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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Actinopteri | |
Clarias sp. Scopoli 1777 catfish | |
Amphibia | |
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Reptilia | |
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Aves | |
"Francolinus lathami" = Peliperdix lathami
"Francolinus lathami" = Peliperdix lathami Hartlaub 1854 forest francolin | |
Reptilia | |
Kinixys erosa Schweigger 1812 forest hingeback tortoise | |
Mammalia | |
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Orycteropus afer Pallas 1766 aardvark | |
Dendrohyrax sp. Gray 1868 tree hyrax
Procavia sp. Storr 1780 Cape hyrax | |
Rousettus angolensis rousette
Rousettus sp. Gray 1821 rousette
Rousettus aegyptiacus Geoffroy 1810 Egyptian rousette | |
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Miniopterus schreibersi Natterer 1819 bend-winged bat | |
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae
Papio anubis Cuvier 1824 olive baboon
Cercopithecus sp. Linnaeus 1758 monkey | |
Galagoides demidovii galago | |
Funisciurus sp. Trouessart 1880 Rope Squirrel
Heliosciurus rufobrachium Sun Squirrel
Paraxerus sp. Forsyth Major 1893 African Bush Squirrel
Protoxerus stangeri African giant squirrel | |
Cricetomys sp. Waterhouse 1840 giant pouched rat | |
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine | |
Thryonomys sp. Fitzinger 1867 cane rat
Thryonomys swinderianus Temminck 1827 greater cane rat
Thryonomys gregorianus Thomas 1894 Lesser cane rat | |
Leporidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 rabbit ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Leporidae
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Scutisorex somereni white-toothed shrew | |
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 | |
Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Neotragus batesi, Ourebia ourebi, Kobus kob, Redunca redunca, Cephalophus sp., Cephalophus sylvicultur, cf. Cephalophus sp., Cephalophus leucogaster, Cephalophus rufilatus, Cephalophus monticola, Syncerus caffer, Tragelaphus sp., Tragelaphus scriptus
Neotragus batesi antelope
Ourebia ourebi Zimmerman 1783 oribi
Kobus kob Erxleben 1777 kob
Redunca redunca Hamilton Smith 1827 bohor reedbuck
Cephalophus sp. Smith 1827 duiker
Cephalophus sylvicultur duiker
cf. Cephalophus sp. Smith 1827 duiker
Cephalophus leucogaster Gray 1873 duiker
Cephalophus rufilatus Gray 1846 duiker
Cephalophus monticola Thunberg 1789 blue duiker
Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo
Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope
Tragelaphus scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck | |
Potamochoerus porcus Linnaeus 1758 red river hog
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni Thomas 1904 giant forest hog | |
Gastropoda | |
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Achatina stuhlmanni von Martens 1892 slug ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - name shift
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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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Bivalvia | |
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