Tighenif-general (Pleistocene of Algeria)

Also known as ETE Locality 1424, Palikao, Ternifine, Tighenif-general

Where: Algeria (35.4° N, 0.3° E: paleocoordinates 35.4° N, 0.3° E)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; nodular, gray claystone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. Arambourg and R. Hoffstetter. 1954. Decouverte en Afrique du Nord de restes humains du Paleolithique inferieur. C.R.Acad.Sci.(Paris) 239:72-74 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 22584: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 28.06.2000, edited by John Damuth and Bethany Allen

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Loxodonta atlantica
Loxodonta atlantica Pomel 1879 African elephant
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Crocuta crocuta
Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena
 Carnivora - Felidae
cf. Felis sp.
cf. Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat
 Carnivora - Canidae
Lycaon magnus, Lupulella mohibi
Lycaon magnus Ewer and Singer 1956 canid
Lupulella mohibi Geraads 2011 canid
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus sirensis
Hippopotamus sirensis Pomel 1896 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelus thomasi
Camelus thomasi Pomel 1893 camel
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Metridiochoerus compactus
Metridiochoerus compactus Van Hoepen and Van Hoepen 1932 pig
originally entered as "Metridochoerus compactus"
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bos cf. bubaloides, Tragelaphus algericus, Parmularius ambiguus, Connochaetes taurinus, Kobus sp., Hippotragus cf. gigas, Oryx cf. gazella, Capra sp., Gazella sp., Gazella cf. atlantica, Gazella dracula
Bos cf. bubaloides Arambourg 1979 ox
Parmularius ambiguus Pomel 1894 antelope
Connochaetes taurinus Burchell 1823 blue wildebeest
ETE occurrence; species: prognu
Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope
Hippotragus cf. gigas Leakey 1965 antelope
Oryx cf. gazella Linnaeus 1758 gemsbok
Capra sp. Linnaeus 1758 goat
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
ETE occurrence; species: sp.B
Gazella cf. atlantica Bourguignat 1870 gazelle
ETE occurrence; species: "cf.atlantica,sp.A", mak - species name from unique name
Gazella dracula Geraads 1981 gazelle
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffidae indet., Giraffa cf. pomeli
Giraffidae indet. Gray 1821 giraffe
Giraffa cf. pomeli Arambourg 1979 giraffe
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium simum
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus mauritanicus
 Primates - Hominidae
Homo erectus
Homo erectus Dubois 1892 human
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Theropithecus cf. oswaldi
Theropithecus cf. oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada