Arrisdrift: Middle Miocene, Namibia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Viverridae indet.
Gray 1821
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ETE occurrence; species: Viverridae | ||||||||||
= Namibictis senuti
Morales et al. 1998
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Morales et al. 1998 | |||||||||
= Namibictus senuti
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Pickford and Senut 2000 | |||||||||
Climacoceratidae indet.
(Hamilton 1978)
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ETE occurrence; species: Climacoceratidae | ||||||||||
= Orangemerys hendeyi
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Pickford and Senut 2000 | |||||||||
Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Serpulidae
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cf. Mercierella sp.
Fauvel 1923
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ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name, species name "feather-duster worm" replaced with sp. | ||||||||||
Osteichthyes
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Osteichthyes indet.
Huxley 1880
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ETE occurrence; species: Osteichthyes | ||||||||||
Amphibia
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Amphibia indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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ETE occurrence; species: Amphibia | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Bathyergidae
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cf. Proheliophobius sp.
Lavocat 1973
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= Geofossor corvinusae n. gen., n. sp.
Mein and Pickford 2003
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Mein and Pickford 2003 | |||||||||
PQAD 1638 (holotype), snout with upper dentition and both mandibles | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Thryonomyidae
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cf. Apodecter stromeri
Hopwood 1929
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= Paraphiomys orangeus n. sp.
Mein and Pickford 2003
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Mein and Pickford 2003 | |||||||||
AD408'97 (holotype), left mandible with incisor, p4-m3 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Sciuridae
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Xerini indet.
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Mein and Pickford 2003 | |||||||||
Vulcanisciurus sp.
Lavocat 1973
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Pedetidae
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Megapedetes informal sp. 1
MacInnes 1957
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ETE occurrence; species: sp.1-Arrisdrift | ||||||||||
Megapedetes informal sp. 2
MacInnes 1957
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ETE occurrence; species: sp.2-Arrisdrift | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Protarsomys sp.
Lavocat 1973
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Protarsomys lavocati n. sp.
Mein and Pickford 2003
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Mein and Pickford 2003 | 17 specimens | ||||||||
AD 483'95, holotype, right mandible with m1-m3 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Ochotonidae
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Austrolagomys sp.
Stromer 1926
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ETE occurrence; species: . originally entered as "Australagomys | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Erinaceidae
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Erinaceidae indet.
Fischer von Waldheim 1817
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ETE occurrence; species: Erinaceidae | ||||||||||
= Amphechinus rusingensis
Butler 1956
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Mein and Pickford 2003 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Rhinolophidae
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Rhinolophus sp.
Lacépède 1799
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Pickford and Senut 2000 | |||||||||
= Rhinolophus contrarius n. sp.
Mein and Pickford 2003
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Mein and Pickford 2003 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Rhinocerotidae
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Dicerorhinus sp.
Gloger 1841
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= Diceros sp. n. sp.
Gray 1821
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Pickford and Senut 2000 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Suidae
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Nguruwe kijivium
Pickford 1986
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Namachoerus moruoroti
(Wilkinson 1976)
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original and current combination Lopholistriodon moruoroti | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Tragulidae
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Dorcatherium pigotti
Whitworth 1958
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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cf. Homoiodorcas sp.
Thomas 1981
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Mammalia
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Orangemeryx hendeyi n. gen., n. sp.
Morales et al. 1999
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Morales et al. 1999 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Creodonta
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Hyainailourus sulzeri
Biedermann 1863
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= Hyainailouros sulzeri
Biedermann 1863
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Morales and Pickford 2017 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Felidae indet.
Gray 1821
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ETE occurrence; species: Felidae-medium | ||||||||||
= Diamantofelis ferox
Morales et al. 1998
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Pickford and Senut 2000 | |||||||||
Felidae indet.
Gray 1821
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ETE occurrence; species: Felidae-small | ||||||||||
= Diamantofelis minor
Morales et al. 1998
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Pickford and Senut 2000 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Viverridae
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Hyaenidae indet.
Gray 1821
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ETE occurrence; species: Hyaenidae | ||||||||||
= Africanictis meini
Morales et al. 1998
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Pickford and Senut 2000 | |||||||||
Africanictis meini n. gen., n. sp.
Morales et al. 1998
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Morales et al. 1998 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
AD 1791, holotype, maxilla fragment with P3-M2; AD 100'95, left dentary with m1; AD 100'95, right dentary with p2-m1 | ||||||||||
Africanictis hyaenoides n. sp.
Morales et al. 2003
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Morales et al. 2003 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
AD 241'99, left m1 | ||||||||||
Orangictis gariepensis n. gen., n. sp.
Morales et al. 2001
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Morales et al. 2001 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
AD 613'98, hemi-mandible with C-M2 (holotype). AD 119'98, right mandible with C-M1 (paratype) | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Amphicyonidae
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Amphicyon giganteus
Schinz 1825
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Ysengrinia sp.
Ginsburg 1965
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= Ysengrinia ginsburgi n. sp.
Morales et al. 1998
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Morales et al. 1998 | |||||||||
recombined as Namibiocyon ginsburgi | ||||||||||
AD 133, left mandible; two specimens both said to be AD 606'94, maxilla with P3-M1 and edentulous maxilla | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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Mustelidae informal indet. 1
Fischer 1817
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ETE occurrence; species: sp.1-Arrisdrift | ||||||||||
Mustelidae informal indet. 2
Fischer 1817
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ETE occurrence; species: sp.2-Arrisdrift | ||||||||||
Namibictis senuti n. gen., n. sp.
Morales et al. 1998
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Morales et al. 1998 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
AD 614. right mandible | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Hyracoidea
- Procaviidae
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Prohyrax hendeyi
Pickford 1994
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Mammalia
- Chrysochloridae
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Prochrysochloris cf. miocaenicus
Butler and Hopwood 1957
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Mein and Pickford 2003 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Tenrecidae
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Parageogale sp.
Butler 1984
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= Protenrec butleri n. sp.
Mein and Pickford 2003
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Mein and Pickford 2003 | |||||||||
AD 419'99 (holotype), right mandible with p3-m3 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Macroscelidea
- Myohyracidae
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Myohyrax sp.
Andrews 1914
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Mammalia
- Macroscelidea
- Macroscelididae
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cf. Palaeothentoides sp.
Stromer 1932
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Mammalia
- Tubulidentata
- Orycteropodidae
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Orycteropus cf. minutus
Pickford 1975
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Deinotheriidae
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Prodeinotherium hobleyi
(Andrews 1911)
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Gomphotheriidae
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Afromastodon coppensi n. gen., n. sp.
Pickford 2003
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Pickford 2003 | |||||||||
cf. Gomphotherium sp.
Burmeister 1837
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Reptilia
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Reptilia indet.
Laurenti 1768
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ETE occurrence; species: Squamata | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Testudinidae
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Chersina sp.
Gray 1831
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Meylan and Auffenberg 1986 | |||||||||
= Mesochersus orangeus n. gen., n. sp.
de Lapparent de Broin 2003
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de Lapparent de Broin 2003 | |||||||||
Holotype: MSGN, AD 389'96, Pl. IV, Fig. 2 and Pl. V, Fig. 1, left epiplastron. | ||||||||||
Geochelone namaquensis
(Stromer 1926)
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recombined as Namibchersus namaquensis | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Podocnemididae
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aff. Erymnochelys sp.
Baur 1888
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de Lapparent de Broin 2003 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
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Pelomedusa sp.
Wagler 1830
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de Lapparent de Broin 2003 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Serpentes
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Serpentes indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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Rage 2003 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
one trunk vertebra (PQ AD 707). | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Boidae
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Python cf. sebae
Gmelin 1789
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Rage 2003 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
3 trunk vertebrae (AD 20'97, AD 228'99, AD 32'00). | ||||||||||
Reptilia
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Colubroidea indet.
Oppel 1811
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Rage 2003 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
4 trunk vertebrae (AD 479'94, AD 113'97, AD 423'00, AD 735'00). | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Elapidae
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cf. Naja sp.
Laurenti 1768
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Rage 2003 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
one mid-trunk vertebra (AD 181'94). | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Viperidae
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Viperidae indet.
Oppel 1811
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Rage 2003 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
one trunk vertebra (AD 294'96). | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Crotalidae
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Bitis sp.
(Gray 1842)
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Rage 2003 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
original and current combination Clotho (Bitis) | ||||||||||
one trunk vertebra (PQ AD 1110). | ||||||||||
Vipera indet.
Laurenti 1768
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Rage 2003 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
"Oriental viper or Daboia". two trunk vertebra (AD 467'98, AD 900'97). | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Colubridae
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Colubridae indet.
Oppel 1811
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Rage 2003 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
one trunk vertebra (PQ-AD 3280). | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Lacertilia
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Lacertilia indet.
Owen 1842
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Rage 2003 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
1 trunk vertebra (AD 523'95b). | ||||||||||
Reptilia
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Amphisbaenia indet.
Gray 1844
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Rage 2003 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
1 trunk vertebra (AD 523'95a). | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Varanidae
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Varanidae indet.
Hardwicke and Gray 1824
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ETE occurrence; species: Varanidae | ||||||||||
Varanus sp.
Merrem 1820
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Rage 2003 | 9 specimens | ||||||||
One maxilla (AD 38'99), 9 trunk vertebrae (AD 561'97, AD 466'98, PQ AD 3372, AD 224'94, AD 299'00, AD 500'00, AD 223'94, AD 441'95, PQ AD 3157), 5 caudal vertebrae (AD 239'96, AD 240'96, 502'00, PQ AD 2266, an unnumbered vertebra from the old collection). | ||||||||||
Reptilia
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Crocodylus lloydi
(Fourtau 1918)
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= Crocodylus gariepensis n. sp.
Pickford 2003
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Pickford 2003 | |||||||||
AD 774'99 - type (partial skull lacking the left half of the snout); referred material: PQ AD 1856 (almost complete skull); PQ AD 3300 (left premaxilla and maxilla broken off behind anterior part of palatine fenestra); AD 70'94 (left maxilla with three teeth); PQ AD 999 (left mandible broken off behind the 9th tooth; symphysis is in good condition); PQ AD 1855 (anterior left mandible broken off behind 10th tooth); PQ AD 2673 (left mandible broken off behind the 14th [last] tooth); AD 115'94 (left mandible broken behind the 14th [last] alveolus); AD 135'00 (mandibular symphysis); AD 360'00 (mandibular symphysis) and AD 460'00 (mandible with symphysis + many jaw fragments, isolated teeth, scutes, vertebrae and limb bones) | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Accipitriformes
- Accipitridae
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Accipitridae indet.
Viellot 1816
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ETE occurrence; species: Accipitridae | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Struthioniformes
- Struthionidae
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Struthionidae indet.
Vigors 1825
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ETE occurrence; species: Struthionidae | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Phasianidae
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Phasianidae indet.
Horsfield 1821
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ETE occurrence; species: Phasianidae | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Namibia |
Coordinates: | 28.3° South, 16.5° East (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 28.8° South, 14.8° East |
Time
Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 | ||
*Period: | Tertiary - Tertiary | *Epoch: | Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Miocene |
Key time interval: | Middle Miocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 15.97000 - 11.60800 m.y. ago | ||
* legacy (obsolete) database fields |
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: composite, ETE age comment: correlations of fauna with Faunal Set PIII (E. Africa) and MNO4a (Europe)
"early Middle Miocene" |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | sandstone |
Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: interbedded, ETE lithology comments: interbedded with clays, silts, fine grits, gravels and conglomerates, gypsum crystals in clay, frequent cut and fill | |
Environment: | "channel" |
Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: channel ETE event: ., ETE env comment: occas. flowing water, mostly quiet, shallow pool |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | selective quarrying,surface (in situ) |
Collection size: | 40 specimens |
Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Collection method comments: ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 488, 483, 482, 481, 480, 479, 478, 477, 456, 121, ; ETE museum list: |
Metadata
Also known as: | ETE Locality 674, Arrisdrift, | ||
Database number: | 21855 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Behrensmeyer, P. Holroyd, M. Uhen, W. Clyde, J. Zijlstra, P. Mannion, J. Head, E. Vlachos, R. Butler | Enterer: | A. Behrensmeyer, P. Holroyd, M. Uhen, J. Zijlstra, W. Clyde, J. Head, P. Mannion, E. Vlachos, R. Butler, J. Damuth |
Modifier: | G. Varnham | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 1997-05-28 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2022-02-16 04:56:47 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 1997-05-28 00:00:00 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
4922. | ETE 634 | M. Pickford, B. Senut, P. Mein, D. Gommery, J. Morales, D. Soria, M. Nieto and J. Ward. 1996. Preliminary results of new excavations at Arrisdrift, middle Miocene of southern Namibia. Comptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences. Série IIa, Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes/Earth & Planetary Sciences 322(11):991-996 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/T. Liebrecht] |
Secondary references:
66484 | F. de Lapparent de Broin. 2003. Miocene Chelonians from southern Namibia. Memoir of the Geological Survey of Namibia 19:67-102 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] | |
61307 | P. Mein and M. Pickford. 2003. Rodentia (other than Pedetidae) from the Orange River deposits, Namibia. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Namibia 19:147-160 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd] | |
61308 | P. Mein and M. Pickford. 2003. Insectivora from Arrisdrift, a basal middle Miocene locality in southern Namibia. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Namibia 19:143-146 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd] | |
72380 | P. Mein and M. Pickford. 2003. Fossil bat (Microchiroptera, Mammalia) from Arrisdrift, Namibia. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Namibia 19:115-117 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd] | |
4924 | ETE 636 | P. Meylan and W. Auffenberg. 1986. New land tortoises (Testudines: Testudinidae) from the Miocene of Africa. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 86:279-307 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/J. Alroy] |
57771 | J. Morales, M. Pickford, D. Soria and S. Fraile. 1998. New carnivores from the basal Middle Miocene of Arrisdrift, Namibia. Eclogae geologicae Helvetiae 91:27-40 [J. Zijlstra/J. Zijlstra] | |
57521 | J. Morales, M. Pickford, D. Soria and S. Fraile. 2001. New Viverrinae (Carnivora: Mammalia) from the basal Middle Miocene of Arrisdrift, Namibia. Palaeontologia africana 37:99-102 [R. Butler/R. Butler] | |
57772 | J. Morales, M. Pickford, S. Fraile, M. J. Salesa, and D. Soria. 2003. Creodonta and Carnivora from Arrisdrift, early Middle Miocene of southern Namibia. Memoir of the Geological Survey of Namibia 19:177-194 [J. Zijlstra/J. Zijlstra] | |
64590 | J. Morales and M. Pickford. 2017. New Hyaenodonts (Ferae, Mammalia) from the early Miocene of Napak (Uganda), Koru (Kenya) and Grillental (Namibia). Fossil Imprint 73(3-4):332-359 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd] | |
35912 | J. Morales, D. Soria, and M. Pickford. 1999. New stem giraffoid ruminants from the early and middle Miocene of Namibia. Geodiversitas 21(2):229-253 [M. Uhen/M. Shalap/M. Uhen] | |
46784 | M. Pickford. 2003. A new species of Crocodile from Early and Middle Miocene deposits of the lower Orange River Valley, Namibia, and the origins of the Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus). Memoir Geological Survey, Namibia 19:51-65 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] | |
48491 | M. Pickford. 2003. New Proboscidea from the Miocene strata in th elower Orange River Valley, Namibia. Memoir of the Geological Survey of Namibia 19:207-256 [M. Uhen/J. David/M. Uhen] | |
19863 | 5% 54080 | M. Pickford and B. Senut. 2000. Geology and Palaeobiology of the Central and Southern Namib Desert, Southwestern Africa, Volume 1: Geology and History of Study. Geological Survey of Namibia, Memoire 18 1-155 [W. Clyde/W. Clyde/J. Alroy] |
12936 | J.-C. Rage. 2003. Squamate reptiles from the early Miocene of Arrisdrift (Namibia). In B. Senut and M. Pickford (eds.), Geology and Palaeobiology of the central and southern Namib. Vol. 2: Palaeontology of the Orange River valley, Namibia. Memoir of the Geological Survey of Namibia (Ministry of Mines and Energy, Windhoek) 19:43-50 [J. Head/J. Head/T. Liebrecht] |