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Mammals (12)

Aepyceros melampus (Lichtenstein, 1812) - impala

Australopithecus africanus R.A. Dart, 1925 - African southern ape

Connochaetes taurinus (Burchell, 1823[1824]) - blue wildebeest

Dama dama (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - fallow deer

Dama dama dama (C. Linnaeus, 1758)

Loxodonta cookei Sanders, 2007

Mammuthus subplanifrons (H.F. Osborn, 1928) - South African mammoth

Papio ursinus ursinus (R. Kerr, 1792)

Proamblysomus (Genus) Broom, 1941

Redunca fulvorufula (Afzelius, 1815) - mountain reedbuck

STS 5 - Mrs. Ples

Taung - Taung child

Reptiles (2)

Mesosauridae (Family) - mesosaurs

Millerettidae (Family) - millerettids

Amphibians (1)

Micropholis stowi Huxley, 1859

Fishes (5)

Chascanopsetta lugubris Alcock, 1894 - pelican flounder

Chimaera notafricana Kemper et al., 2010

Cruriraja hulleyi Aschliman et al., 2010

Electrolux addisoni L.J.V. Compagno & P.C. Heemstra, 2007 - ornate sleeper ray

Priscomyzon riniensis 2006

Insects (17)

Aeolothrips brevicornis Bagnall, 1915

Aeolothrips carpobrotus Hartwig, 1952

Aeolothrips faurei Hood, 1935

Aeolothrips scabiosatibia Moulton, 1930

Allelothrips brunneus (Faure, 1941)

Allelothrips talithae (Faure, 1941)

Allotheca (Genus) Cameron, 1906

Audiothrips perplexus Moulton, 1930

Audiothrips senckenbergiana Mound & Marullo, 1993

Barbarochthonidae (Family) K.M.F. Scott, 1985

Franklinothrips megalops (Trybom, 1912)

Galbella hantamensis

Hydrosalpingidae (Family) K.M.F. Scott, 1985

Julodis viridipes

Petrothrincidae (Family) K.M.F. Scott, 1985

Ptilophora diversifolia (Suhr) Papenfuss

Pycnostigmus hoerikwaggoensis S. van Noort, 2007

Spiders (71)

Ammoxenus amphalodes Dippenaar & Meyer, 1980

Ammoxenus daedalus Dippenaar & Meyer, 1980

Ammoxenus kalaharicus Benoit, 1972

Ammoxenus pentheri Simon, 1896

Araneus caplandensis (Strand, 1907)

Araneus coccinella Pocock, 1898

Araneus drygalskii (Strand, 1909)

Araneus fishoekensis (Strand, 1909)

Araneus gazerti (Strand, 1909)

Araneus graemii Pocock, 1900

Araneus haploscapellus (Strand, 1907)

Araneus lamperti (Strand, 1907)

Araneus meus (Strand, 1907)

Araneus nigroquadratus Lawrence, 1937

Araneus zuluanus (Strand, 1907)

Archaeidae (Family) C.L. Koch & Berendt, 1854 - assassin spiders

Argiope anomalopalpis Bjørn, 1997

Austrachelas bergi Haddad et al., 2009

Austrachelas incertus Lawrence, 1938

Austrachelas kalaharinus Haddad et al., 2009

Austrachelas merwei Haddad et al., 2009

Austrachelas natalensis Lawrence, 1942

Austrachelas pondoensis Haddad et al., 2009

Austrachelas reavelli Haddad et al., 2009

Austrachelas sexoculatus Haddad et al., 2009

Austrachelas wassenaari Haddad et al., 2009

Caerostris corticosa Pocock, 1902

Cladomelea akermani Hewitt, 1923

Cladomelea debeeri Roff & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2004

Desis formidabilis (O. P.-Cambridge, 1890)

Drassodella melana Tucker, 1923

Drassodella purcelli Tucker, 1923

Drassodella quinquelabecula Tucker, 1923

Drassodella salisburyi Hewitt, 1916

Drassodella septemmaculata (Strand, 1909)

Drassodella tenebrosa Lawrence, 1938

Drassodella vasivulva Tucker, 1923

Gastroxya benoiti Emerit, 1973

Ideocaira transversa Simon, 1903

Ideocaira triquetra Simon, 1903

Isoxya yatesi Emerit, 1973

Larinia natalensis (Grasshoff, 1971)

Larinia vara Kauri, 1950

Nemoscolus elongatus Lawrence, 1947

Nemoscolus obscurus Simon, 1897

Nemoscolus tubicola (Simon, 1887)

Nemoscolus vigintipunctatus Simon, 1897

Nemospiza conspicillata Simon, 1903

Nephila komaci Kuntner & Coddington, 2009 - Komac's golden orb spider

Paralarinia bartelsi (Lessert, 1933)

Penestomus egazini Miller et al., 2010

Penestomus kruger Miller et al., 2010

Penestomus montanus Miller et al., 2010

Penestomus prendinii Miller et al., 2010

Penestomus zulu Miller et al., 2010

Platyoides alpha Lawrence, 1928

Platyoides costeri Tucker, 1923

Platyoides leppanae Pocock, 1902

Platyoides pictus Pocock, 1902

Platyoides pirie Platnick, 1985

Platyoides pusillus Pocock, 1898

Platyoides quinquedentatus Purcell, 1907

Platyoides rossi Platnick, 1985

Poltys furcifer Simon, 1881

Pycnacantha tribulus (Fabricius, 1781) Simon, 1895

Rastellus deserticola Haddad, 2003

Rastellus florisbad Platnick & Griffin, 1990

Singa albodorsata Kauri, 1950

Singafrotypa mandela Kuntner & Hormiga, 2002

Ursa turbinata Simon, 1895

Voraptus affinis Lessert, 1925

Arthropods (7)

Hadogenes polytrichobothrius L. Prendini, 2006

Hadogenes soutpansbergensis L. Prendini, 2006

Ixodes catherinei Keirans, Clifford & Walker, 1982

Ixodes corwini Keirans, Clifford & Walker, 1982

Megaschizomus (Genus) Lawrence, 1969

Phorytocarpais scapulatus Athias-Henriot, 1980

Rhipicephalus lounsburyi Walker, 1990

Molluscs (45)

Austrorossia enigmatica (Robson, 1924)

Gibbula zonata Woods, 1828

Haliotis midae C. Linnaeus, 1758

Heteroherpia (Genus) Salvini-Plawen, 1978

Heteroteuthis (Stephanoteuthis) dagamensis Robson, 1924

Idiosepius biserialis Voss, 1962

Idiosepius macrocheir Voss, 1962

Imeroherpia (Genus) Salvini-Plawen, 1978

Inioteuthis capensis Voss, 1962

Leachia (Pyrgopsis) rynchophorus Rochebrune, 1884

Loligo (Loligo) vulgaris reynaudi d'Orbigny, in Férussac & d'Orbigny, 1834-1848[1839-1841]

Natalina cafra (A. de Férussac, 1821) - Cafra natalina

Natalina schaerfiae (L. Pfeiffer, 1861)

Natalina wesseliana Kobelt, 1905 - Tongaland cannibal snail

Pachymenia carnosa (J. Agardh, 1848) J. Agardh, 1876

Sepia (Anomalosepia) australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832

Sepia (Doratosepion) adami Roeleveld, 1972

Sepia (Doratosepion) burnupi Hoyle, 1904

Sepia (Doratosepion) confusa Smith, 1916

Sepia (Doratosepion) incerta Smith, 1916

Sepia (Doratosepion) joubini Massy, 1927

Sepia (Hemisepius) dubia Adam & Rees, 1966

Sepia (Hemisepius) faurei Roeleveld, 1972

Sepia (Hemisepius) pulchra Roeleveld & Liltved, 1985

Sepia (Hemisepius) robsoni (Massy, 1927)

Sepia (Hemisepius) typica (Steenstrup, 1875)

Sepia (Rhombosepion) acuminata Smith, 1916

Sepia (Rhombosepion) hieronis (Robson, 1924)

Sepia (Sepia) angulata Roeleveld, 1972

Sepia (Sepia) insignis Smith, 1916

Sepia (Sepia) papillata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832

Sepia (Sepia) simoniana Thiele, 1920

Sepia (Sepia) vermiculata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832

Sepiella cyanea Robson, 1924

Tomichia alabastrina P.A. Morelet, 1889

Tomichia cawstoni Connolly, 1939

Tomichia differens Connolly, 1939

Tomichia lyrata Connolly, 1939

Tomichia natalensis Connolly, 1939

Tomichia producta Connolly, 1929

Tomichia rogersi Connolly, 1929

Tomichia tristis P.A. Morelet, 1889

Tomichia ventricosa L.A. Reeve, 1842

Tomichia zwellendamensis Küster, 1852

Unio caffer Krauss, 1848

Annelids (2)

Paleanotus chrysolepis Schmarda, 1861

Scalibregmatidae (Family) Malmgren, 1867

Invertebrates (4)

Cooperia connochaeti J. Boomker et al., 1979

Cooperia pigachei J. Boomker & W.A. Taylor, 2004

Cooperia rotundispiculum Gibbons & Khalil, 1980

Mormyrogyrodactylus gemini

Plants (14)

Aloe kouebokkeveldensis van Jaarsv. & A.B. Low (2004)

Clivia caulescens R.A.Dyer (1943)

Clivia gardenii Hook. (1855)

Clivia miniata (Lindl.) Bosse (1859)

Clivia mirabilis Rourke (2002)

Clivia nobilis J. Lindley

Diascia appendiculata Steiner, 2009

Diascia collina Steiner, 2009

Diascia pusilla Steiner, 2009

Disa linderiana 2006

Nemesia aurantia Steiner, 2009

Nemesia suaveolens Steiner, 2009

Protea cryophyla - snow protea

Widdringtonia cedarbergensis

Algae (1)

Griffithsia confervoides Suhr, 1840

Prokaryotes (1)

Desulforudis audaxviator Chivian et al. 2008

Viruses (1)

bluetongue virus ICTV 7th Report (2000)

Geological entities (2)

Kaapvaal Craton

Kalahari Craton

Links

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