Lang. E Quarry-Pel.Phos.Mbr. (Miocene to of South Africa)

Also known as ETE Locality 1055, Langebaanweg, "E Quarry, PPM",

Where: South Africa (33.0° S, 18.2° E: paleocoordinates 33.5° S, 16.6° E)

When: PPM Member (Varswater Formation), Miocene to Miocene (23.0 - 2.6 Ma)

• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: Dating by correl w/radiom dated sites

Environment/lithology: coastal; sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: coastal, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: "marine littoral, river floodplain"
• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: pelletal phosphatic sands

Collection methods: bulk, quarrying, surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 637, 636, 635, 634, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: C. Denys. 1990. The oldest Acomys from the Lower Pliocene of South Africa and the problem of its murid affinities. Paleon. Abteilung Paleozoo. Strat. 210(1-3):79-91 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22232: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 04.06.1999, edited by Patricia Holroyd

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Stenodontomys saldanhae
Reptilia
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Geochelone stromeri n. sp.1
Geochelone stromeri n. sp.1 Meylan and Auffenberg 1986 turtle
type is definitely from E Quarry according to Meylan and Auffenberg but stratigraphic position is not discussed
Mammalia
 Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae
Orycteropus afer2
Orycteropus afer2 Pallas 1766 aardvark
 Rodentia - Muridae
Acomys mabele
Acomys mabele (African) spiny mice
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Damalacra acalla, Mesembriportax acrae
Damalacra acalla Gentry 1980 antelope
Mesembriportax acrae Gentry 1974 antelope
1Meylan and Auffenberg 1986; 2Pickford 2005