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Renewal of WCFP excavation permit

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The exploratory excavations (2016-2018) at the West Coast Fossil Park (Langebaanweg) along with geological studies, suggest excavations should continue at Site 1 and Site 4 for the upcoming seasons. These two sites have produced ragged shark teeth while Site 4 has also produced fragmentary seal fossils. This will grow the marine component of the Langebaanweg collections housed at the Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town Western Cape.

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Langebaanweg is world famous for its terrestrial fauna and palaeoecological reconstructions while the marine component has lagged behind. Recent studies of the cetaceans (Govender et al., 2016) and seals (Govender et al., 2011; Govender et al., 2012; Govender, 2015) from Langebaanweg have highlighted the need to grow this part of the collection so that we can answer taxonomic questions about the seals and cetaceans. Potential areas to be targeted were identified with the assistance of Dr RMH Smith and Ms P Haarhoff, both of whom know the area intimately. A visit to the site and further discussions with Ms Haarhoff has identified four areas to investigate which are covered the previous permit (2016-2018). Exploratory fieldwork (2016-2018) has allowed us through two geology projects to identify areas that would potentially provide a better opportunity to excavate and collect more marine fauna (Pollock, 2017; Steytler, 2017). This allows us to do focused fieldwork to improve our understanding of the Mio-Pliocene marine fauna, their palaeoenvironment, and the climatic changes that have led to marine faunal changes along the south-western Cape coast. The current permit application covers fieldwork that will investigate Site 1 and Site 4 (Figure 1), the associated bulk sediment and phosphate rock outcrops. These sites are already being excavated.

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - 09:47

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Govender, R., Avery, G. & Chinsamy, A. 2011. Pathologies in the Early Pliocene phocid seals from Langebaanweg, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 107(1/2): 72–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajs.v107i1/2.230
Govender, R.; Chinsamy, A. & Ackermann, R. R. 2012. An anatomical and landmark morphometric analysis of the phocid seals from Langebaanweg, west coast of South Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 67(3): 135 – 149. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0035919X.2012.724471
Govender, R. 2015. Phylogenetics and biogeographic history of the Pliocene seal, Homiphoca capensis from Langebaanweg, South Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 70:25–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0035919X.2014.984258
Govender, R., Bisconti, M. and Chinsamy, A. 2016. Mio-Pliocene cetacean assemblage from Langebaanweg, west coast of South Africa. Alcheringa 40:542–555. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03115518.2016.1159413
Govender, R. & Chinsamy, A. 2013. Early Pliocene (5 Ma) shark – cetacean trophic interaction from Langebaanweg, west coast, South Africa. Palaios 280: 270-77. http://doi:10.2110/palo.2012.p12-058r
Govender, R., Avery, G., Hartstone-Rose, A. in prep. Carnivore damage on seal (Pinnipedia: Phocidae) remains from Early Pliocene (5 Ma) Langebaanweg, South Africa.
Hendey, Q.B. & Repenning, C.A. 1972. A Pliocene phocid from South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 59(4): 71-89.
Muizon de C. & Hendey, Q.B. 1980. Late tertiary seals of the South Atlantic Ocean. Annals of the South African Museum 82(3): 91-728.
Pollock, C. 2017. Comparative Taphonomy; Utilization of Forensic Palaeontology to Evaluate an Evolving Coastal Margin, West Coast Fossil Park, South Africa. Unpublished Honours thesis, University of Stellenbosch.
Steytler, J. 2017. Reinvestigating the Depositional Environments of the West Coast Fossil Park, Langebaan, South Africa. Unpublished Honours thesis, University of Stellenbosch.
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