Where: South Africa (34.4° S, 21.2° E: paleocoordinates 34.4° S, 21.2° E)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• 100 ka - 70 ka
Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: anthropogenic
Primary reference: C. S. Henshilwood, J. C. Sealy, R. Yates, K. Cruz-Uribe, P. Goldberg, F. E. Grine, R. G. Klein, C. Poggenpoel, K. Niekerk and I. Watts. 2001. Blombos Cave, Southern Cape, South Africa: Preliminary Report on the 1992–1999 Excavations of the Middle Stone Age Levels. Journal of Archaeological Science 28:421-448 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis
PaleoDB collection 115167: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 30.08.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Procavia capensis Pallas 1766 Cape hyrax | |
Loxodonta africana Blumenbach 1797 African bush elephant | |
Arctocephalus pusillus Schreber 1778 brown fur seal | |
Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 honey badger
Ictonyx striatus Perry 1810 zorilla
Aonyx capensis Schinz 1821 African clawless otter | |
Canis sp., "Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal | |
Genetta sp. Cuvier 1816 civet | |
"Herpestes pulverulentus" = Galerella pulverulenta
"Herpestes pulverulentus" = Galerella pulverulenta Wagner 1839 Cape grey mongoose | |
Hyaenidae indet. Gray 1821 hyaena | |
Felis libyca Forster 1780 African wildcat | |
Equus capensis Broom 1909 horse | |
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros | |
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo | |
Delphinidae indet. Gray 1821 dolphin | |
Bovidae indet., Oreotragus oreotragus, Raphicerus sp., Raphicerus melanotis, Raphicerus campestris, Pelea capreolus, Sylvicapra grimmia, Hippotragus leucophaeus, Connochaetes gnou, Alcelaphus buselaphus, Ovis aries, Redunca arundinum, Antidorcas sp., Taurotragus oryx, Syncerus caffer, ? Bos taurus
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Oreotragus oreotragus Zimmermann 1783 klipspringer
Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827 antelope
Raphicerus melanotis Thunberg 1811 Cape grysbok
Raphicerus campestris Thunberg 1811 steenbok
Pelea capreolus Forster 1790 grey rhebok
Sylvicapra grimmia Linnaeus 1758 common duiker
Hippotragus leucophaeus Pallas 1766 bluebuck
Connochaetes gnou Zimmermann 1780 black wildebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest
Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758 domestic sheep
Redunca arundinum Boddaert 1785 southern reedbuck
Antidorcas sp. Sundevall 1847 springbok
Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 common eland
Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo
? Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758 cow | |
Erinaceus frontalis hedgehog | |
Lepus saxatilis hare
Lepus capensis Linnaeus 1758 cape hare | |
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 Cape porcupine | |
Bathyergus suillus Schreber 1787 Cape dune mole rat | |
Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human | |
Papio urinus baboon |