Pleistocene vertebrate trace fossils of Robberg Nature Reserve

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dc.contributor.authorHelm, Charles W.
dc.contributor.authorCawthra, Hayley C.
dc.contributor.authorHattingh, Rudolph
dc.contributor.authorHattingh, Sinèad
dc.contributor.authorMcCrea, Richard T.
dc.contributor.authorThesen, Guy H. H.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-02T10:23:27Z
dc.date.available2019-12-02T10:23:27Z
dc.date.issued2019-12
dc.description.abstractMore than 140 Late Pleistocene trace fossil sites have been identified in aeolianites and lithified foreshore deposits along a 350 kilometre stretch of the Cape south coast in South Africa. Robberg Nature Reserve lies within this area and contains a zone of concentration of such tracksites, which complement the Pleistocene vertebrate body fossil record and assist in shedding light on the palaeoenvironment and palaeoecology of the Palaeo-Agulhas Plain. Ichnofossil sites unique to or of special significance within Robberg Nature Reserve include a substantial palaeosurface exposure that allows an estimate of track density, the best-preserved rhinoceros trackway identified to date, very well preserved artiodactyl tracks in the formof natural casts, small equid tracks, large elephant transmitted tracks, and well preserved sub-surface golden mole burrows with a burrow chamber. Aeolianite layers at Robberg have recently been dated to Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 3. Samples that we have obtained for dating from the main palaeosurface underlie these dated layers and are anticipated to contribute to the understanding of the Pleistocene geology of the Robberg Peninsula. The protected status of the area lends itself to conservation, replication, interpretation and education initiatives.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianJNC2019en_ZA
dc.funderPalaeontological Scientific Trust (PAST)en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2410-4418
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/28633
dc.journal.titlePalaeontologia africanaen_ZA
dc.journal.volume54en_ZA
dc.orcid.id0000-0001-7995-8809en_ZA
dc.orcid.id0000-0002-6101-5543en_ZA
dc.orcid.id0000-0003-1995-3103en_ZA
dc.publisherEvolutionary Studies Instituteen_ZA
dc.rightsCopyright 2019 the Authorsen_ZA
dc.subjectLate Pleistoceneen_ZA
dc.subjecttrackwaysen_ZA
dc.subjectaeolianitesen_ZA
dc.subjectforeshore depositsen_ZA
dc.titlePleistocene vertebrate trace fossils of Robberg Nature Reserveen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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