Palaeoecology of giraffe tracks in Late Pleistocene aeolianites on the Cape south coast

Until now there have been no reliable historical or skeletal fossil records for the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) south of the Orange River or northern Namaqualand. The recent discovery of fossil giraffe tracks in coastal aeolianites east of Still Bay, South Africa, significantly increases the ge...

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Main Authors: Charles Helm, Hayley Cawthra, Richard Cowling, Jan De Vynck, Curtis Marean, Richard McCrea, Renee Rust
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2018-01-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
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Online Access:https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/4335