Makapansgat - Mbr. 1 (Pliocene of South Africa)

Also known as ETE Locality 1181, contaminated travertine, Makapansgat - Mbr. 1,

Where: South Africa (24.2° S, 29.0° E: paleocoordinates 24.4° S, 28.6° E)

When: 11 Member (Makapansgat Formation), Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: "Fauna /paleomag data sugg age =~3.0 Ma,range=3.32 to 2.6 Ma"

Environment/lithology: cave

• ETE sed env 1: trap, ETE sed env 2: cave ETE event: ., ETE env comment: epis subaq depos
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: white-banded reddish calcite

Collection methods: ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 955, 954, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: C. A. Repenning. 1965. An extinct shrew from the early Pleistocene of South Africa. Journal of Mammalogy 46:189-196 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22357: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 23.08.1999, edited by John Damuth

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Carnivora - Felidae
Dinofelis barlowi, Homotherium problematicus, Panthera pardus
Dinofelis barlowi Broom 1937 cat
Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Hyaena hyaena
Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus 1758 striped hyaena
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: makapani
 Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Diplomesodon fossorius
Diplomesodon fossorius white-toothed shrew
 Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae
Elephantulus antiquus, Elephantulus broomi, Elephantulus fuscus, Macroscelides proboscideus
Elephantulus antiquus elephant shrew
Elephantulus broomi elephant shrew
Elephantulus fuscus Peters 1852 Dusky elephant shrew
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: leakeyi
Macroscelides proboscideus Shaw 1800 Short-eared elephant shrew
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: vagans; originally entered as "Macroscelides proboscidens"