Thomas Quarry 1 Level L: Early/Lower Pleistocene, Morocco
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Loxodonta atlantica
(Pomel 1879)
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Muridae
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Praomys sp.
Thomas 1915
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Paraethomys sp. n. sp.
Petter 1968
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Gerbillus aff. grandis
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Gerbillus sp. n. sp.
Desmarest 1804
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Meriones maximus
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Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Lepus ? sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Mammalia
- Soricidae
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Crocidura sp.
Wagler 1832
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Gazella cf. atlantica
Bourguignat 1870
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Alcelaphini indet.
Brookes 1876
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Mammalia
- Suidae
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Kolpochoerus sp.
van Hoepen and van Hoepen 1932
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Mammalia
- Hippopotamidae
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Hippopotamus cf. sirensis
Pomel 1896
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Equus cf. mauritanicus
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Geography
| Country: | Morocco | County: | Casablanca |
| Coordinates: | 33.6° North, 7.6° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 33.6° North, 7.7° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 2.58000 - 0.77400 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: Level L is the lowest archaeological level in Thomas Quarry 1. Lower Pleistocene, roughly 1.0Ma. |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | calcareous sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: 'a calcareous sandstone deposited in a lacustrine or marshy environment' | |
| Environment: | lacustrine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | anthropogenic |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
| Disassociated major elements: | many |
| Fragmentation: | frequent |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | archaeological analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Th1-L | ||
| Database number: | 34286 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Turner | Enterer: | H. O'Regan |
| Modifier: | H. O'Regan | Research group: | PACED |
| Created: | 2003-08-26 06:54:41 | Last modified: | 2003-08-27 09:44:03 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2003-08-26 06:54:41 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 9013. | PACED | D. Geraads. 2002. Plio-Pleistocene mammalian biostratigraphy of Atlantic Morocco. Quaternaire 13(1):43-53 [A. Turner/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan] |