PBDB Collection

Ishango - Z. Post-Em. (Holocene of Congo-Kinshasa)

Also known as ETE Locality 889, Zone post-emersion, Ishango - Z. Post-Em.,

Where: Congo-Kinshasa (0.1° S, 29.6° E: paleocoordinates 0.1° S, 29.6° E)

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• "This occupation stage might postdate the early Holocene period"

•ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: "Max age = 21,000 +/- 500 (NFP at Is11). Min age = 6890 +/- 75 (charcoal in Katwe Ash at Kabale)." radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; siliciclastic sediments

• ETE sed env 1: lacustrine, ETE sed env 2: lake_margin ETE event: ., ETE env comment: fluctuating shore

• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: "brown horizon, lithology otherwise undescribed"

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 482, 481, 480, 479, 478, 477, ; 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: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 22068: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 24.02.1999, edited by John Damuth

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Taxonomic list

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Osteichthyes
Ceratodontiformes - Lepidosirenidae	Protopterus aethiopicus Protopterus aethiopicus Heckel 1851 marbled lungfish
Mammalia
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	Stegodon sp. Stegodon sp. Falconer 1857 elephant
Hyracoidea - Procaviidae	Dendrohyrax arboreus Dendrohyrax arboreus Smith 1827 southern tree hyrax
Perissodactyla - Equidae	"Equus ? burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli "Equus ? burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli Gray 1824 Burchell's zebra
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Rhinocerotidae indet. Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Diceros or Ceratotherium
Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae	Hippopotamus amphibius Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Bovidae indet., Bovidae "small indet.", Bovidae "medium indet.", Bovidae "very large indet.", Bovidae "large indet.", Taurotragus sp., Tragelaphus scriptus, Syncerus caffer, Reduncini indet., Redunca redunca, Kobus ellipsiprymnus, Kobus kob, Hippotragus equinus, Ourebia ourebi, Damaliscus lunatus, Alcelaphus buselaphus Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae Bovidae "small indet." Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae-sm 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 Bovidae "large indet." Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae-lg Taurotragus sp. Wagner 1855 eland Tragelaphus scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo 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 Kobus kob Erxleben 1777 kob Hippotragus equinus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1803 roan antelope Ourebia ourebi Zimmerman 1783 oribi Damaliscus lunatus Burchell 1823 common tsessebe Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Phacochoerus aethiopicus, Potamochoerus sp., Potamochoerus porcus Phacochoerus aethiopicus Pallas 1766 desert warthog Potamochoerus sp. Gray 1854 pig ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: or Phacochoerus Potamochoerus porcus Linnaeus 1758 red river hog
Placentalia -	Carnivora "small indet.", Carnivora "medium indet." Carnivora "small indet." Bowdich 1821 carnivoran ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Carnivora-sm Carnivora "medium indet." Bowdich 1821 carnivoran ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Carnivora-md
Carnivora - Felidae	Panthera leo Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion
Carnivora - Canidae	Lycaon pictus Lycaon pictus Temminck 1820 African wild dog
Placentalia -	Rodentia indet. Rodentia indet. Bowdich 1821 rodent ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hystrix or Thryonomys
Rodentia - Thryonomyidae	Thryonomys swinderianus Thryonomys swinderianus Temminck 1827 greater cane rat
Rodentia - Hystricidae	Hystrix sp. Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine
Primates - Hominidae	Homo sapiens Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sapiens
Primates - Cercopithecidae	Cercopithecidae indet. Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecus or Colobus
Aves
Charadriiformes - Laridae	Larus fuscus, "Larus cirrhocephalus" = Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus, Hydroprogne caspia Larus fuscus Linnaeus 1758 lesser black-backed gull "Larus cirrhocephalus" = Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Vieillot 1818 gray-headed gull Hydroprogne caspia Pallas 1770 Caspian tern
Strigiformes - Strigidae	Bubo lacteus Bubo lacteus Temminck 1820 Verreaux's eagle-owl
Struthioniformes - Struthionidae	Struthio camelus Struthio camelus Linnaeus 1758 common ostrich ETE occurrence; species: eggshell
Accipitriformes - Accipitridae	Accipitridae indet. Accipitridae indet. Viellot 1816 hawk ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Accipitridae
Actinopteri
Teleostei -	Siluriformes indet. Siluriformes indet. catfish ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Siluriformes
Siluriformes - Mochokidae	Synodontis sp., Synodontis frontosus Synodontis sp. Cuvier 1816 upside down catfish ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mostly frontosus Synodontis frontosus Vaillant 1895 Sudan squeaker
Siluriformes - Bagridae	Bagrus sp. Bagrus sp. Bosc 1816 naked catfish ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - species name from unique name
Siluriformes - Clariidae	Clarias sp. Clarias sp. Scopoli 1777 catfish ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: cf. gariepinus, mak - species name from unique name
Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae	Barbus sp. Barbus sp. Cuvier and Cloquet 1816 carp-like fish ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mainly bynni
Cichliformes - Cichlidae	Tilapiini indet. Tilapiini indet. Carnevale et al. 2003 tilapiine ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Tilapiini
Acanthomorphata - Centropomidae	Lates niloticus Lates niloticus Linnaeus 1758 Nile perch