PBDB Collection

Nylsrley Provincial Nature Res (Holocene of South Africa)

Also known as ETE Locality 511, Nylsrley Provincial Nature Res,

Where: N. Transraal, South Africa (24.6° S, 28.7° E: paleocoordinates 24.6° S, 28.7° E)

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Modern Ecosystem radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology:

• ETE sed env 1: ., ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: soils: litholitic,sandy,calc. alluvial, bl.clay

• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: sandstones part of the Waterberg System, sandy soils overlie sandstone

Collection methods: ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 415, 414, 409, 123, 104, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: B. J. Huntley and B.H. Walker. 1982. Structure of Nylsrley Savanna. Ecology of Tropical Savannas, Huntley B.J.&B.H. Walker, eds., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1982 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 21693: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 11.10.1995, edited by John Damuth, Richard Potts and Hannah O'Regan

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae	Elephantulus brachyrhynchus Elephantulus brachyrhynchus Smith 1834 Short-snouted elephant shrew
Tribosphenida - Chrysochloridae	Amblysomus hottentotus Amblysomus hottentotus Smith 1829 African golden mole
Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae	Orycteropus afer Orycteropus afer Pallas 1766 aardvark
Chiroptera - Emballonuridae	Taphozous mauritianus Taphozous mauritianus sac-winged bat
Chiroptera - Nycteridae	Nycteris thebaica Nycteris thebaica Saint-Hilaire 1818 Egyptian slit-faced bat
Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae	Eptesicus capensis, Pipistrellus kuhli, Scotophilus nigrita Eptesicus capensis house bat Pipistrellus kuhli pipistrelle bat Scotophilus nigrita vesper bat
Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae	Rhinolophus clivosus Rhinolophus clivosus Cretzschmar 1828 Geoffroy's horseshoe bat
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Lepus saxatilis, Lepus capensis, Pronolagus crassicaudatus Lepus saxatilis hare Lepus capensis Linnaeus 1758 cape hare Pronolagus crassicaudatus rabbit
Rodentia - Gliridae	Graphiurus murinus Graphiurus murinus Desmarest 1822 dormouse
Rodentia - Nesomyidae	Dendromus melanotis, Dendromus mystacalis Dendromus melanotis African climbing mice Dendromus mystacalis African climbing mice
Rodentia - Muridae	Tatera brantsi, Tatera leucogaster, Saccostomus campestris, Otomys angoniensis, Praomys natalensis, Rhabdomys pumilio, "Aethomys namaquensis" = Epimys (Aethomys), "Aethomys chrysophilus" = Epimys (Aethomys), Rattus rattus, Mus minutoides, Lemniscomys griselda, Steatomys pratensis Tatera brantsi large naked-soled gerbil Tatera leucogaster large naked-soled gerbil Saccostomus campestris pouched mouse Otomys angoniensis mouse Praomys natalensis African soft-furred rat Rhabdomys pumilio striped mouse "Aethomys namaquensis" = Epimys (Aethomys) rock rat "Aethomys chrysophilus" = Epimys (Aethomys) rock rat Rattus rattus Linnaeus 1758 black rat Mus minutoides house mouse Lemniscomys griselda striped grass mouse Steatomys pratensis Peters 1846 fat mouse
Rodentia - Bathyergidae	Cryptomys hottentotus Cryptomys hottentotus Lesson 1826 common mole rat
Rodentia - Hystricidae	Hystrix africaeaustralis Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 Cape porcupine
Rodentia - Thryonomyidae	Thryonomys swinderianus Thryonomys swinderianus Temminck 1827 greater cane rat
Rodentia - Sciuridae	Paraxerus cepapi Paraxerus cepapi African Bush Squirrel
Primates - Galagidae	Galago senegalensis Galago senegalensis Geoffroy 1796 Senegal bushbaby
Primates - Cercopithecidae	Papio ursinus, Cercopithecus pygerythrus Papio ursinus Kerr 1792 baboon Cercopithecus pygerythrus Cuvier 1821 vervet monkey
Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae	Erinaceus frontalis Erinaceus frontalis hedgehog
Soricomorpha - Soricidae	Crocidura hirta, Crocidura mariquensis, Crocidura bicolor, Myosorex varius, Suncus lixus Crocidura hirta white-toothed shrew Crocidura mariquensis white-toothed shrew Crocidura bicolor white-toothed shrew Myosorex varius white-toothed shrew Suncus lixus white-toothed shrew
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Tragelaphus scriptus, Raphicerus campestris, Redunca arundinum, Aepyceros melampus, Sylvicapra grimmia Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu Tragelaphus scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck Raphicerus campestris Thunberg 1811 steenbok Redunca arundinum Boddaert 1785 southern reedbuck Aepyceros melampus Lichtenstein 1812 impala Sylvicapra grimmia Linnaeus 1758 common duiker
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Potamochoerus porcus, Phacochoerus aethiopicus Potamochoerus porcus Linnaeus 1758 red river hog Phacochoerus aethiopicus Pallas 1766 desert warthog
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Ictonyx striatus, "Aonyx capensis" = Lutra capensis, Mellivora capensis Ictonyx striatus Perry 1810 zorilla "Aonyx capensis" = Lutra capensis Schinz 1821 African clawless otter Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 honey badger
Carnivora - Felidae	Panthera pardus, Panthera leo, Felis libyca Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion Felis libyca Forster 1780 African wildcat
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Proteles cristata, Parahyaena brunnea Proteles cristata hyaena Parahyaena brunnea Thunberg 1820 brown hyaena
Carnivora - Herpestidae	Herpestes sanguineus, Cynictis penicillata, Atilax paludinosus, Mungos mungo, Ichneumia albicauda, Paracynictis selousi Herpestes sanguineus Rüppell 1835 slender mongoose Cynictis penicillata Cuvier 1829 yellow mongoose Atilax paludinosus Cuvier 1829 marsh mongoose Mungos mungo Gmelin 1788 banded mongoose Ichneumia albicauda Cuvier 1829 white-tailed mongoose Paracynictis selousi de Winton 1896 mongoose
Carnivora - Viverridae	Genetta tigrina, Genetta genetta Genetta tigrina Schreber 1776 Cape genet Genetta genetta Linnaeus 1758 common genet
Carnivora - Canidae	"Canis adustus" = Schaeffia adusta, "Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas "Canis adustus" = Schaeffia adusta Sundevall 1847 side-striped jackal "Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal
Pedetes capensis
-	"Pedetes capensis" = Yerbua capensis "Pedetes capensis" = Yerbua capensis Forster 1778 South African springhare