The use of small-bodied animals, especially small Carnivora, as indicators of palaeoenvironment, is becoming more pronounced. These smaller taxa are more spatiotemporally constrained, owing to high territoriality, ecosystem sensitivity and physical limitations on their ability to travel large distances within their lifespan. This article describes seven new Viverridae specimens, together with a re-evaluation of a previously published specimen, from the hominin-bearing site of Malapa, located in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, South Africa. When combined with other palaeoenvironmental indicators, the addition of these eight specimens, consisting of Genetta sp., Genetta genetta, and Genetta cf. tigrina, allows for a more precise reconstruction of the environment surrounding Malapa as well as providing additional insights into possible depositional factors that could have resulted in the accumulation of the Malapa deposit.

使用小型动物，尤其是小型食肉动物作为古环境指标，正变得越来越明显。这些较小的分类群在时空上受到更大的限制，因为它们具有高度的领土性、生态系统敏感性以及它们在其生命周期内长途跋涉的能力的物理限制。本文描述了七个新的 Viverridae 标本，以及对先前发表的标本的重新评估，这些标本来自位于南非人类世界遗产地的摇篮马拉帕的古人类遗址。当与其他古环境指标结合时，添加这八个标本，包括Genetta sp.、Genetta genetta和Genetta cf. 蒂格里纳，允许更精确地重建马拉帕周围的环境，并提供对可能导致马拉帕沉积物堆积的可能沉积因素的额外见解。