Khartoum Hospital (Holocene of Sudan)

Where: Sudan (15.6° N, 32.5° E: paleocoordinates 15.6° N, 32.5° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Collected in 1944-1945

Primary reference: J. Peters. 1986. A revision of the faunal remains from two central Sudanese sites: Khartoum Hospital and Esh Shaheinab. Archaeozoologia, Mélanges 11-33 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 208786: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 11.04.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Trochonanina sp., Labeo sp., Tilapia sp.
Cladistia
 Polypteriformes - Polypteridae
Polypterus aethiopicus
Actinopteri
 Acanthomorphata - Centropomidae
Lates niloticus
Lates niloticus Linnaeus 1758 Nile perch
 Siluriformes - Mochokidae
Synodontis sp.
Synodontis sp. Cuvier 1816 upside down catfish
 Siluriformes - Claroteidae
Clarotes sp.
Clarotes sp. Kner 1855 catfish
 Siluriformes - Clariidae
Clarias sp., Clarias gariepinus
Clarias sp. Scopoli 1777 catfish
Reptilia
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx sp.
Trionyx sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudo spp.
Testudo spp. Linnaeus 1758 turtle
 Squamata - Varanidae
Varanus sp.
Varanus sp. Merrem 1820 monitor lizard
 Squamata - Boidae
Python sp.
Python sp. Daudin 1803 boa
Aves
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Plectropterus gambensis
Plectropterus gambensis Linnaeus 1766 spur-winged goose
Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
Crocodylus sp.
Crocodylus sp. Laurenti 1768 crocodile
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Thryonomyidae
Thryonomys swinderianus
Thryonomys swinderianus Temminck 1827 greater cane rat
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix cristata
Hystrix cristata Linnaeus 1758 crested porcupine
 Rodentia - Muridae
Arvicanthis niloticus, Praomys ? natalensis
Praomys ? natalensis African soft-furred rat
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Hippotragus equinus, Ourebia ourebi, "Alcelaphinae indet." = Alcelaphini, Sylvicapra grimmia, Redunca redunca, Kobus kob, Kobus ellipsiprymnus, "Tragelaphus spekei" = Tragelaphus spekii, Tragelaphus scriptus, Syncerus caffer
Hippotragus equinus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1803 roan antelope
Ourebia ourebi Zimmerman 1783 oribi
"Alcelaphinae indet." = Alcelaphini Brookes 1876 antelope
Damaliscus lunatus/Alcelaphus buselaphus
Sylvicapra grimmia Linnaeus 1758 common duiker
Redunca redunca Hamilton Smith 1827 bohor reedbuck
Kobus kob Erxleben 1777 kob
Kobus ellipsiprymnus Ogilby 1833 waterbuck
"Tragelaphus spekei" = Tragelaphus spekii Sclater 1864 sitatunga
Tragelaphus scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck
Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa camelopardalis
Giraffa camelopardalis Linnaeus 1758 giraffe
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Phacochoerus aethiopicus
Phacochoerus aethiopicus Pallas 1766 desert warthog
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp.
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
Equus burchelli/E. africanus
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet.
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
 Carnivora - Herpestidae
"Herpestinae indet." = Herpestidae, Mungos mungo
"Herpestinae indet." = Herpestidae Bonaparte 1845 mongoose
Mungos mungo Gmelin 1788 banded mongoose
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Hyaena hyaena
Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus 1758 striped hyaena
 Carnivora - Felidae
Felis sp., Felis silvestris, Panthera leo, Panthera pardus
Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat
Felis caracal/F. serval
Felis silvestris Schreber 1777 wildcat
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion
Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard
 Carnivora - Canidae
Hydrocyon forskalli, Canis cf. aureus
Canis cf. aureus Linnaeus 1758 golden jackal
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Loxodonta africana
Loxodonta africana Blumenbach 1797 African bush elephant
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Planorbidae
Bulinus truncatus
Bulinus truncatus Audouin 1827 snail
 Stylommatophora - Pupillidae
Pupoides senaariensis
 Stylommatophora - Achatinidae
Limicolaria cailliaudi
 Stylommatophora - Subulinidae
Zootecus insularis
 Cerithioidea - Paludomidae
Cleopatra bulimoides
Cleopatra bulimoides Olivier 1804 snail
 Architaenioglossa - Viviparidae
Bellamya unicolor
Bellamya unicolor Olivier 1804 snail
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullariidae
Lanistes carinatus, Pila wernei
Lanistes carinatus apple snail
Pila wernei apple snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Bithyniidae
Gabbiella senaariensis
Gabbiella senaariensis Küster 1852 snail
Bivalvia
 Unionida - Mutelidae
Mutela niotica
 Unionida - Etheriidae
Etheria elliptica
Etheria elliptica Lamarck 1807 clam
 Unionida - Iridinidae
Spathopsis wahlbergi, Spathopsis rubens
 Cardiida - Corbiculidae
Corbicula consobrina
Corbicula consobrina Adams and Adams 1857 clam