Also known as ETE Locality 450, Omo - O.18,
Where: Ethiopia (5.1° N, 36.0° E: paleocoordinates 5.4° N, 36.1° E)
When: C Member (Shungura Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max = Tuff C (2.85+-.08ma), Min = Tuff D (2.52+-.05ma) radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: siltstone
Collection methods: bulk, quarrying
• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 415, 414, 409, 123, 104, ; ETE museum list: ENM, MNHN: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, UCBE
Primary reference: J. de Heinzelin. 1983. The Omo Group: Archives of the International Omo Research Expedition. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Annales Series 8, Tervuren, Belgique 85 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/P. Muhl]more details
PaleoDB collection 21632: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 31.07.1997, edited by John Damuth
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia | |
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse | |
Ancylotherium hennigi chalicothere | |
"Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti, Metridiochoerus jacksoni, "Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus, Kolpochoerus limnetes, Phacochoerus sp.
"Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti Leakey 1943 pig
"Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus Hopwood 1926 giant forest hog
Phacochoerus sp. Cuvier 1826 warthog | |
Tragelaphus gaudryi, Tragelaphus nakuae, Syncerus cf. acoelotus, Ovibovini indet., Menelikia sp., Neotragini indet.
Tragelaphus gaudryi Thomas 1884 antelope
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope
Syncerus cf. acoelotus Gentry 1985 African buffalo
Menelikia sp. Arambourg 1941 antelope
Neotragini indet. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Neotragini
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Helogale kitafe dwarf mongoose | |
Theropithecus oswaldi, Theropithecus brumpti, Cercopithecus sp., Paracolobus mutiwa, Rhinocolobus turkanaensis, Rhinocolobus turkanaensis, Colobinae indet.
Theropithecus oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada
Theropithecus brumpti Arambourg 1947 gelada
Cercopithecus sp. Linnaeus 1758 monkey
Paracolobus mutiwa Leakey 1982 monkey
Rhinocolobus turkanaensis Leakey 1982 monkey | |
Australopithecus sp. Dart 1925 australopithecine ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: (non-robust)
"Australopithecus cf. boisei" = Paranthropus boisei Leakey 1959 australopithecine ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: (A. aethiopicus)
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Xerus erythropus African ground squirrel
Paraxerus ochraceus African Bush Squirrel | |
Thryonomys gregorianus Thomas 1894 Lesser cane rat | |
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: shungurensis
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