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- Mauer 〈Rhein-Neckar-Kreis〉 (1) (entfernen)
Heidelberg (SW Germany) became famous for the
discovery of the lower jaw of Homo heidelbergensis
in October 1907 (Schoetensack 1908). Until the termination
of the extractions in 1962 the sand pit yielded
a rich and diverse mammalian faunal assemblage. In
2007 and the following years new preparation activities
connected to the celebrations of the centenary of
the hominid lower jaw discovery of H. heidelbergensis
produced samples of sediment (medium gravel to fine
pebble) in which at least two isolated lower cheek teeth
of macaques have been found. The finds demonstrate
the presence of Macaca sylvanus in the Mauer faunal
assemblage and represent the occurrence of a second
primate species in this Pleistocene hominid site.