Matupi Cave - Unit Matupi II: Pleistocene - Holocene, Congo-Kinshasa

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Homorus indet.
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Atherus africanus
5 specimens
Subuliniscus indet.
11 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Pseudopeas indet.
2 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Gonaxis pusillus
2 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - name shift
Ptychotrema quadrinotatum
2 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - name shift
Cephalphus sylvicultur
1 specimen
Helixarion indet.
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Bacillariophyceae - Thalassionematales - Thalassionemataceae
Trichotoxon cf. ruwenzoriense
83 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - name shift
Bivalvia - Unionida - Etheriidae
Etheria elliptica Lamarck 1807
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - name shift
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Achatinidae
Limicolaria saturata
166 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - name shift
Gastropoda - Maizaniidae
Maizania cf. elatior
2 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - name shift
Reptilia
Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768
149 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Testudines
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758
ETE occurrence; species: Passeriformes
Reptilia - Columbiformes - Columbidae
Columbidae indet. Illiger 1811
ETE occurrence; species: Columbidae
Columba sp. Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Caprimulgiformes - Caprimulgidae
Caprimulgus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Struthioniformes - Struthionidae
Struthio camelus Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Phasianidae
Francolinus sp. Stephens 1819
Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudinidae indet. Batsch 1788
9 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Testudinidae
Testudo sp. Linnaeus 1758
2 specimens
Kinixys sp. Bell 1827
1 specimen
Reptilia - Ophidia
Ophidia indet. Latreille 1804
ETE occurrence; species: Ophidia
Mammalia
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758
19 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Rodentia
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758
32 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Carnivora
Mammalia - Hyracoidea - Procaviidae
Procaviidae indet. Thomas 1892
267 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Procaviidae
Procavia sp. Storr 1780
43 specimens
Procavia johnstoni Thomas 1894
recombined as Procavia capensis johnstoni
Mammalia - Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae
Orycteropus afer (Pallas 1766)
1 specimen
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach 1797)
2 specimens
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Pteropodidae
Rousettus angolensis
3 specimens
Rousettus sp. Gray 1821
91 specimens
Rousettus aegyptiacus Geoffroy 1810
30 specimens
Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae
Atilax paludinosus (Cuvier 1829)
1 specimen
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Panthera pardus (Linnaeus 1758)
1 specimen
Felis serval Schreber 1776
1 specimen
recombined as Caracal serval
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821
ETE occurrence; species: Rhinocerotidae
Mammalia - Suidae
Suidae indet. Gray 1821
104 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Suidae
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni Thomas 1904
11 specimens
Potamochoerus porcus (Linnaeus 1758)
2 specimens
Phacochoerus aethiopicus (Pallas 1766)
26 specimens
Mammalia - Giraffidae
Okapia johnstoni Sclater 1901
1 specimen
Mammalia - Bovidae
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821
371 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821
2 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Murinae
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821
556 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae size II
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821
95 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae size III
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae size Ia
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821
183 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae size Ib
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876
7 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
2 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini
Kobus kob (Erxleben 1777)
29 specimens
Redunca sp. Smith 1827
Redunca redunca Hamilton Smith 1827
27 specimens
Hippotragus sp. Sundevall 1845
8 specimens
cf. Hippotragus sp. Sundevall 1845
4 specimens
Ourebia ourebi (Zimmerman 1783)
55 specimens
original and current combination Antilope ourebi
cf. Ourebia ourebi (Zimmerman 1783)
11 specimens
original and current combination Antilope ourebi
Oreotragus oreotragus (Zimmermann 1783)
1 specimen
Neotragus batesi
2 specimens
Cephalophus sp. Smith 1827
6 specimens
cf. Cephalophus sp. Smith 1827
4 specimens
Cephalophus monticola Thunberg 1789
10 specimens
Syncerus caffer (Sparman 1779)
46 specimens
original and current combination Bos caffer
Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816
11 specimens
Tragelaphus spekei (Sclater 1864)
2 specimens
original and current combination Tragelaphus spekii
Tragelaphus eurycerus Ogilby 1837
2 specimens
Tragelaphus scriptus (Pallas 1766)
7 specimens
Mammalia - Soricidae
Scutisorex somereni
1 specimen
Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Protoxerus stangeri
1 specimen
Funisciurus sp. Trouessart 1880
1 specimen
Mammalia - Rodentia - Nesomyidae
Cricetomys sp. Waterhouse 1840
3 specimens
Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae
Dasymys incomtus
1 specimen
Mammalia - Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758
8 specimens
Mammalia - Rodentia - Thryonomyidae
Thryonomys sp. Fitzinger 1867
146 specimens
Thryonomys gregorianus Thomas 1894
6 specimens
Thryonomys swinderianus (Temminck 1827)
7 specimens
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Leporidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817
93 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Leporidae
Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821
40 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae
Papio anubis (Cuvier 1824)
3 specimens
Cercopithecus sp. (Linnaeus 1758)
4 specimens
Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae
Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sapiens
Mammalia - Primates - Galagidae
Galagoides demidovii
1 specimen
Amphibia
Amphibia indet. Linnaeus 1758
2 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Anura
see common names

Geography
Country:Congo-Kinshasa
Coordinates: 1.4° North, 29.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:1.3° North, 29.8° East
Time
Period:Quaternary
*Epoch:Middle - Late/Upper Pleistocene
*International age/stage:Holocene (minimum)
Key time interval:Pleistocene - Holocene
Age range of interval:2.58800 - 0.00000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Member:Unit Matupi II
Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: "max=21350 +/- 3500y BP,TL date from 120 cm bel surf;min=2910 +/- 75y BP,C14 date from 30 cm bel surf" radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min
Lithology and environment
Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: buff-brown soil and brown loam
Environment:cave
Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: ., ETE sed env 2: cave ETE event: ., ETE env comment: soils deposited on cave floor
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:selective quarrying
Collection size:2845 specimens
Collection method comments: ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 487, 485, 483, 478, 477, 454, 81, ; ETE museum list:
Metadata
Also known as:ETE Locality 895, Matupi Cave - Unit Matupi II,
Database number:22074
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:

5325.ETE 1051W. Van Neer. 1990. Les faunes de vertebres quaternaires en Afrique centrale. Paysages quat. de Afrique centrale atlantique,R.Lanfranchi(ed),Paris 195-220 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]