Also known as ETE Locality 894, Matupi Cave - Unit Matupi I,
Where: Congo-Kinshasa (1.2° N, 29.8° E: paleocoordinates 1.2° N, 29.8° E)
When: Unit Matupi I Member, Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
• 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
Environment/lithology: cave
Collection methods: quarrying
• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 477, ; ETE museum list:
Primary reference: W. 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]more details
PaleoDB collection 22073: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 24.02.1999, edited by John Damuth and Richard Potts
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Tilapia sp., Edentulina indet., Atherus africanus, Rhychocyon cirnei, Coleura afra, Nothapalus indet., Subuliniscus indet., Pseudopeas indet., Gonaxis pusillus, Ptychotrema quadrinotatum, Potadoma indet.
Edentulina indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Nothapalus indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Subuliniscus indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Pseudopeas indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Potadoma indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
| |
Gastropoda | |
Trochozonites indet. Pfeffer 1883 slug ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
| |
Achatina stuhlmanni von Martens 1892 slug ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - name shift
| |
| |
Bivalvia | |
| |
Mammalia | |
| |
Dendrohyrax sp. Gray 1868 tree hyrax
Procavia sp. Storr 1780 Cape hyrax | |
Orycteropus afer Pallas 1766 aardvark | |
Miniopterus schreibersi Natterer 1819 bend-winged bat | |
| |
Rousettus angolensis rousette
Rousettus sp. Gray 1821 rousette
Rousettus aegyptiacus Geoffroy 1810 Egyptian rousette | |
Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Tragelaphus sp., Tragelaphus scriptus, Syncerus caffer, Redunca redunca, Kobus kob, Neotragus batesi, Ourebia ourebi, Cephalophus sp., Cephalophus sylvicultur, cf. Cephalophus sp., Cephalophus rufilatus, Cephalophus monticola, Cephalophus leucogaster
Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope
Tragelaphus scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck
Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo
Redunca redunca Hamilton Smith 1827 bohor reedbuck
Kobus kob Erxleben 1777 kob
Neotragus batesi antelope
Ourebia ourebi Zimmerman 1783 oribi
Cephalophus sp. Smith 1827 duiker
Cephalophus sylvicultur duiker
cf. Cephalophus sp. Smith 1827 duiker
Cephalophus rufilatus Gray 1846 duiker
Cephalophus monticola Thunberg 1789 blue duiker
Cephalophus leucogaster Gray 1873 duiker | |
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni Thomas 1904 giant forest hog
Potamochoerus porcus Linnaeus 1758 red river hog | |
Viverridae indet., "Viverra civetta" = Civettictis civetta
"Viverra civetta" = Civettictis civetta Schreber 1776 civet cat | |
Crossarchus alexandri Thomas and Wroughton 1907 Alexander's Kusimanse
Bdeogale pardus mongoose | |
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine | |
Scutisorex somereni white-toothed shrew | |
Leporidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 rabbit ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Leporidae
| |
Paraxerus sp. Forsyth Major 1893 African Bush Squirrel
Heliosciurus rufobrachium Sun Squirrel
Funisciurus sp. Trouessart 1880 Rope Squirrel
Protoxerus stangeri African giant squirrel | |
Thryonomys sp. Fitzinger 1867 cane rat
Thryonomys swinderianus Temminck 1827 greater cane rat
Thryonomys gregorianus Thomas 1894 Lesser cane rat | |
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine | |
Cricetomys sp. Waterhouse 1840 giant pouched rat | |
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae
Papio anubis Cuvier 1824 olive baboon
Cercopithecus sp. Linnaeus 1758 monkey | |
Galagoides demidovii galago | |
Reptilia | |
| |
| |
Kinixys erosa Schweigger 1812 forest hingeback tortoise | |
Aves | |
"Francolinus lathami" = Peliperdix lathami
"Francolinus lathami" = Peliperdix lathami Hartlaub 1854 forest francolin | |
Amphibia | |
| |
Actinopteri | |
Clarias sp. Scopoli 1777 catfish | |
Bacillariophyceae | |
Trichotoxon cf. ruwenzoriense diatom ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - name shift
|