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Namib 4,
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -23.5833,15.4167 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Namib 4 | Klein R. G. (1988) | ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: age based on artifactual and faunal comparisons with dated sites radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min | sandstone | 1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Alcelaphini tribe | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Alcelaphini | 1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene |
Syncerus caffer species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Syncerus : Syncerus caffer | 1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene |
Equus quagga burchelli subspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus quagga burchelli | 1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene |
Palaeoloxodon recki species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Elephas : Elephas recki | 1.806 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene |
References
Klein R. G. (1988) The Archaeological Significance of Animal Bones from Acheulean Sites in Southern Africa, The African Archaeological Review 6, 3-25 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!