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Coopers Cave, Gauteng, South Africa
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -26.0128,27.7458 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Gauteng, South Africa |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Coopers Cave | Hartstone-Rose A., De Ruiter D.J., et al (2007) | breccia | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Megantereon sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Megantereon | 5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic |
References
Hartstone-Rose A., De Ruiter D.J., et al (2007) A sabre-tooth felid from Coopers Cave (Gauteng, South Africa) and its implications for Megantereon (Felidae: Machairodontinae) taxonomy |
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!