South African karst fossil localities
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South African karst fossil localities are a cluster of limestone cave and sinkhole sites renowned for preserving rich assemblages of prehistoric animal remains and early hominin fossils.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site complex
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fossil locality cluster ⓘ paleontological site ⓘ |
| associatedDatingMethods |
biostratigraphy
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cosmogenic nuclide dating ⓘ paleomagnetism ⓘ uranium-lead dating ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| geologicalAgeRange |
Holocene
NERFINISHED
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Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ Pliocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | karst ⓘ |
| importantFor |
calibrating African Plio-Pleistocene faunal chronology
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reconstructing hominin evolution in southern Africa ⓘ reconstructing past environments ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Pleistocene mammal fossils
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early hominin fossils ⓘ paleoenvironmental records ⓘ preservation of prehistoric animal remains ⓘ rich vertebrate fossil assemblages ⓘ |
| notableLocality |
Bolt's Farm
NERFINISHED
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Coopers Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ Drimolen NERFINISHED ⓘ Gladysvale Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ Gondolin Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ Haasgat NERFINISHED ⓘ Kromdraai NERFINISHED ⓘ Malapa NERFINISHED ⓘ Plovers Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Sterkfontein Caves NERFINISHED ⓘ Swartkrans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cradle of Humankind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchDiscipline |
Quaternary science
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paleoanthropology ⓘ paleontology ⓘ |
| taphonomicContext | cave infill deposits ⓘ |
| taphonomicProcess |
carnivore accumulation
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fluvial reworking ⓘ pitfall accumulation ⓘ |
| typicalFeature |
caves
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sinkholes ⓘ |
| typicalRockType | limestone ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageContext | Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yieldedFossilsOf |
Australopithecus africanus
NERFINISHED
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Homo naledi NERFINISHED ⓘ Paranthropus robustus NERFINISHED ⓘ antelopes ⓘ bovids ⓘ carnivores ⓘ early Homo species ⓘ primates ⓘ rodents ⓘ saber-toothed cats ⓘ |
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