Thomas Quarry 1 level G (Pleistocene of Morocco)

Also known as Th1-G, Hominid Level, H. erectus cave

Where: Morocco (33.6° N, 7.6° W: paleocoordinates 33.6° N, 7.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

• hard pink filling overlain by stalagmitic layers

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

• Collections made in 1993-1995 yielded one Homo erectus tooth. The earlier 'Thomas Quarry 1' mandible also came from this level.

Primary reference: D. Geraads. 2002. Plio-Pleistocene mammalian biostratigraphy of Atlantic Morocco. Quaternaire 13(1):43-53 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 34287: authorized by Alan Turner, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 26.08.2003, edited by Bethany Allen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix cf. cristata Linnaeus 1758 crested porcupine
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Eliomys sp. Wagner 1840 dormouse
 Rodentia - Muridae
Mus sp. Linnaeus 1758 house mouse
Praomys sp. Thomas 1915 African soft-furred rat
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Ellobius sp. Fischer 1814 mole-vole
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Theropithecus cf. oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada
 Primates - Hominidae
Homo erectus Dubois 1892 human
 Placentalia -
Chiroptera indet. Blumenbach 1779 bat
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Phacochoerus cf. africanus Gmelin 1788 common warthog
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus cf. sirensis Pomel 1896 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Gazella cf. atlantica Bourguignat 1870 gazelle
Oryx sp. de Blainville 1816 oryx
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
Connochaetes taurinus Burchell 1823 blue wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus prognu
Bovini indet. Gray 1821 antelope
 Carnivora - Felidae
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena
Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus 1758 striped hyaena
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
"Lutra cf. maculicollis" = Hydrictis maculicollis, Mellivora sp.
"Lutra cf. maculicollis" = Hydrictis maculicollis Lichtenstein 1835 speckle-throated otter
Mellivora sp. Storr 1780 ratel
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Monachus aff. monachus Hermann 1779 Mediterranean monk seal
 Carnivora - Ursidae
 Carnivora - Canidae
Lycaon cf. magnus Ewer and Singer 1956 canid
Lupulella mohibi Geraads 2011 canid
"Canis aff. adustus" = Schaeffia adusta Sundevall 1847 side-striped jackal
Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Elephantidae indet. Gray 1821 elephant