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DOI	10.1017/qua.2020.97
	Pleistocene golden mole and sand-swimming trace fossils from the Cape coast of South Africa
	Lockley, Martin G.; Helm, Charles W.; Cawthra, Hayley C.; De Vynck, Jan C.; Perrin, Michael R.
通讯作者	Helm, CW (corresponding author), Box 1690, Tumbler Ridge, BC V0C 2W0, Canada.
来源期刊	QUATERNARY RESEARCH
ISSN	0033-5894
EISSN	1096-0287
出版年	2021
卷号	101 页码:169-186
英文摘要	More than 250 Pleistocene vertebrate trace fossil sites have been identified on the Cape south coast of South Africa in aeolianites and cemented foreshore deposits. These discoveries, representing the epifaunal tracks of animals that moved over these sand substrates, complement traditional body fossil studies, and contribute to palaeo-environmental reconstruction. Not described in detail until now, but also important faunal components, are the infaunal traces of animals that moved within these sandy substrates. Six golden mole burrow trace sites (Family Chrysochloridae) have been identified on the Cape south coast. In addition, three sites, including one on the Cape southeast coast, have been identified that show evidence of sand-swimming, probably by a golden mole with a means of locomotion similar to that of the extant Eremitalpa genus. Such traces have not been described in detail in the global ichnology record, and merit the erection of a new ichnogenus Natatorichnus, with two ichnospecies, N. subarenosa ichnosp. nov and N. sulcatus ichnosp. nov. Care is required in the identification of such traces, and the orientation of the trace fossil surface needs to be determined, to avoid confusion with hatchling turtle tracks. Substantial regional Pleistocene dune environments are inferred from these sand-swimming traces.
英文关键词	Cape coast South Africa Pleistocene Golden moles Ichnology Ichnogenus Burrow traces Sand-swimming Eremitalpa
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	hybrid
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000654147100013
WOS关键词	NAMIB DESERT ; HUMAN FOOTPRINTS ; SEA-LEVEL ; HISTORY ; MIDDLE ; DEPOSITS ; BEHAVIOR ; AGE
WOS类目	Geography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS研究方向	Physical Geography ; Geology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/351456
作者单位	[Lockley, Martin G.] Univ Colorado, Dinosaur Trackers Res Grp, Campus Box 172,POB 173364, Denver, CO 80217 USA; [Helm, Charles W.; Cawthra, Hayley C.; De Vynck, Jan C.] Nelson Mandela Univ, African Ctr Coastal Palaeosci, POB 77000, ZA-6031 Port Elizabeth, South Africa; [Cawthra, Hayley C.] Council Geosci, Geophys & Remote Sensing Unit, Western Cape Reg Off, POB 572, ZA-7535 Bellville, South Africa; [Perrin, Michael R.] Univ KwaZulu Natal, Sch Life Sci, Private Bag X01, ZA-3201 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lockley, Martin G.,Helm, Charles W.,Cawthra, Hayley C.,et al. Pleistocene golden mole and sand-swimming trace fossils from the Cape coast of South Africa[J],2021,101:169-186.
APA	Lockley, Martin G.,Helm, Charles W.,Cawthra, Hayley C.,De Vynck, Jan C.,&Perrin, Michael R..(2021).Pleistocene golden mole and sand-swimming trace fossils from the Cape coast of South Africa.QUATERNARY RESEARCH,101,169-186.
MLA	Lockley, Martin G.,et al."Pleistocene golden mole and sand-swimming trace fossils from the Cape coast of South Africa".QUATERNARY RESEARCH 101(2021):169-186.