Late Pleistocene vertebrate trace fossils in the Goukamma Nature Reserve, Cape South Coast, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorHelm, Charles W.
dc.contributor.authorMcCrea, Richard T.
dc.contributor.authorLockley, Martin G.
dc.contributor.authorCawthra, Hayley C.
dc.contributor.authorThesen, Guy H. H.
dc.contributor.authorMwankunda, Joshua M.
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-26T12:53:52Z
dc.date.available2018-01-26T12:53:52Z
dc.date.issued2018-02
dc.description.abstractMore than 100 Late Pleistocene trace fossil sites have been identified in aeolianites along a 275 kilometer stretch of the Cape south coast. A zone of concentration of such sites exists within the Goukamma Nature Reserve, both along the coast and along the Goukamma River. These sites provide insight into the Pleistocene fauna along the Cape south coast. Features include lion trackways, multiple elephant tracksites, a long trackway most likely attributable to Long-horned Buffalo, medium-sized carnivore tracks, avian tracks, equid tracks attributable to the giant Cape horse, numerous artiodactyl tracks, and burrow traces. The ephemeral nature of the tracksites makes regular surveys of these areas desirable, along with site documentation and trackway replication and preservation initiatives. The protected status of the area offers opportunities for geoheritage appreciation.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianJNCen_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2410-4418
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/23736
dc.journal.titlePalaeontologia africanaen_ZA
dc.journal.volume52en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherEvolutionary Studies Instituteen_ZA
dc.rightsCopyright 2018 the Authorsen_ZA
dc.subjectLate Pleistoceneen_ZA
dc.subjecttrackwaysen_ZA
dc.subjectichnofossilsen_ZA
dc.subjectaeolianitesen_ZA
dc.subjectGoukammaen_ZA
dc.titleLate Pleistocene vertebrate trace fossils in the Goukamma Nature Reserve, Cape South Coast, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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