Kromndraai B - Layer 1 (Pliocene to of South Africa)

Also known as ETE Locality 1156, Kromndraai B - Layer 1, KB,

Where: South Africa (26.0° S, 27.8° E: paleocoordinates 26.1° S, 27.6° E)

When: Kromdraai Formation, Late/Upper Pliocene to Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: Fauna and paleomag suggest age within Matuyama reverse epoch (0.73-248 Ma)

Environment/lithology: cave; breccia

• ETE sed env 1: trap, ETE sed env 2: cave ETE event: ., ETE env comment: 0
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: decalcified breccia

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 963, ; ETE museum list: TM

Primary reference: T. C. Partridge. 1982. Brief comments on "sedimentological characteristics of the 'Red Muds' at the Makapansgat Limeworks," by B.R. Turner. Palaeoecology of Africa 15:45-47 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 22332: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 12.08.1999, edited by John Damuth and Hannah O'Regan

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Squamata - Cordylidae
"cf. Cordylus giganteus" = Smaug giganteus
"cf. Cordylus giganteus" = Smaug giganteus Smith 1844 Gant spinytail lizard
Aves
 Struthioniformes - Struthionidae
Struthio sp.
Struthio sp. Linnaeus 1758 ostrich
Reptilia
 Testudines - Testudinidae
cf. Testudo sp.
cf. Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758 turtle
Mammalia
  -
Mammalia indet.
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Carnivora
 Hyracoidea - Procaviidae
Procavia sp.
Procavia sp. Storr 1780 Cape hyrax
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae indet., Cercopithecoides williamsi, "Papio angusticeps" = Parapapio angusticeps, Papio robinsoni
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecoides williamsi Mollet 1947 monkey
"Papio angusticeps" = Parapapio angusticeps Broom 1940 monkey
Papio robinsoni Freedman 1957 baboon
 Primates - Hominidae
"Australopithecus robustus" = Paranthropus robustus
"Australopithecus robustus" = Paranthropus robustus Broom 1938 australopithecine
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
cf. Lepus sp.
cf. Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare
 Carnivora - Herpestidae
Herpestes sp.
Herpestes sp. Illliger 1811 mongoose
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Parahyaena cf. brunnea
Parahyaena cf. brunnea Thunberg 1820 brown hyaena
 Carnivora - Felidae
Panthera pardus
Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp.
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Gazella sp., "cf. Antidorcas bondi" = Gazella bondi, Connochaetes sp., cf. Syncerus sp.
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antelopini size I
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antelopini size II
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antelopini size III
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
"cf. Antidorcas bondi" = Gazella bondi Cooke and Wells 1951 gazelle
Connochaetes sp. Lichtenstein 1812 wildebeest
cf. Syncerus sp. Hodgson 1847 African buffalo
Adenota
  -
"Antidorcas cf. recki" = Adenota recki
"Antidorcas cf. recki" = Adenota recki Schwartz 1932