Mugharet el Khail: Pleistocene - Holocene, Morocco
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Pisces
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Pisces indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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| synonym of Osteichthyes | ||||||||||
| ETE occurrence; species: Pisces | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Oryctolagus cuniculus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Hystricidae
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Hystrix cristata
Linnaeus 1758
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Vulpes vulpes
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Canis anthus
Cuvier 1820
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| synonym of Canis lupaster | ||||||||||
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Canis aureus
Linnaeus 1758
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present category | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Phocidae
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Monachus albiventer
(Boddaert 1785)
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| synonym of Monachus monachus | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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Mellivora sp.
Storr 1780
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Felis caligata
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Felis silvestris
Schreber 1777
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Panthera pardus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Equus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Equus mauritanicus
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Equus asinus
Linnaeus 1758
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Alcelaphus sp.
Blainville 1816
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Ovis aries
Linnaeus 1758
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Bos sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Bos taurus
Linnaeus 1758
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Mammalia
- Suidae
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Sus scrofa
Linnaeus 1758
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Reptilia
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Reptilia indet.
Laurenti 1768
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| ETE occurrence; species: Chelonia | ||||||||||
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Aves indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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| ETE occurrence; species: Aves | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Morocco |
| Coordinates: | 35.8° North, 5.9° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 35.7° North, 5.9° East |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | *Epoch: | Middle - Late/Upper Pleistocene |
| *International age/stage: | Holocene (minimum) |
| Key time interval: | Pleistocene - Holocene |
| Age range of interval: | 2.58000 - 0.00000 m.y. ago |
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: historical to early Neolithic occupation; dates on artifacts and stratigraphy radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone |
| Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: grey sand; some gravel | |
| Environment: | cave |
| Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: karst, ETE sed env 2: cave ETE event: ., ETE env comment: solution cavity | |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | bulk,selective quarrying |
| Collection size: | 0 specimens |
| Collection method comments: ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 487, 482, 481, 478, 477, 81, ; ETE museum list: | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | ETE Locality 676, Mugharet el Khail, | ||
| Database number: | 21857 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Behrensmeyer, R. Potts | Enterer: | A. Behrensmeyer, R. Potts, J. Damuth |
| Modifier: | M. Kosnik | ||
| Created: | 1997-05-19 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2002-06-25 21:59:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1997-05-19 00:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 5212. | ETE 924 | A. Gilman and C. Arambourg. 1975. A Later Prehistory of Tangier, Morocco. American School of Prehistoric Research; Peabody Museum; Harvard University Bulletin 29 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik] |