Anjohimaletsy Cave: Holocene, Madagascar
collected 2015

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Gekkonidae
Geckolepis sp. Grandidier 1867
Reptilia - Numididae
Numida meleagris (Linnaeus 1758)
Reptilia - Phasianidae
Margaroperdix madagascariensis
Reptilia - Leptosomiformes - Leptosomidae
Leptosomus discolor (Hermann 1783)
Reptilia - Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae
cf. Lophotibis cristata (Boddaert 1783)
Reptilia - Coraciiformes - Coraciidae
Eurystomus glaucurus (Statius Muller 1776)
Reptilia - Cuculiformes - Cuculidae
Coua sp. Schinz 1821
Coua gigas (Boddaert 1783)
Coua cristata (Linnaeus 1766)
Reptilia - Psittaciformes - Psittacidae
Coracopsis nigra Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Porphyrio madagascariensis
Dryolimnas cuvieri (Pucheran 1845)
Reptilia - Passeriformes - Motacillidae
cf. Motacilla flaviventris
Reptilia - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
cf. Buteo sp. de Lacepède 1799
cf. Accipiter madagascariensis Verreaux 1833
Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae
Erymnochelys madagascariensis Grandidier 1867
Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Pyxis sp. Bell 1827
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Hipposideridae
Triaenops menamena
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
cf. Miniopterus sp. Bonaparte 1837
Miniopterus sp. Bonaparte 1837
Mammalia
Plesiorycteropus sp. Filhol 1895
Mammalia - Tenrecidae
Tenrec ecaudatus (Schreber 1778)
Microgale cf. brevicaudata
Microgale talazaci Major 1896
Setifer setosus Froriep 1806
Mammalia - Suidae
Potamochoerus larvatus (Cuvier 1822)
Mammalia - Bovidae
Capra aegagrus Erxleben 1777
Mammalia - Carnivora - Eupleridae
Galidia elegans Geoffroy 1837
Cryptoprocta spelea
Cryptoprocta ferox Bennett 1833
Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae
Viverricula indica (Desmarest 1817)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Felis lybica Forster 1780
Mammalia - Rodentia - Nesomyidae
Eliurus myoxinus
Eliurus sp. Milne-Edwards 1885
Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae
Rattus rattus (Linnaeus 1758)
Mus musculus Linnaeus 1758
Mammalia - Primates - Cheirogaleidae
Microcebus cf. myoxinus Peters 1852
Cheirogaleus medius Geoffroy 1812
cf. Cheirogaleus medius Geoffroy 1812
Mammalia - Primates - Indriidae
Propithecus deckenii Grandidier 1867
Avahi cf. cleesei Thalmann and Geissmann 2005
Mammalia - Primates - Archaeolemuridae
Archaeolemur edwardsi Filhol 1895
Mammalia - Primates - Lemuridae
Prolemur simus (Gray 1871)
Hapalemur cf. griseus Link 1795
Eulemur mongoz (Linnaeus 1766)
Eulemur rufus (Audebert 1799)
Pachylemur sp. Lamberton 1948
Mammalia - Primates - Palaeopropithecidae
Babakotia radofilai Godfrey et al. 1990
Palaeopropithecus kelyus
Mammalia - Primates - Lepilemuridae
Lepilemur cf. randrianasoloi (Andriaholinirina et al. 2006)
unclassified
Chaerephon leucogastert
Mormopteris jugularis
Macronycteris commersoni
cf. Macronycteris sp.
cf. Boophinae indet.
cf. Otomops madagascariensis
see common names

Geography
Country:Madagascar State/province:Beanka
Coordinates: 17.9° South, 44.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Altitude:218 meters
Time
Period: Quaternary Epoch: Holocene
10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 6
Key time interval: Holocene
Age range of interval: 0.0117 - 0 m.y. ago
Age estimate: 1360 to 1305 YBP (14C)
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:brown,red silty breccia
Lithology description: At AMT, surface bones were collected and loose breccia was excavated to 50 cm depth from the narrow floor (with some careful use of metal tools to dislodge crusts). This material was disaggregated and sifted.
Environment:fissure fill
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,anthropogenic
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils,microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection,survey of museum collection,observed (not collected)
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection dates:2015
Metadata
Also known as:Narrow Cave, AMT
Database number:205193
Authorizer:E. Vlachos Enterer:E. Vlachos
Created:2019-10-08 12:56:28 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2019-10-08 12:56:28
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
70406. D. A. Burney, H. Andriamialison, R. A. Andrianaivoarivelo, S. Bourne, B. E. Crowley, E. J. Boer, L. R. Godfrey, S. M. Goodman, C. Griffiths, O. Griffiths, J. P. Hume, W. G. Joyce, W. L. Jungers, S. Marciniak, G. J. Middleton, K. M. Muldoon, E. Noromalala, V. R. Pérez, and G. H. Perry and R. 2019. Subfossil lemur discoveries from the Beanka Protected Area in western Madagascar. Quaternary Research 1-17 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]