Fred Ruhe
Well-known member
Marco Pavia, 2019
Geronticus thackerayi, sp. nov. (Aves, Threskiornithidae), a new ibis from the hominin-bearing locality of Kromdraai (Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa)
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1647433
No abstract
See: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2019.1647433?scroll=top&needAccess=true
SYSTEMATIC PALEONTOLOGY
Order PELECANIFORMES Sharpe, 1891
Family THRESKIORNITHIDAE Richmond, 1917
GERONTICUS Wagler, 1832
GERONTICUS THACKERAYI, sp. nov.
Geronticus cf. calvus (Boddaert, 1783): Fourvel et al., 2016:72, fig. 5.1e–g.
Geronticus cf. calvus (Boddaert, 1783): Pavia et al., 2017:240, fig. 3a, d, f, i.
Holotype—KW 8613, complete left coracoid (Fig. 2A, C).
Paratypes—KW 6735, complete right coracoid; KW 9430, right humerus, proximal half (Fig. 2E); KW 7599c, complete right ulna (Fig. 2H); KW 6972, complete right carpometacarpus (Fig. 2I); KW 9093a, complete right femur (Fig. 2N); KW 7599b, complete left tibiotarsus (Fig. 2M); KW 9124, complete right tarsometatarsus (Fig. 2P).
Referred Material—TM BPB 31, a fragmented skull from Bolt’s Farm Cave System described by Pavia et al. (2017). Remains from Kromdraai: KW 8658, KW S10255, two skull fragments (Fig. 3); KW 6493, KW 7373, KW 7844, KW 8659a, KW 8767, KW 9105b, KW 9193, KW 9354, eight maxillary fragments; KW 6447, KW 7438, KW 7687, KW 7734, KW 7766, KW 7886, KW 7886a, KW 8659b, KW 8754, KW 8827, KW 8928, KW 8941, KW 9105a, KW 9118, KW 9119, KW 9262, KW 9316, KW 9381, KW 9403, 21 mandibular fragments, some very fragmented (two not numbered); KW 6465, KW 6469, KW 7242, KW 7599d, KW 7780a, KW 9070, KW 9088, seven complete coracoids; KW 6151, KW 6156, KW 6471, KW 6479, KW 6716, KW 7506, KW 7599m, KW 7599n, KW 7979, KW 8032, KW 8534, KW 9080, KW 9172, KW 9174a, KW 9174b, 22 proximal coracoids (seven not numbered); KW 7021, KW 7331a, KW 8078, KW 9059, KW 9060, KW 9627b), six fragmented coracoids; KW 7165, KW 7517, KW 7599t, KW 8840, KW 9090, KW 9294, six fragmented scapulae; KW 6452, KW 9491, KW 9778, four proximal humeri (one not numbered); KW 7599v, KW 7730a, KW 7730b, KW 8084, KW 9518, KW 9645, seven humeral shafts (one not numbered); KW 6450, KW 6459, KW 6643, KW 6653, KW 6685, KW 6935, KW 7176, KW 7599i, KW 7821, KW 7827, KW 8763a, KW 8763b, KW 8766, KW 9078, KW 9471, 17 distal humeri (two not numbered) (Fig. 2F); KW 6155, KW 6157, KW 6464, KW 7599o, KW 7747, KW 7809, KW 7812, KW 7858, KW 7879, KW 7923, 11 proximal radii (one not numbered); KW 6480,KW7724,KW7781,KW8060,KW8782,KW9127, six distal radii; KW 6251, KW 7485, KW 7599p, KW 7723, KW 7764, 8263, KW 9406, KW 10067, eight proximal ulnae; KW 6453, KW 7599f, KW 7599l, KW 7599q, KW 7745, KW 7782, eight distal ulnae (two not numbered); KW 7022, KW 8777, KW 10533, three right complete carpometacarpi; KW 7599r, a proximal carpometacarpus; KW7749, one shaft fragment of carpometacarpus; KW 6149, KW 6254a, KW 6254b, KW 7599e, KW 8860, KW 9095a, six distal carpometacarpi; KW 6139, KW 7918, KW 8764, KW 9133, KW 9302, KW 10589, nine complete phalanx I digit majoris (three not numbered) (Fig. 2K); KW 9159, KW 9306, KW 10531, three complete left femora; KW 7719, a complete right femur; KW 6454, KW 7178, KW 8343, KW 9065, KW 9093b, eight proximal femora (three not numbered); KW 6626, KW 7306, KW 8052, KW 8335, KW 9121, KW 9387, six distal femora; KW 9050, KW 9091, two complete right tibiotarsi; KW 6462, KW 6645, KW 7599g, KW 9094, four proximal tibiotarsi; KW 6228, KW 6472, KW 6599, KW 7329, KW 7486, KW 7599h, KW 7599u, KW 7754, KW 7778, KW 7834, KW 7294, KW 7298, KW 8850, KW 9185a, KW 9383, KW 9398, KW 9399,
KW 9814, 19 distal tibiotarsi (one not numbered); KW 8671, two right complete juvenile tarsometatarsi (one not numbered) (Fig. 2R); KW 7169, KW 7860, KW 8077, KW 9056, KW 9153, five proximal tarsometatarsi; KW 6467, KW 6671, KW 7209, KW 9092, four shaft fragments of tarsometatarsus; KW 6681, KW 7599s, KW 7746, KW 7889, KW 8312, KW 8680, KW 8926, KW 8395, KW 9042, KW 9044, KW 9054, KW 9055, 14 distal tarsometatarsi (two not numbered).
Etymology—Named after Professor John Francis Thackeray of the University of the Witwaterstrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, for his outstanding contributions to the development of the paleontology and paleoanthropology of the Cradle of Humankind.
Type Locality and Horizon—Kromdraai site (26°00′41″S, 27°
44′60″E) in the Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa (Fig. 1). The fossil here described came from Kromdraai Member 2 (following Bruxelles et al., 2016), tentatively referred to the Plio-Pleistocene transition (Fourvel, 2018).
http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:174C4361-77B5-4463-A337-4EFEC68EFE8A
Enjoy,
Fred
Geronticus thackerayi, sp. nov. (Aves, Threskiornithidae), a new ibis from the hominin-bearing locality of Kromdraai (Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa)
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1647433
No abstract
See: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2019.1647433?scroll=top&needAccess=true
SYSTEMATIC PALEONTOLOGY
Order PELECANIFORMES Sharpe, 1891
Family THRESKIORNITHIDAE Richmond, 1917
GERONTICUS Wagler, 1832
GERONTICUS THACKERAYI, sp. nov.
Geronticus cf. calvus (Boddaert, 1783): Fourvel et al., 2016:72, fig. 5.1e–g.
Geronticus cf. calvus (Boddaert, 1783): Pavia et al., 2017:240, fig. 3a, d, f, i.
Holotype—KW 8613, complete left coracoid (Fig. 2A, C).
Paratypes—KW 6735, complete right coracoid; KW 9430, right humerus, proximal half (Fig. 2E); KW 7599c, complete right ulna (Fig. 2H); KW 6972, complete right carpometacarpus (Fig. 2I); KW 9093a, complete right femur (Fig. 2N); KW 7599b, complete left tibiotarsus (Fig. 2M); KW 9124, complete right tarsometatarsus (Fig. 2P).
Referred Material—TM BPB 31, a fragmented skull from Bolt’s Farm Cave System described by Pavia et al. (2017). Remains from Kromdraai: KW 8658, KW S10255, two skull fragments (Fig. 3); KW 6493, KW 7373, KW 7844, KW 8659a, KW 8767, KW 9105b, KW 9193, KW 9354, eight maxillary fragments; KW 6447, KW 7438, KW 7687, KW 7734, KW 7766, KW 7886, KW 7886a, KW 8659b, KW 8754, KW 8827, KW 8928, KW 8941, KW 9105a, KW 9118, KW 9119, KW 9262, KW 9316, KW 9381, KW 9403, 21 mandibular fragments, some very fragmented (two not numbered); KW 6465, KW 6469, KW 7242, KW 7599d, KW 7780a, KW 9070, KW 9088, seven complete coracoids; KW 6151, KW 6156, KW 6471, KW 6479, KW 6716, KW 7506, KW 7599m, KW 7599n, KW 7979, KW 8032, KW 8534, KW 9080, KW 9172, KW 9174a, KW 9174b, 22 proximal coracoids (seven not numbered); KW 7021, KW 7331a, KW 8078, KW 9059, KW 9060, KW 9627b), six fragmented coracoids; KW 7165, KW 7517, KW 7599t, KW 8840, KW 9090, KW 9294, six fragmented scapulae; KW 6452, KW 9491, KW 9778, four proximal humeri (one not numbered); KW 7599v, KW 7730a, KW 7730b, KW 8084, KW 9518, KW 9645, seven humeral shafts (one not numbered); KW 6450, KW 6459, KW 6643, KW 6653, KW 6685, KW 6935, KW 7176, KW 7599i, KW 7821, KW 7827, KW 8763a, KW 8763b, KW 8766, KW 9078, KW 9471, 17 distal humeri (two not numbered) (Fig. 2F); KW 6155, KW 6157, KW 6464, KW 7599o, KW 7747, KW 7809, KW 7812, KW 7858, KW 7879, KW 7923, 11 proximal radii (one not numbered); KW 6480,KW7724,KW7781,KW8060,KW8782,KW9127, six distal radii; KW 6251, KW 7485, KW 7599p, KW 7723, KW 7764, 8263, KW 9406, KW 10067, eight proximal ulnae; KW 6453, KW 7599f, KW 7599l, KW 7599q, KW 7745, KW 7782, eight distal ulnae (two not numbered); KW 7022, KW 8777, KW 10533, three right complete carpometacarpi; KW 7599r, a proximal carpometacarpus; KW7749, one shaft fragment of carpometacarpus; KW 6149, KW 6254a, KW 6254b, KW 7599e, KW 8860, KW 9095a, six distal carpometacarpi; KW 6139, KW 7918, KW 8764, KW 9133, KW 9302, KW 10589, nine complete phalanx I digit majoris (three not numbered) (Fig. 2K); KW 9159, KW 9306, KW 10531, three complete left femora; KW 7719, a complete right femur; KW 6454, KW 7178, KW 8343, KW 9065, KW 9093b, eight proximal femora (three not numbered); KW 6626, KW 7306, KW 8052, KW 8335, KW 9121, KW 9387, six distal femora; KW 9050, KW 9091, two complete right tibiotarsi; KW 6462, KW 6645, KW 7599g, KW 9094, four proximal tibiotarsi; KW 6228, KW 6472, KW 6599, KW 7329, KW 7486, KW 7599h, KW 7599u, KW 7754, KW 7778, KW 7834, KW 7294, KW 7298, KW 8850, KW 9185a, KW 9383, KW 9398, KW 9399,
KW 9814, 19 distal tibiotarsi (one not numbered); KW 8671, two right complete juvenile tarsometatarsi (one not numbered) (Fig. 2R); KW 7169, KW 7860, KW 8077, KW 9056, KW 9153, five proximal tarsometatarsi; KW 6467, KW 6671, KW 7209, KW 9092, four shaft fragments of tarsometatarsus; KW 6681, KW 7599s, KW 7746, KW 7889, KW 8312, KW 8680, KW 8926, KW 8395, KW 9042, KW 9044, KW 9054, KW 9055, 14 distal tarsometatarsi (two not numbered).
Etymology—Named after Professor John Francis Thackeray of the University of the Witwaterstrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, for his outstanding contributions to the development of the paleontology and paleoanthropology of the Cradle of Humankind.
Type Locality and Horizon—Kromdraai site (26°00′41″S, 27°
44′60″E) in the Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa (Fig. 1). The fossil here described came from Kromdraai Member 2 (following Bruxelles et al., 2016), tentatively referred to the Plio-Pleistocene transition (Fourvel, 2018).
http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:174C4361-77B5-4463-A337-4EFEC68EFE8A
Enjoy,
Fred
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