Matupi Cave - Unit Matupi II (Pleistocene to of Congo-Kinshasa)
Also known as ETE Locality 895, Matupi Cave - Unit Matupi II,
Where: Congo-Kinshasa (1.4° N, 29.8° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 1.1° N, 29.8° E (Wright 2013)
When: Unit Matupi II Member, Pleistocene to Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: "max=21350 +/- 3500y BP,TL date from 120 cm bel surf;min=2910 +/- 75y BP,C14 date from 30 cm bel surf" radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: cave
• ETE sed env 1: ., ETE sed env 2: cave ETE event: ., ETE env comment: soils deposited on cave floor
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: buff-brown soil and brown loam
Collection methods: quarrying
• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 487, 485, 483, 478, 477, 454, 81, ; ETE museum list:
Primary reference: W. Van Neer. 1990. Les faunes de vertebres quaternaires en Afrique centrale. Paysages quat. de Afrique centrale atlantique,R.Lanfranchi(ed),Paris 195-220 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
PaleoDB collection 22074: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 24.02.1999, edited by John Damuth and Richard Potts
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Taxonomic list
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Homorus indet., Atherus africanus, Subuliniscus indet., Pseudopeas indet., Gonaxis pusillus, Ptychotrema quadrinotatum, Cephalphus sylvicultur, Helixarion indet.
Homorus indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Subuliniscus indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Pseudopeas indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Helixarion indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
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Trichotoxon cf. ruwenzoriense diatom ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - name shift
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Rousettus angolensis rousette
Rousettus sp. Gray 1821 rousette
Rousettus aegyptiacus Geoffroy 1810 Egyptian rousette | |
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Scutisorex somereni white-toothed shrew | |
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Potamochoerus porcus Linnaeus 1758 red river hog
Phacochoerus aethiopicus Pallas 1766 desert warthog
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni Thomas 1904 giant forest hog | |
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Okapia johnstoni Sclater 1901 okapi | |
Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Alcelaphini indet., Cephalophus sp., cf. Cephalophus sp., Cephalophus monticola, Reduncini indet., Kobus kob, Redunca sp., Redunca redunca, Ourebia ourebi, cf. Ourebia ourebi, Neotragus batesi, Oreotragus oreotragus, Hippotragus sp., cf. Hippotragus sp., Tragelaphus sp., Tragelaphus eurycerus, Tragelaphus scriptus, "Tragelaphus spekei" = Tragelaphus spekii, Syncerus caffer
Cephalophus sp. Smith 1827 duiker
cf. Cephalophus sp. Smith 1827 duiker
Cephalophus monticola Thunberg 1789 blue duiker
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini
Kobus kob Erxleben 1777 kob
Redunca sp. Smith 1827 reedbuck
Redunca redunca Hamilton Smith 1827 bohor reedbuck
Ourebia ourebi Zimmerman 1783 oribi
cf. Ourebia ourebi Zimmerman 1783 oribi
Neotragus batesi antelope
Oreotragus oreotragus Zimmermann 1783 klipspringer
Hippotragus sp. Sundevall 1845 antelope
cf. Hippotragus sp. Sundevall 1845 antelope
Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope
Tragelaphus eurycerus Ogilby 1837 bongo
Tragelaphus scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck
"Tragelaphus spekei" = Tragelaphus spekii Sclater 1864 sitatunga
Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo | |
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Atilax paludinosus Cuvier 1829 marsh mongoose | |
Panthera pardus, "Felis serval" = Caracal serval
Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard
"Felis serval" = Caracal serval Schreber 1776 serval | |
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Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine | |
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Galagoides demidovii galago | |
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Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae
Papio anubis Cuvier 1824 olive baboon
Cercopithecus sp. Linnaeus 1758 monkey | |
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Cricetomys sp. Waterhouse 1840 giant pouched rat | |
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Dasymys incomtus mouse | |
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Thryonomys sp. Fitzinger 1867 cane rat
Thryonomys swinderianus Temminck 1827 greater cane rat
Thryonomys gregorianus Thomas 1894 Lesser cane rat | |
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Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine | |
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Funisciurus sp. Trouessart 1880 Rope Squirrel
Protoxerus stangeri Waterhouse 1842 African giant squirrel | |
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Leporidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 rabbit ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Leporidae
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Procavia sp. Storr 1780 Cape hyrax
"Procavia johnstoni" = Procavia capensis johnstoni Thomas 1894 Cape hyrax | |
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Orycteropus afer Pallas 1766 aardvark | |
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Loxodonta africana Blumenbach 1797 African bush elephant | |
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Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758 turtle
Kinixys sp. Bell 1827 hingeback tortoise | |
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Columba sp. Linnaeus 1758 dove | |
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Caprimulgus sp. Linnaeus 1758 nightjar | |
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Struthio camelus Linnaeus 1758 common ostrich | |
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Francolinus sp. Stephens 1819 francolin | |
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