Also known as ETE Locality 1467, "Sites 68a,b,c,69", Sam Howard Korongo, Arch#68, Geol loc.92, SHKII-Mddle BdII,
Where: Tanzania (3.0° S, 35.3° E: paleocoordinates 3.0° S, 35.2° E)
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Olduvai Formation, Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: max=1.7(base of Bed II)min=1.15(base of Bed III) radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine
Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 478, ; ETE museum list: BMNH: British Museum (Natural History), KNM, TDA: Tennessee Division of Archaeology
Primary reference: A. W. Gentry. 1978. Bovidae. In V. J. Maglio and H. B. S. Cooke (eds.), Evolution of African Mammals. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts 540-572 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
PaleoDB collection 22627: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 28.06.2000, edited by John Damuth
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Actinopteri | |
Clarias sp. Scopoli 1777 catfish | |
Aves | |
Struthio sp. Linnaeus 1758 ostrich | |
Mammalia | |
Theropithecus cf. oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada | |
"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium
"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium Pomel 1893 placental | |
Antilopini indet., "Damaliscus niro" = Hippotragus niro, Hippotragus gigas, Alcelaphini "indet. lg", Alcelaphini "indet. sm", Alcelaphini "indet. sp3-Old", Parmularius augusticornis, Parmularius cf. rugosus, Connochaetes cf. taurinus, "Megalotragus kattwinkeli" = Alcelaphus kattwinkeli, Kobus kob, Gazella sp., Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Tragelaphus cf. scriptus, Syncerus acoelotus, Pelorovis oldowayensis
"Damaliscus niro" = Hippotragus niro Hopwood 1936 antelope
Hippotragus gigas Leakey 1965 antelope
Alcelaphini "indet. lg" Brookes 1876 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-lg
Alcelaphini "indet. sm" Brookes 1876 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-sm
Alcelaphini "indet. sp3-Old" Brookes 1876 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini sp3-Old
Parmularius augusticornis antelope
Parmularius cf. rugosus Leakey 1965 antelope
Connochaetes cf. taurinus Burchell 1823 blue wildebeest
"Megalotragus kattwinkeli" = Alcelaphus kattwinkeli Scwarz 1932 hartebeest
Kobus kob Erxleben 1777 kob
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: grandis
Tragelaphus cf. scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck
Syncerus acoelotus Gentry 1985 African buffalo
Pelorovis oldowayensis Reck 1928 antelope | |
Giraffidae indet. Gray 1821 giraffe | |
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig
Metridiochoerus compactus Van Hoepen and Van Hoepen 1932 pig originally entered as "Metridochoerus compactus"
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Equus cf. oldowayensis horse | |
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros | |
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Machairodontinae indet., "Felis cf. serval" = Caracal serval
"Felis cf. serval" = Caracal serval Schreber 1776 serval | |
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
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Bivalvia | |
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Adenota | |
"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki
"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki Schwartz 1932 |