Also known as ETE Locality 1157, Kromdraai B,
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 data suggest age within Matuyama reverse epoch (0.73-2.48 Ma)
Environment/lithology: cave; siltstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: ETE Size: micro; ETE reference list: 964, ; ETE museum list: TM
Primary reference: C. K. Brain. 1981. The Hunters of the Hunted? An Introduction to African Cave Taphonomy. University of Chicago Press, Chicago [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 22333: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 13.08.1999
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
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Aves | |
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Tyto sp. Billberg 1828 barn owl | |
Agapornis sp. Selby 1836 lovebird | |
Crex sp. Bechstein 1803 rail | |
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cf. Ploceus sp. Cuvier 1816 weaver | |
cf. Anthus sp. Bechstein 1805 perching bird | |
Turnix sp. Bonnaterre 1791 buttonquail | |
Coturnix sp. Bonnaterre 1791 quail
Francolinus sp. Stephens 1819 francolin | |
Mammalia | |
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Elephantulus antiquus elephant shrew
Elephantulus cf. brachyrhynchus Smith 1834 Short-snouted elephant shrew
Macroscelides proboscideus Shaw 1800 Short-eared elephant shrew ETE minimum number of individuals; species: vagans
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Chlorotalpa sp. Roberts 1924 golden mole
Chrysospalax sp. Gill 1883 giant golden mole | |
Rhinolophus cf. capensis horseshoe bat | |
Eptesicus cf. hottentotus house bat
Myotis cf. tricolor vesper bat
Myotis cf. welwitschii vesper bat | |
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antelopini size III
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Suncus cf. varilla Thomas 1895 Lesser dwarf shrew
Myosorex sp. Gray 1838 white-toothed shrew | |
Mystromys hausleitneri mouse
Mystromys cookei mouse
Malacothrix sp. Wagner 1843 mouse
Dendromus sp. Smith 1829 African climbing mice | |
Aethomys cf. namaquensis, Aethomys cf. chrysophilus, Dasymys sp., Zelotomys sp., Acomys sp., Tatera cf. leucogaster, Lemniscomys sp., Otomys gracilis, Mus sp., Rhabdomys sp., Steatomys sp., cf. Praomys sp.
Aethomys cf. namaquensis rock rat
Aethomys cf. chrysophilus rock rat
Dasymys sp. Peters 1875 mouse
Zelotomys sp. Osgood 1910 mouse
Acomys sp. Geoffroy 1838 (African) spiny mice
Tatera cf. leucogaster large naked-soled gerbil
Lemniscomys sp. Trouessart 1881 striped grass mouse
Otomys gracilis mouse
Mus sp. Linnaeus 1758 house mouse
Rhabdomys sp. Thomas 1916 striped mouse
Steatomys sp. Peters 1846 fat mouse
cf. Praomys sp. Thomas 1915 African soft-furred rat | |
Cryptomys robertsi mole rat
Cryptomys cf. natalensis mole rat | |
Graphiurus sp. Smuts 1832 dormouse | |
Papio cf. hamadryas, "Papio cf. angusticeps" = Parapapio angusticeps, cf. Gorgopithecus major, Cercopithecoides williamsi
Papio cf. hamadryas Linnaeus 1758 Hamadryas baboon ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: robinsoni
"Papio cf. angusticeps" = Parapapio angusticeps Broom 1940 monkey
cf. Gorgopithecus major Broom 1940 monkey
Cercopithecoides williamsi Mollet 1947 monkey | |
Paranthropus robustus Broom 1938 australopithecine |