Nelson Bay Cave, Pleistocene (Pleistocene of South Africa)

Where: South Africa (34.1° S, 23.4° E: paleocoordinates 34.1° S, 23.4° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: R. C. Klein. 1972. The late quaternary mammalian fauna of Nelson Bay Cave (Cape Province, South Africa): Its implications for megafaunal extinctions and environmental and cultural change. Quaternary Research 2(2):135-142 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 96974: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.07.2010

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Megalatragus sp.
Mammalia
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus cf. capensis
Lepus cf. capensis Linnaeus 1758 cape hare
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 Cape porcupine
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Papio ursinus
Papio ursinus Kerr 1792 baboon
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus cf. quagga
Equus cf. quagga Boddaert 1785 plains zebra
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Phacochoerus aethiopicus, Potamochoerus porcus
Phacochoerus aethiopicus Pallas 1766 desert warthog
Potamochoerus porcus Linnaeus 1758 red river hog
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Alcelaphus cf. coama, Connochaetes cf. gnou, Damaliscus cf. dorcus, Antidorcas cf. marsupialas, Pelea capreolus, Hippotragus sp., Raphicerus sp., Sylvicapra grimmia, Redunca arundinum, Redunca fulvorufula, Taurotragus oryx, Syncerus caffer, Pelorovis sp.
Connochaetes cf. gnou Zimmermann 1780 black wildebeest
Pelea capreolus Forster 1790 grey rhebok
Hippotragus sp. Sundevall 1845 antelope
Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827 antelope
Sylvicapra grimmia Linnaeus 1758 common duiker
Redunca arundinum Boddaert 1785 southern reedbuck
Redunca fulvorufula Afzelius 1815 mountain reedbuck
Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 common eland
Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo
Pelorovis sp. Reck 1928 antelope
 Pholidota - Manidae
Manis cf. temmincki
 Carnivora - Otariidae
Arctocephalus pusillus
Arctocephalus pusillus Schreber 1778 brown fur seal
 Carnivora - Herpestidae
"Herpestes pulverulentus" = Galerella pulverulenta, Herpestes ichneumon
"Herpestes pulverulentus" = Galerella pulverulenta Wagner 1839 Cape grey mongoose
Herpestes ichneumon Linnaeus 1758 Egyptian mongoose
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
"cf. Hyaena brunnea" = Parahyaena brunnea
"cf. Hyaena brunnea" = Parahyaena brunnea Thunberg 1820 brown hyaena
 Carnivora - Canidae
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal
 Hyracoidea - Procaviidae
Procavia capensis
Procavia capensis Pallas 1766 Cape hyrax