Also known as ETE Locality 609, Lower Breccia, Sterkfontein - Member 4,
Where: South Africa (26.0° S, 27.7° E: paleocoordinates 26.3° S, 27.4° E)
• basin-level geographic resolution
When: 14 Member (Sterkfontein Formation), Pliocene to Pliocene (5.3 - 0.8 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: based on two samples of bovid teeth radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: cave
Collection methods: quarrying
• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 415, 414, 412, 411, 409, 123, 121, 104, ; ETE museum list: TM
Primary reference: T. C. Partridge. 1978. Re-appraisal of lithostratigraphy of Sterkfontein hominid site. Nature 275:282-287 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
PaleoDB collection 21791: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 13.10.1995, edited by John Damuth, Avelino Perry and Hannah O'Regan
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
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Metridiochoerus sp. Hopwood 1926 pig | |
Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Gazella sp., "Antidorcas cf. bondi" = Gazella bondi, cf. Megalotragus sp., Damaliscus sp., Damaliscus sp., Damaliscus sp., Connochaetes sp., Hippotragini indet., Hippotragus cf. equinus, Redunca cf. arundinum, "Tragelaphus cf. angasi" = Tragelaphus angasii, Syncerus sp., Makapania cf. broomi
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
"Antidorcas cf. bondi" = Gazella bondi Cooke and Wells 1951 gazelle
cf. Megalotragus sp. van Hoepen 1932 antelope
Damaliscus sp. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.1-Sterkfontein
Damaliscus sp. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: 142-Sterkfontein
Damaliscus sp. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: 141-Sterkfontein
Connochaetes sp. Lichtenstein 1812 wildebeest
Hippotragini indet. Sundevall 1845 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hippotragini
Hippotragus cf. equinus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1803 roan antelope
Redunca cf. arundinum Boddaert 1785 southern reedbuck
"Tragelaphus cf. angasi" = Tragelaphus angasii Gray 1849 nyala
Syncerus sp. Hodgson 1847 African buffalo
Makapania cf. broomi Wells and Cooke 1956 antelope | |
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
Equus capensis Broom 1909 horse | |
Canis brevirostris, "Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas
Canis brevirostris canine
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal | |
Hyaenidae indet., Crocuta cf. spelaea, Crocuta crocuta, Pachycrocuta brevirostris, Chasmaporthetes silberbergi, Chasmaporthetes silberbergi2, Chasmaporthetes nitidula, Hyaena hyaena
Crocuta cf. spelaea spotted hyaena
Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena
Pachycrocuta brevirostris Gervais 1850 brown hyaena
Chasmaporthetes silberbergi hyaena
Chasmaporthetes nitidula Ewer 1955 hyaena
Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus 1758 striped hyaena | |
Felidae indet., Panthera leo, Panthera pardus, Dinofelis barlowi, Megantereon gracile, Homotherium crenatidens
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion
Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard
Dinofelis barlowi Broom 1937 cat
Homotherium crenatidens Fabrini 1890 cat | |
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 Cape porcupine | |
Cercopithecidae indet., Papio izodi, Parapapio sp., Parapapio jonesi, Parapapio broomi, Parapapio whitei, Cercopithecoides williamsi
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae
Papio izodi Gear 1926 baboon
Parapapio sp. Jones 1937 monkey
Parapapio jonesi Broom 1940 monkey
Parapapio broomi Jones 1937 monkey
Parapapio whitei Broom 1940 monkey
Cercopithecoides williamsi Mollet 1947 monkey | |
Australopithecus africanus Dart 1925 australopithecine | |
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant | |
Procavia transvaalensis Shaw 1937 Cape hyrax
Procavia antiqua Broom 1934 Cape hyrax | |
Adenota | |
"Antidorcas cf. recki" = Adenota recki
"Antidorcas cf. recki" = Adenota recki Schwartz 1932 |