Die Kelders 1 (Pleistocene of South Africa)

Also known as ETE Locality 513, Die Kelders 1,

Where: South Africa (34.5° S, 19.4° E: paleocoordinates 34.6° S, 19.2° E)

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: 0 radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: cave; claystone

• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: 0

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate, anthropogenic

Collection methods: ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 415, 414, 409, 123, 104, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: D. M. Avery. 1982. Micromammals as palaeoenvironmental indicators and an interpretation of the late Quaternary in the southern Cape Province, South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 85(2):183-374 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 21695: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 21.08.1995, edited by Mark Uhen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Mammalia
 Rodentia - Bathyergidae
Bathyergus suillus Schreber 1787 Cape dune mole rat
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 Cape porcupine
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hare
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Papio ursinus Kerr 1792 baboon
 Primates - Hominidae
Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus quagga Boddaert 1785 plains zebra
Equus capensis Broom 1909 horse
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Potamochoerus porcus Linnaeus 1758 red river hog
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
 Placentalia -
Cetacea indet. Brisson 1762 whale
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Delphinidae indet. Gray 1821 dolphin
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Ovis aries Linnaeus 1758 domestic sheep
Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827 antelope
Raphicerus campestris Thunberg 1811 steenbok
Raphicerus melanotis Thunberg 1811 Cape grysbok
Oreotragus oreotragus Zimmermann 1783 klipspringer
"Antidorcas australis" = Antidorcas marsupialis australis Hendey and Hendey 1968 springbok
Hippotragus leucophaeus Pallas 1766 bluebuck
Damaliscus dorcas Pallas 1766 bontebok
Connochaetes gnou Zimmermann 1780 black wildebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest
Pelea capreolus Forster 1790 grey rhebok
Redunca fulvorufula Afzelius 1815 mountain reedbuck
Redunca arundinum Boddaert 1785 southern reedbuck
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu
Tragelaphus scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck
Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 common eland
Bovini indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo
Pelorovis antiquus Duvernoy 1851 antelope
 Carnivora - Felidae
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion
Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard
Felis libyca Forster 1780 African wildcat
"Felis caracal" = Caracal caracal Schreber 1776 caracal
or F. serval
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
"Hyaena brunnea" = Parahyaena brunnea
"Hyaena brunnea" = Parahyaena brunnea Thunberg 1820 brown hyaena
 Carnivora - Herpestidae
"Herpestes pulverulentus" = Galerella pulverulenta Wagner 1839 Cape grey mongoose
Atilax paludinosus Cuvier 1829 marsh mongoose
Herpestes ichneumon Linnaeus 1758 Egyptian mongoose
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Viverridae indet. Gray 1821 civet
Genetta sp. Cuvier 1816 civet
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Ictonyx striatus Perry 1810 zorilla
Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 honey badger
 Carnivora - Otariidae
Arctocephalus pusillus Schreber 1778 brown fur seal
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Mirounga leonina Linnaeus 1758 southern elephant seal
 Carnivora - Canidae
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas, Vulpes chama
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal
Vulpes chama Smith 1833 Cape fox
 Hyracoidea - Procaviidae
Procavia capensis Pallas 1766 Cape hyrax
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Loxodonta africana Blumenbach 1797 African bush elephant
Reptilia
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Chersina angulata Schweigger 1812 South African bowsprit tortoise