Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1974 - Natural history |
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... recorded locally . The African late Cenozoic fossil record is remarkable for the variety of Suidae which are represented , but there are surprisingly few species of this family recorded in the south - western Cape . It is not even ...
... recorded locally . The African late Cenozoic fossil record is remarkable for the variety of Suidae which are represented , but there are surprisingly few species of this family recorded in the south - western Cape . It is not even ...
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... recorded locally from Elandsfontein and Bloembos . The Elandsfontein Pelorovis assemblage is probably the best of its kind in southern Africa . The only other bovine recorded in the region is an as yet unnamed and poorly represented ...
... recorded locally from Elandsfontein and Bloembos . The Elandsfontein Pelorovis assemblage is probably the best of its kind in southern Africa . The only other bovine recorded in the region is an as yet unnamed and poorly represented ...
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... recorded in the south - western Cape in historic times , although the southern Cape was the last refuge of the recently extinct Hippotragus leucophaeus . This species is , however , recorded as a fossil in the south- western Cape . It ...
... recorded in the south - western Cape in historic times , although the southern Cape was the last refuge of the recently extinct Hippotragus leucophaeus . This species is , however , recorded as a fossil in the south- western Cape . It ...
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SOUTHWESTERN CAPE PROVINCE | 2 |
Modern mammals of the southwestern Cape Province | 8 |
Fossil mammal occurrences in the southwestern Cape Province | 22 |
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abronia accessory cusp Aonyx apparently assemblage Baard's Quarry Bed 3a belong Bone Circle braincase buccal canine Canis mesomelas Cape lion capensis caracal carnassials carnivores chama cheekteeth comparative series conspecific Cornelian crocuta dentition deposits diam DIEGO differences Dimensions Dinofelis distal end Elandsfontein Ewer extant fauna Felis Florisian fossil Genetta Hendey Herpestes Holocene holotype Hyaena Hyaena brunnea Hyaenictis hyaenid individual Kurtén Langebaanweg Langebaanweg species larger late Pliocene lineage M₁ machairodont Machairodus Makapanian mammals mandible mandibular fragment material maxillary fragment Maximum antero-posterior diameter Maximum transverse diameter Megantereon Melkbos Mellivora metaconid modern species modern specimens mungo occurrences P₁ P₂ Panthera leo parastyle pardus Percrocuta Pleistocene Pliocene postcranial posterior preforfex premolars present protocone proximal end Quaternary region relatively represented respect Sea Harvest serval similar skeleton skull smaller South African southern Africa Subfamily Suricata Swartklip Table talonid teeth terblanchei tooth vertebrate Viverra viverrid Vulpes