Nelson Bay Cave, Pleistocene (Pleistocene of South Africa)
Where: South Africa (34.1° S, 23.4° E: paleocoordinates 34.1° S, 23.4° E)
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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
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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unclassified | |
Mammalia | |
Procavia capensis Pallas 1766 Cape hyrax | |
Equus cf. quagga Boddaert 1785 plains zebra | |
Taurotragus oryx, Pelorovis sp., Syncerus caffer, Redunca fulvorufula, Redunca arundinum, Antidorcas cf. marsupialas, Pelea capreolus, Hippotragus sp., Raphicerus sp., Damaliscus cf. dorcus, Connochaetes cf. gnou, Alcelaphus cf. coama, Sylvicapra grimmia
Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 common eland
Pelorovis sp. Reck 1928 antelope
Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo
Redunca fulvorufula Afzelius 1815 mountain reedbuck
Redunca arundinum Boddaert 1785 southern reedbuck
Antidorcas cf. marsupialas springbok
Pelea capreolus Forster 1790 grey rhebok
Hippotragus sp. Sundevall 1845 antelope
Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827 antelope
Damaliscus cf. dorcus antelope
Connochaetes cf. gnou Zimmermann 1780 black wildebeest
Alcelaphus cf. coama hartebeest
Sylvicapra grimmia Linnaeus 1758 common duiker | |
Phacochoerus aethiopicus Pallas 1766 desert warthog
Potamochoerus porcus Linnaeus 1758 red river hog | |
"cf. Hyaena brunnea" = Parahyaena brunnea
"cf. Hyaena brunnea" = Parahyaena brunnea Thunberg 1820 brown hyaena | |
"Herpestes pulverulentus" = Galerella pulverulenta, Herpestes ichneumon
"Herpestes pulverulentus" = Galerella pulverulenta Wagner 1839 Cape grey mongoose
Herpestes ichneumon Linnaeus 1758 Egyptian mongoose | |
Arctocephalus pusillus Schreber 1778 brown fur seal | |
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal | |
Manis cf. temmincki pangolin | |
Lepus cf. capensis Linnaeus 1758 cape hare | |
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 Cape porcupine | |
Papio ursinus Kerr 1792 baboon |