G. Simpson. 1979. A new genus of late Tertiary penguin from Langebaanweg, South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 78(1):1-9 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 22222: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 04.06.1999, edited by John Damuth and Hannah O'Regan
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes | |
Squatina sp. Dumeril 1806 angel shark | |
Gnathostomata | |
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Amphibia | |
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Mammalia | |
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Bathyergus sp. Illiger 1811 dune mole rat | |
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Aethomys adamanticola rock rat
Aethomys modernis rock rat | |
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Ceratotherium praecox white rhino | |
Hipparion cf. baardi hipparionine horse | |
Pecarichoerus africanus Hendy 1976 peccary | |
Nyanzachoerus cf. jaegeri Coppens 1971 pig | |
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Gazella sp., Raphicerus paralius, cf. Damalacra sp., Damalacra neanica, Damalacra cf. neanica, Damalacra acalla, Kobus subdolus, Tragelaphus sp., "Simatherium demissum" = Ugandax demissum, Ovibovini indet., cf. Ovibovini indet., Mesembriportax acrae
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: .; Double entry removed abundance could be 7
cf. Damalacra sp. Gentry 1980 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: .; Double entry removed abundance could be 6
Damalacra neanica Gentry 1980 antelope
Damalacra cf. neanica Gentry 1980 antelope
Damalacra acalla Gentry 1980 antelope
Kobus subdolus Gentry 1980 antelope
Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope
"Simatherium demissum" = Ugandax demissum Gentry 1980 antelope
Mesembriportax acrae Gentry 1974 antelope | |
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe
Sivatherium hendeyi Harris 1976 giraffe | |
Felidae indet., "Felis obscura" = Yoshi obscura, Dinofelis diastemata, Homotherium sp., "Felis issiodorensis" = Lynx issiodorensis
"Felis obscura" = Yoshi obscura Hendey 1974 cat
Homotherium sp. Fabrini 1890 cat
"Felis issiodorensis" = Lynx issiodorensis Croizet and Jobert 1828 lynx | |
"Herpestinae indet." = Herpestidae, Herpestes sp.
Herpestes sp. Illliger 1811 mongoose | |
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Plesiogulo monplessulanus mustelid carnivore
Mellivora benfeldi ratel | |
Homiphoca capensis Hendey and Repenning 1972 seal | |
Agriotherium africanum Hendey 1972 bear | |
Vulpes sp. Frisch 1775 fox | |
Chrysochloris sp. Lacépède 1799 Cape golden mole | |
Elephantulus sp. Thomas and Schwann 1906 elephant shrew | |
Anancus sp. Aymard 1855 gomphothere | |
Mammuthus subplanifrons mammoth | |
Reptilia | |
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Chersina sp. Gray 1831 turtle | |
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Aves | |
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Dege hendeyi Simpson 1979 penguin
Inguza predemersus Simpson 1971 penguin | |
Oceanites zaloscarthmus Olson 1985 bird | |
Pachyptila sp. Illiger 1811 prion
Pachyptila salax Olson 1985 prion | |
Geronticus apelex bald ibis | |
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Actinopteri | |
cf. Tachysurus sp. Lacepede 1804 Ariid catfish |