PBDB Collection

Elandsfontein (Pleistocene to of South Africa)

Also known as ETE Locality 529, Elandsfontein,

Where: South Africa (33.1° S, 18.2° E: paleocoordinates 33.1° S, 18.1° E)

When: Pleistocene to Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

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

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

• JA: originally uploaded without an environment value but certainly terrestrial

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

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 415, 412, 409, 123, 121, 104, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: Q. B. Hendey. 1974. The Late Cenozoic Carnivora of the South-Western Cape Province. Annals of the South African Museum 63:1-369 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 21711: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 28.08.1995, edited by Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Lyacon pictus, "Homoioceras" bainii, Rodentia indet. Lyacon pictus subpsecies magnus "Homoioceras" bainii Rodentia indet.
Aves
-	Aves indet. Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird
Struthioniformes - Struthionidae	"Struthio australis" = Struthio camelus australis "Struthio australis" = Struthio camelus australis Gurney 1868 common ostrich
Reptilia
Squamata -	Squamata indet. Squamata indet. squamates
Testudines -	"Chelonia indet." = Testudines "Chelonia indet." = Testudines Batsch 1788 turtle
Mammalia
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	""Archidiskodon" broomi" = Mammuthus, "Loxodonta" zulu ""Archidiskodon" broomi" = Mammuthus mammoth "Loxodonta" zulu African elephant
Pholidota - Manidae	Manis sp. Manis sp. Linnaeus 1758 pangolin
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Mellivora capensis Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 honey badger
Carnivora - Canidae	Canidae indet., "Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Canidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 canid "Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal
Carnivora - Viverridae	Viverridae indet. Viverridae indet. Gray 1821 civet
Carnivora - Herpestidae	cf. Suricata sp. cf. Suricata sp. Desmarest 1804 meerkat
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	"Hyaena brunnea" = Parahyaena brunnea, Crocuta crocuta "Hyaena brunnea" = Parahyaena brunnea Thunberg 1820 brown hyaena Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena subspecies spelaea
Carnivora - Felidae	Megantereon cf. gracile, Panthera leo Megantereon cf. gracile cat Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion aff. subspecies spelaea
Perissodactyla - Equidae	? Equus cf. helmei, Equus plicatus, Equus sp. ? Equus cf. helmei horse Equus plicatus horse Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Diceros bicornis, Ceratotherium simum Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae	Hippopotamus amphibius Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Mesochoerus paicae, Mesochoerus lategani, "Tapinochoerus meadowsi" = Metridiochoerus Mesochoerus paicae pig Mesochoerus lategani pig "Tapinochoerus meadowsi" = Metridiochoerus pig
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Bovidae indet., Gazella sp., "Gazella" cf. wellsi, Raphicerus sp., "? Damaliscus niro" = Hippotragus niro, Hippotragus gigas, Hippotragus cf. leucophaeus, Alcelaphini indet., Connochaetes sp., ? Beatragus sp., Megalotragus eucornutus, "Redunca" aff. arundinum, Antidorcas cf. marsupialis, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Taurotragus aff. oryx Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle "Gazella" cf. wellsi gazelle Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827 antelope "? Damaliscus niro" = Hippotragus niro Hopwood 1936 antelope Hippotragus gigas Leakey 1965 antelope Hippotragus cf. leucophaeus Pallas 1766 bluebuck Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope Connochaetes sp. Lichtenstein 1812 wildebeest ? Beatragus sp. Heller 1912 hirola Megalotragus eucornutus antelope "Redunca" aff. arundinum Boddaert 1785 southern reedbuck Antidorcas cf. marsupialis Zimmerman 1780 springbok Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu Taurotragus aff. oryx Pallas 1766 common eland
Theriamorpha - Sivatheridae	Libytherium olduvaiense Libytherium olduvaiense placental
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Lepus cf. capensis Lepus cf. capensis Linnaeus 1758 cape hare
Rodentia - Hystricidae	Hystrix cf. afrucaseaustralis Hystrix cf. afrucaseaustralis porcupine
Rodentia - Bathyergidae	Bathyergidae indet., Bathyergus suillus, Georychus cf. capensis Bathyergidae indet. Waterhouse 1841 mole rat Bathyergus suillus Schreber 1787 Cape dune mole rat Georychus cf. capensis Pallas 1778 Cape mole-rat
Rodentia - Muridae	Parotomys cf. brantsi, Otomys cf. saundersiae Parotomys cf. brantsi mouse Otomys cf. saundersiae mouse
Primates - Hominidae	Homo sapiens Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human subspecies rhodesiensis
Primates - Cercopithecidae	"Simopithecus oswaldi" = Theropithecus oswaldi "Simopithecus oswaldi" = Theropithecus oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada subspecies hopefieldensis