Omo - member H (Pliocene to of Ethiopia)

Also known as ETE Locality 810, Omo - member H,

Where: Ethiopia (5.0° N, 36.0° E: paleocoordinates 5.3° N, 36.1° E)

When: H Member (Shungura Formation), Pliocene to Pliocene (5.3 - 0.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: "Max age = 1.88 (Tuff H). min age = 1.65+/- .05 (Tuff J, J4). " radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: lacustrine

• ETE sed env 1: lacustrine, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: "fluctuating lacus or del fringe, mudflats "
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: "Interbedded sand, silt, tuff, tuffite, pumice, some clayey beds"

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 477, ; ETE museum list: ENM

Primary reference: L. Bobe and M. Mabela. 1997. Incidence of four gastrointestinal parasite worms in group of cricetomas,Lukaya-Democratic Republic of Congo. Tropicultura 15(3):132-135 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 21989: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 01.07.1998

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: ileretensis
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus sp., Hippopotamus cf. amphibius
Hippopotamus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hippo
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: B-Omo
Hippopotamus cf. amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
cf. Kolpochoerus olduvaiensis
 Primates - Hominidae
"cf. Australopithecus boisei" = Paranthropus boisei
"cf. Australopithecus boisei" = Paranthropus boisei Leakey 1959 australopithecine