PBDB Collection

Serengeti National Park (Holocene of Tanzania)

Also known as ETE Locality 508, Serengeti National Park,

Where: Tanzania (2.4° S, 35.0° E: paleocoordinates 2.4° S, 35.0° E)

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: 0 radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology:

• ETE sed env 1: ., ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: soils are highly saline and alkaline, sandy

• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: minor granitic shield with some volcanics

Collection methods: ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 432, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: A. R. E. Sinclair and M. Norton-Griffiths. 1979. Serengeti: Dynamics of an Ecosystem. University of Chicago Press, Chicago [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 21690: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 11.10.1995, edited by John Damuth and Richard Potts

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	Loxodonta africana Loxodonta africana Blumenbach 1797 African bush elephant
Hyracoidea - Procaviidae	Heterohyrax brucei, Procavia habessinica Heterohyrax brucei Gray 1868 rock hyrax Procavia habessinica Cape hyrax
Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae	Orycteropus afer Orycteropus afer Pallas 1766 aardvark
Perissodactyla - Equidae	"Equus burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli "Equus burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli Gray 1824 Burchell's zebra
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Diceros bicornis Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros
Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae	Hippopotamus amphibius Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
Artiodactyla - Giraffidae	Giraffa camelopardalis Giraffa camelopardalis Linnaeus 1758 giraffe
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Gazella thompsonii, Taurotragus oryx, Tragelaphus scriptus, Syncerus caffer, Redunca redunca, Redunca fulvorufula, Kobus defassa, Aepyceros melampus, "Gazella granti" = Nanger granti, Hippotragus equinus, Oryx gazella, Madoqua kirki, Oreotragus oreotragus, Ourebia ourebi, Raphicerus campestris, Damaliscus korrigum, Connochaetes taurinus, Alcelaphus buselaphus, Sylvicapra grimmia Gazella thompsonii gazelle Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 common eland Tragelaphus scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo Redunca redunca Hamilton Smith 1827 bohor reedbuck Redunca fulvorufula Afzelius 1815 mountain reedbuck Kobus defassa Rüppell 1835 Defassa waterbuck Aepyceros melampus Lichtenstein 1812 impala "Gazella granti" = Nanger granti Brooke 1872 Grant's gazelle Hippotragus equinus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1803 roan antelope Oryx gazella Linnaeus 1758 gemsbok Madoqua kirki dikdik Oreotragus oreotragus Zimmermann 1783 klipspringer Ourebia ourebi Zimmerman 1783 oribi Raphicerus campestris Thunberg 1811 steenbok Damaliscus korrigum Ogilby 1837 topi Connochaetes taurinus Burchell 1823 blue wildebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest Sylvicapra grimmia Linnaeus 1758 common duiker
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Phacochoerus aethiopicus Phacochoerus aethiopicus Pallas 1766 desert warthog
Carnivora - Felidae	Panthera pardus, Panthera leo, Felis libyca, "Felis serval" = Caracal serval, "Felis caracal" = Caracal caracal, Acinonyx jubatus Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion Felis libyca Forster 1780 African wildcat "Felis serval" = Caracal serval Schreber 1776 serval "Felis caracal" = Caracal caracal Schreber 1776 caracal Acinonyx jubatus Schreber 1775 cheetah
Carnivora - Viverridae	"Viverra civetta" = Civettictis civetta, Genetta tigrina, Genetta genetta "Viverra civetta" = Civettictis civetta Schreber 1776 civet cat Genetta tigrina Schreber 1776 Cape genet Genetta genetta Linnaeus 1758 common genet
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Crocuta crocuta, Hyaena hyaena Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus 1758 striped hyaena
Carnivora - Herpestidae	Ichneumia albicauda, Mungos mungo Ichneumia albicauda Cuvier 1829 white-tailed mongoose Mungos mungo Gmelin 1788 banded mongoose
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Mellivora capensis Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 honey badger
Carnivora - Canidae	"Canis adustus" = Schaeffia adusta, "Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas, Lycaon pictus, Canis aureus, Otocyon megalotis "Canis adustus" = Schaeffia adusta Sundevall 1847 side-striped jackal "Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal Lycaon pictus Temminck 1820 African wild dog Canis aureus Linnaeus 1758 golden jackal Otocyon megalotis Desmarest 1822 bat-eared fox
Primates - Cercopithecidae	Papio anubis, "Cercopithecus aethiops" = Chlorocebus aethiops Papio anubis Cuvier 1824 olive baboon "Cercopithecus aethiops" = Chlorocebus aethiops Linnaeus 1758 vervet monkey