Where: South Africa (32.4° S, 18.5° E: paleocoordinates 32.4° S, 18.3° E)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: cave; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate, anthropogenic
Primary reference: P.-J. Texier, G. Porraz, J. Parkington, J.-P. Rigaud, C. Poggenpoel, C. Miller, C. Tribolo, C. Cartwright, A. Coudenneau, R. Klein, T. Steele and C. Verna. 2010. A Howiesons Poort tradition of engraving ostrich eggshell containers dated to 60,000 years ago at Diepkloof Rock Shelter, South Africa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107(14):6180-6185 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis
PaleoDB collection 115191: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 30.08.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
| Reptilia | |
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Chersina angulata Schweigger 1812 South African bowsprit tortoise | |
| Mammalia | |
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Orycteropus after aardvark | |
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Procavia capensis Pallas 1766 Cape hyrax | |
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Papio ursinus Kerr 1792 baboon | |
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Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human | |
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Bathyergus suillus Schreber 1787 Cape dune mole rat | |
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Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 Cape porcupine | |
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Leporidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 rabbit
Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare | |
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Erinaceus frontalis hedgehog | |
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Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 honey badger | |
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Arctocephalus pusillus Schreber 1778 brown fur seal | |
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Galerella pulverulenta Wagner 1839 Cape grey mongoose | |
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Hyaenidae indet. Gray 1821 hyaena | |
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Genetta sp. Cuvier 1816 civet | |
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Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard | |
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas, Vulpes chama
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal
Vulpes chama Smith 1833 Cape fox | |
Alcelaphus sp., Connochaetes gnou, Antidorcas sp., Raphicerus sp., Raphicerus melanotis, Raphicerus campestris, Oreotragus oreotragus, Ovis aries, Redunca arundinum, Pelea capreolus, Chonnochaetes sp., Hippotragus leucophaeus, Pelorovis antiquus, Taurotragus oryx
Alcelaphus sp. Blainville 1816 hartebeest
Antidorcas sp. Sundevall 1847 springbok
Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827 antelope
Raphicerus melanotis Thunberg 1811 Cape grysbok
Raphicerus campestris Thunberg 1811 steenbok
Oreotragus oreotragus Zimmermann 1783 klipspringer
Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758 domestic sheep
Redunca arundinum Boddaert 1785 southern reedbuck
Pelea capreolus Forster 1790 grey rhebok
Chonnochaetes sp. antelope
Hippotragus leucophaeus Pallas 1766 bluebuck
Pelorovis antiquus Duvernoy 1851 antelope
Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 common eland | |
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Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo | |
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Delphinidae indet. Gray 1821 dolphin | |
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Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
Equus capensis Broom 1909 horse | |
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Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros | |
| Gastropoda | |
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Cymbula granatina limpet | |
| Bivalvia | |
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Choromytilus meridionalis mussel | |