Also known as ETE Locality 894, Matupi Cave - Unit Matupi I,
Where: Congo-Kinshasa (1.2° N, 29.8° E: paleocoordinates 1.2° N, 29.8° E)
When: Unit Matupi I Member, Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max age = 2910 +/- 75 (C14 date from ~30 cm below surface). Min age = 0 (modern artifacts at/near surface). radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: cave
Collection methods: quarrying
• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 477, ; ETE museum list:
Primary reference: W. Van Neer. 1984. The use of fish remains in African archaeozoology. Centre de Recherches Archeol. Notes et Monogra. Tech. 16:155-167 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
PaleoDB collection 22073: 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
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Tilapia sp., Edentulina indet., Atherus africanus, Rhychocyon cirnei, Coleura afra, Nothapalus indet., Subuliniscus indet., Pseudopeas indet., Gonaxis pusillus, Ptychotrema quadrinotatum, Potadoma indet.
Edentulina indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Nothapalus 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
Potadoma indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
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Bacillariophyceae | |
Trichotoxon cf. ruwenzoriense diatom ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - name shift
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Gastropoda | |
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Trochozonites indet. Pfeffer 1883 slug ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
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Achatina stuhlmanni von Martens 1892 slug ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - name shift
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Bivalvia | |
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Amphibia | |
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Mammalia | |
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Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine | |
Thryonomys sp. Fitzinger 1867 cane rat
Thryonomys gregorianus Thomas 1894 Lesser cane rat
Thryonomys swinderianus Temminck 1827 greater cane rat | |
Heliosciurus rufobrachium Sun Squirrel
Funisciurus sp. Trouessart 1880 Rope Squirrel
Protoxerus stangeri African giant squirrel
Paraxerus sp. Forsyth Major 1893 African Bush Squirrel | |
Cricetomys sp. Waterhouse 1840 giant pouched rat | |
Leporidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 rabbit ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Leporidae
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Galagoides demidovii galago | |
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae
Papio anubis Cuvier 1824 olive baboon
Cercopithecus sp. Linnaeus 1758 monkey | |
Scutisorex somereni white-toothed shrew | |
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Rousettus angolensis rousette
Rousettus sp. Gray 1821 rousette
Rousettus aegyptiacus Geoffroy 1810 Egyptian rousette | |
Miniopterus schreibersi Natterer 1819 bend-winged bat | |
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni Thomas 1904 giant forest hog
Potamochoerus porcus Linnaeus 1758 red river hog | |
Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Ourebia ourebi, Neotragus batesi, Cephalophus sp., Cephalophus sylvicultur, cf. Cephalophus sp., Cephalophus rufilatus, Cephalophus leucogaster, Cephalophus monticola, Kobus kob, Redunca redunca, Tragelaphus sp., Tragelaphus scriptus, Syncerus caffer
Ourebia ourebi Zimmerman 1783 oribi
Neotragus batesi antelope
Cephalophus sp. Smith 1827 duiker
Cephalophus sylvicultur duiker
cf. Cephalophus sp. Smith 1827 duiker
Cephalophus rufilatus Gray 1846 duiker
Cephalophus leucogaster Gray 1873 duiker
Cephalophus monticola Thunberg 1789 blue duiker
Kobus kob Erxleben 1777 kob
Redunca redunca Hamilton Smith 1827 bohor reedbuck
Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope
Tragelaphus scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck
Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo | |
Bdeogale pardus mongoose
Crossarchus alexandri Thomas and Wroughton 1907 Alexander's Kusimanse | |
Viverridae indet., "Viverra civetta" = Civettictis civetta
"Viverra civetta" = Civettictis civetta Schreber 1776 civet cat | |
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine | |
Dendrohyrax sp. Gray 1868 tree hyrax
Procavia sp. Storr 1780 Cape hyrax | |
Orycteropus afer Pallas 1766 aardvark | |
Reptilia | |
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Kinixys erosa Schweigger 1812 forest hingeback tortoise | |
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Aves | |
"Francolinus lathami" = Peliperdix lathami
"Francolinus lathami" = Peliperdix lathami Hartlaub 1854 forest francolin | |
Actinopteri | |
Clarias sp. Scopoli 1777 catfish |