Also known as ETE Locality 887, Niveau fossilifere principal, Ishango - N.F.P.,
Where: Congo-Kinshasa (0.1° S, 29.6° E: paleocoordinates 0.1° S, 29.6° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• "The first stage, characterised by the Ishangian levels, is illustrative for a Late Pleistocene hunter-fisher-gatherer Community adapted to relatively dry and open savanna living conditions. For the moment it is impossible to give a more precise estimate of the age of the Ishango culture, but it is not inconceivable that the N.F.PR. assemblage relates to one of somewhat drier phases that occurred within the second half of the Late Pleistocene, i.e. from ca. 21000 to 17500 BP or from 14500 to 12500 BP."
•ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: "Max age = 21,000 +/- 500 (date in NFP at Is11). Min age = 6890 +/- 75 (charcoal from the Katwe ash)." radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min. Niveau fossilifere principal.
Environment/lithology: lacustrine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 487, 483, 482, 481, 478, 477, 81, ; ETE museum list:
Primary reference: J. Peters. 1990. Late Pleistocene hunter-gatherers at Ishango (eastern Zaire): the faunal evidence. Revue de Paléobiologie 9(1):73-112 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 22066: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 24.02.1999, edited by John Damuth and Richard Potts
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Aves | |
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Plectropterus gambensis Linnaeus 1766 spur-winged goose | |
Corvus albicollis Latham 1790 white-necked raven | |
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Anhinga melanogaster Pennant 1769 oriental darter | |
"Phalacrocorax africanus" = Microcarbo africanus, Phalacrocorax carbo
"Phalacrocorax africanus" = Microcarbo africanus Gmelin 1789 long-tailed cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Linnaeus 1758 great cormorant | |
Ciconiidae "indet. 1" Sundevall 1836 stork ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Leptoptillinae
Ciconiidae "indet. 2" Sundevall 1836 stork ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Ciconiidae
Anastomus lamelligerus Temminck 1823 African openbill
Mycteria ibis Linnaeus 1766 yellow-billed stork | |
Pelecanus rufescens Gmelin 1789 pink-backed pelican | |
"Egretta alba" = Ardea alba
"Egretta alba" = Ardea alba Linnaeus 1758 great egret | |
"Phoeniconaias minor" = Phoenicoparrus minor
"Phoeniconaias minor" = Phoenicoparrus minor Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1798 Lesser flamingo | |
Francolinus sp. Stephens 1819 francolin ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: F. squamata or nobilis
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Numenius phaeopus Linnaeus 1758 whimbrel | |
Haliaeetus vocifer Daudin 1800 African fish-eagle | |
Mammalia | |
Orycteropus afer Pallas 1766 aardvark | |
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Aonyx sp., "Lutra maculicollis" = Hydrictis maculicollis
Aonyx sp. Lesson 1827 clawless otter
"Lutra maculicollis" = Hydrictis maculicollis Lichtenstein 1835 speckle-throated otter | |
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine | |
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion
Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat | |
"Equus cf. burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli
"Equus cf. burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli Gray 1824 Burchell's zebra | |
Rhinocerotidae sp. Gray 1821 rhinoceros ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Diceros or Ceratotherium
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Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo | |
Phacochoerus aethiopicus Pallas 1766 desert warthog
Potamochoerus porcus Linnaeus 1758 red river hog
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni Thomas 1904 giant forest hog | |
Bovidae indet., Bovidae "small indet.", Bovidae "medium indet.", Bovidae "large indet.", Bovidae "very large indet.", Ourebia ourebi, Hippotragus equinus, Alcelaphini indet., Damaliscus lunatus, Reduncini indet., Redunca redunca, Kobus ellipsiprymnus, Tragelaphini indet., Tragelaphus strepsiceros, "Tragelaphus spekei" = Tragelaphus spekii, Tragelaphus scriptus, Taurotragus sp., Pelorovis antiquus
Bovidae "medium indet." Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae-md
Bovidae "very large indet." Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae-v. lg
Ourebia ourebi Zimmerman 1783 oribi
Hippotragus equinus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1803 roan antelope
Damaliscus lunatus Burchell 1823 common tsessebe
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini
Redunca redunca Hamilton Smith 1827 bohor reedbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus Ogilby 1833 waterbuck
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu
"Tragelaphus spekei" = Tragelaphus spekii Sclater 1864 sitatunga
Tragelaphus scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck
Taurotragus sp. Wagner 1855 eland
Pelorovis antiquus Duvernoy 1851 antelope | |
Lagomorpha indet. Brandt 1885 placental ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Lepus or Poelagus
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Thryonomys swinderianus Temminck 1827 greater cane rat | |
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Cercopithecidae sp. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecus or Colobus
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Osteichthyes | |
Protopterus aethiopicus Heckel 1851 marbled lungfish | |
Actinopteri | |
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Lates niloticus Linnaeus 1758 Nile perch | |
Barbus sp. Cuvier and Cloquet 1816 carp-like fish ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: bynni
Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900 ripon barbel
Barbus bynni Forsskål 1775 binny | |
Synodontis sp. Cuvier 1816 upside down catfish ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: frontosus
Synodontis schall Bloch and Schneider 1801 wahrindi
Synodontis frontosus Vaillant 1895 Sudan squeaker | |
cf. Heterobranchus sp. Hilaire 1827 airbreathing catfish
Clarias cf. gariepinus catfish ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: cf. gariepinus, mak - species name from unique name
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Cladistia | |
Polypterus cf. senegalus bichir ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - species name from unique name
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Gastropoda | |
Curvella indet. Chaper 1885 slug ETE qualitative abundance; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
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Burnupia cf. edwardiana, Ceratophallus kigeziensis, Ceratophallus faini, Ceratophallus apertus, Gyraulus costulatus, Biomphalaria choanomphala
Burnupia cf. edwardiana Pilsbry and Bequaert 1927 snail ETE qualitative abundance; species: mak - name shift
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Bivalvia | |
Pisidium cf. victoriae Mandahl-Barth 1954 pea clam ETE qualitative abundance; species: mak - name shift
Sphaerium hartmanni Jickeli 1874 fingernail clam ETE qualitative abundance; species: mak - name shift
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Coelatura acuminata Adams 1866 freshwater mussel ETE qualitative abundance; species: mak - name shift
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