Matupi Cave - Unit Matupi I: Holocene, Congo-Kinshasa

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bacillariophyceae - Thalassionematales - Thalassionemataceae
Trichotoxon cf. ruwenzoriense
73 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - name shift
unclassified
Tilapia sp.
1 specimen
Edentulina indet.
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Atherus africanus
51 specimens
Rhychocyon cirnei
8 specimens
Coleura afra
1 specimen
Nothapalus indet.
3 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Subuliniscus indet.
11 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Pseudopeas indet.
5 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Gonaxis pusillus
5 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - name shift
Ptychotrema quadrinotatum
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - name shift
Potadoma indet.
2 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Clariidae
Clarias sp. Scopoli 1777
1 specimen
Reptilia
Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Testudines
Reptilia - Phasianidae
Francolinus lathami Hartlaub 1854
recombined as Peliperdix lathami
Reptilia - Ophidia
Ophidia indet. Latreille 1804
ETE occurrence; species: Ophidia
Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudinidae indet. Batsch 1788
3 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Testudinidae
Kinixys erosa (Schweigger 1812)
1 specimen
Mammalia
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758
49 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Rodentia
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758
31 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Carnivora
Mammalia - Hyracoidea - Procaviidae
Procaviidae indet. Thomas 1892
21 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Procaviidae
Procavia sp. Storr 1780
3 specimens
Dendrohyrax sp. Gray 1868
2 specimens
Mammalia - Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae
Orycteropus afer (Pallas 1766)
1 specimen
Mammalia - Bovidae
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821
41 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821
3 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Murinae
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821
28 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae size II
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821
2 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae size III
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821
5 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae size Ia
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821
52 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae size Ib
Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816
1 specimen
Tragelaphus scriptus (Pallas 1766)
2 specimens
Syncerus caffer (Sparman 1779)
4 specimens
original and current combination Bos caffer
Cephalophus sp. Smith 1827
32 specimens
Cephalophus sylvicultur
1 specimen
cf. Cephalophus sp. Smith 1827
15 specimens
Cephalophus monticola Thunberg 1789
130 specimens
Cephalophus leucogaster Gray 1873
1 specimen
Cephalophus rufilatus Gray 1846
1 specimen
Ourebia ourebi (Zimmerman 1783)
4 specimens
original and current combination Antilope ourebi
Neotragus batesi
10 specimens
Kobus kob (Erxleben 1777)
1 specimen
Redunca redunca Hamilton Smith 1827
2 specimens
Mammalia - Suidae
Suidae indet. Gray 1821
3 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Suidae
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni Thomas 1904
1 specimen
Potamochoerus porcus (Linnaeus 1758)
1 specimen
Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae
Viverridae indet. Gray 1821
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Viverridae
Viverra civetta Schreber 1776
1 specimen
recombined as Civettictis civetta
Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae
Bdeogale pardus
2 specimens
Crossarchus alexandri Thomas and Wroughton 1907
2 specimens
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758
1 specimen
Mammalia - Soricidae
Scutisorex somereni
13 specimens
Mammalia - Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758
1 specimen
Mammalia - Rodentia - Thryonomyidae
Thryonomys sp. Fitzinger 1867
13 specimens
Thryonomys swinderianus (Temminck 1827)
1 specimen
Thryonomys gregorianus Thomas 1894
2 specimens
Mammalia - Rodentia - Nesomyidae
Cricetomys sp. Waterhouse 1840
53 specimens
Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Funisciurus sp. Trouessart 1880
6 specimens
Protoxerus stangeri
6 specimens
Paraxerus sp. Forsyth Major 1893
1 specimen
Heliosciurus rufobrachium
1 specimen
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Leporidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Leporidae
Mammalia - Primates - Galagidae
Galagoides demidovii
2 specimens
Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821
85 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecus sp. (Linnaeus 1758)
8 specimens
Papio anubis (Cuvier 1824)
3 specimens
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Hipposideridae
Hipposideros commersoni
ETE occurrence; species: gigas
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Pteropodidae
Rousettus angolensis
23 specimens
Rousettus sp. Gray 1821
575 specimens
Rousettus aegyptiacus Geoffroy 1810
215 specimens
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Miniopterus schreibersi Natterer 1819
2 specimens
Amphibia
Amphibia indet. Linnaeus 1758
7 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Anura
Gastropoda - Maizaniidae
Maizania cf. elatior
7 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - name shift
Gastropoda - Heterostropha
Trochozonites indet. Pfeffer 1883
2 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Achatinidae
Achatina stuhlmanni von Martens 1892
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - name shift
Limicolaria saturata
69 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - name shift
Bivalvia - Unionida - Iridinidae
Aspatharia senegalensis
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - name shift
see common names

Geography
Country:Congo-Kinshasa
Coordinates: 1.2° North, 29.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:1.2° North, 29.8° East
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Holocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
*Epoch:holocene
*International age/stage:Modern (minimum)
Key time interval:Holocene
Age range of interval:0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Member:Unit Matupi I
Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max age = 2910 +/- 75 (C14 date from ~30 cm below surface). Min age = 0 (modern artifacts at/near surface). radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min
Lithology and environment
Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: "grey humic soil, grey-white ashy soil, and a buff-brown soil"
Environment:cave
Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: ., ETE sed env 2: cave ETE event: ., ETE env comment: soils deposited on living floor
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:selective quarrying
Collection size:1723 specimens
Collection method comments: ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 477, ; ETE museum list:
Metadata
Also known as:ETE Locality 894, Matupi Cave - Unit Matupi I,
Database number:22073
Authorizer:A. Behrensmeyer, R. Potts Enterer:A. Behrensmeyer, R. Potts, J. Damuth
Modifier:M. Kosnik
Created:1999-02-24 00:00:00 Last modified:2002-06-25 21:59:02
Access level:the public Released:1999-02-24 00:00:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
5324.ETE 1049W. Van Neer. 1984. The use of fish remains in African archaeozoology. Centre de Recherches Archeol. Notes et Monogra. Tech. 16:155-167 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]