Stofbergsfontein (Holocene of South Africa)
Where: South Africa (33.1° S, 18.0° E: paleocoordinates 33.1° S, 18.0° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: anthropogenic
Primary reference: G. Avery and L. G. Underhill. 1986. Seasonal exploitation of seabirds by Late Holocene coastal foragers: Analysis of modern and archaeological data from Western Cape, South Africa. Journal of Archaeological Science 13:339-360 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 177147: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 21.03.2016
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Reptilia | |
"Francolinus capensis" = Pternistis capensis
"Francolinus capensis" = Pternistis capensis Gmelin 1789 cape francolin | |
| Aves | |
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Burhinus capensis Lichtenstein 1823 spotted thick-knee | |
"Sterna sandvicensis" = Thalasseus sandvicensis, Larus dominicanus
"Sterna sandvicensis" = Thalasseus sandvicensis Latham 1787 Sandwich tern
Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein 1823 kelp gull | |
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Spheniscus demersus Linnaeus 1758 African penguin | |
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Diomedeidae indet. Gray 1840 albatross | |
"Phalacrocorax coronatus" = Microcarbo coronatus, Phalacrocorax capensis, Phalacrocorax carbo, Phalacrocorax neglectus
"Phalacrocorax coronatus" = Microcarbo coronatus Wahlberg 1855 crowned cormorant
Phalacrocorax capensis Sparrman 1788 cape cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Linnaeus 1758 great cormorant
Phalacrocorax neglectus Wahlberg 1855 bank cormorant | |
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Morus capensis Lichtenstein 1823 Cape gannet | |