Kromdraai A (Pliocene to of South Africa)
Also known as ETE Locality 1158, Kromdraai A, KA,
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 reversed epoch (0.73-2.48 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: breccia
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 965, 944, ; ETE museum list: TM
Primary reference: E. S. Vrba. 1975. Some evidence of chronology and paleoecology of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, and Kromdraai from the fossil Bovidae. Nature 254:301-304 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 22334: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 13.08.1999, edited by John Damuth
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Gastropoda | |
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cf. Achatina indet. Lamarck 1799 slug ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
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| Reptilia | |
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cf. Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758 turtle | |
| Aves | |
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cf. Columba sp. Linnaeus 1758 dove | |
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"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas, "Canis terblanchei n. sp." = Thos terblanchei, Vulpes pulcher, Lycaon sp.
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal
"Canis terblanchei n. sp." = Thos terblanchei Broom 1948 canine KA1290 (holotype), skull and mandible
Vulpes pulcher fox
Lycaon sp. Brookes 1827 canid | |
Felis sp., Felis crassidens, Panthera leo, Megantereon eurynodon, Homotherium sp., Dinofelis piveteaui
Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat
Felis crassidens cat
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion
Megantereon eurynodon Ewer 1955 cat
Homotherium sp. Fabrini 1890 cat
Dinofelis piveteaui Ewer 1955 cat | |
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Hyaena bellax hyaena
Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena | |
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Herpestes mesotes mongoose
Crossarchus transvaalensis dwarf mongoose | |
"Tapinochoerus meadowsi" = Metridiochoerus
"Tapinochoerus meadowsi" = Metridiochoerus pig ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: or Metridiochoerus
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Alcelaphini indet., cf. Megalotragus sp., Parmularius parvus, cf. Connochaetes sp., Damaliscus sp., Pelea cf. capensis, Redunca cf. arundinum, Antilopini "indet. size I", Antilopini "indet. size II", Antilopini "indet. size III", Antilopini "indet. size IV", Raphicerus sp., "Antidorcas bondi" = Gazella bondi, Hippotragini indet., Hippotragus cf. equinus, Taurotragus cf. oryx, Tragelaphus cf. scriptus, Tragelaphus cf. strepsiceros, Syncerus sp.
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-med
cf. Megalotragus sp. van Hoepen 1932 antelope
Parmularius parvus Vrba 1978 antelope
cf. Connochaetes sp. Lichtenstein 1812 wildebeest
Damaliscus sp. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: 161 or Parmularius
Pelea cf. capensis antelope
Antilopini "indet. size I" Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antelopini size I
Antilopini "indet. size II" Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antelopini size II
Antilopini "indet. size III" Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antelopini size III
Antilopini "indet. size IV" Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antelopini size IV
Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827 antelope
"Antidorcas bondi" = Gazella bondi Cooke and Wells 1951 gazelle
Hippotragini indet. Sundevall 1845 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hippotragini
Hippotragus cf. equinus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1803 roan antelope
Taurotragus cf. oryx Pallas 1766 common eland
Tragelaphus cf. scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck
Tragelaphus cf. strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu
Syncerus sp. Hodgson 1847 African buffalo | |
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Equus capensis Broom 1909 horse
"Equus burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli Gray 1824 Burchell's zebra | |
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Cercopithecidae indet., Papio robinsoni, "Papio angusticeps" = Parapapio angusticeps, Parapapio jonesi, Gorgopithecus major
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae
Papio robinsoni Freedman 1957 baboon
"Papio angusticeps" = Parapapio angusticeps Broom 1940 monkey
Parapapio jonesi Broom 1940 monkey
Gorgopithecus major Broom 1940 monkey | |
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Leporidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 rabbit ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Leporidae
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Steatomys sp., Mus sp., "Aethomys cf. namaquensis" = Epimys (Aethomys), Rhabdomys sp., Praomys sp., Zelotomys sp., Dasymys sp., Tatera cf. leucogaster, Otomys gracilis
Steatomys sp. Peters 1846 fat mouse
Mus sp. Linnaeus 1758 house mouse
"Aethomys cf. namaquensis" = Epimys (Aethomys) rock rat
Rhabdomys sp. Thomas 1916 striped mouse
Praomys sp. Thomas 1915 African soft-furred rat
Zelotomys sp. Osgood 1910 mouse
Dasymys sp. Peters 1875 mouse
Tatera cf. leucogaster large naked-soled gerbil
Otomys gracilis mouse | |
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Malacothrix sp. Wagner 1843 mouse
Dendromus sp. Smith 1829 African climbing mice
Mystromys hausleitneri mouse
Mystromys cookei mouse | |
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Cryptomys robertsi mole rat
Cryptomys cf. natalensis mole rat | |
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Hystrix cf. makapanensis porcupine
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 Cape porcupine | |
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Graphiurus sp. Smuts 1832 dormouse | |
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Procavia antiqua Broom 1934 Cape hyrax
Procavia transvaalensis Shaw 1937 Cape hyrax | |
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Macroscelides proboscideus Shaw 1800 Short-eared elephant shrew ETE minimum number of individuals; species: vagans
Elephantulus antiquus elephant shrew | |
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Chlorotalpa sp. Roberts 1924 golden mole | |
| Adenota | |
"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki
"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki Schwartz 1932 | |