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
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 | |
Hystrix cf. cristata Linnaeus 1758 crested porcupine | |
Eliomys sp. Wagner 1840 dormouse | |
Mus sp. Linnaeus 1758 house mouse
Praomys sp. Thomas 1915 African soft-furred rat
Paraethomys tighennifae mouse
Gerbillus grandis gerbil | |
Ellobius sp. Fischer 1814 mole-vole | |
Theropithecus cf. oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada | |
Homo erectus Dubois 1892 human | |
Chiroptera indet. Blumenbach 1779 bat | |
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros | |
Equus cf. mauritanicus horse | |
Phacochoerus cf. africanus Gmelin 1788 common warthog | |
Hippopotamus cf. sirensis Pomel 1896 hippo | |
Gazella cf. atlantica Bourguignat 1870 gazelle
Oryx sp. de Blainville 1816 oryx
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
Bovini indet. Gray 1821 antelope | |
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion | |
Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena
Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus 1758 striped hyaena | |
"Lutra cf. maculicollis" = Hydrictis maculicollis, Mellivora sp.
"Lutra cf. maculicollis" = Hydrictis maculicollis Lichtenstein 1835 speckle-throated otter
Mellivora sp. Storr 1780 ratel | |
Monachus aff. monachus Hermann 1779 Mediterranean monk seal | |
Ursus bibersoni bear | |
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 | |
Elephantidae indet. Gray 1821 elephant |