Also known as ETE Locality 453, Omo - O.78,
Where: Ethiopia (5.0° N, 36.0° E: paleocoordinates 5.3° N, 36.1° E)
• basin-level geographic resolution
When: G Member (Shungura Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max = Tuff G, Min = Tuff H radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: sandstone
Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 441, 415, 414, ; ETE museum list: BMNH: British Museum (Natural History), ENM, KNM, MNHN: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
Primary reference: M. G. Leakey. 1982. Extinct large Colobines from the Plio-Pleistocene of Africa. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 58:153-172 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
PaleoDB collection 21635: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 31.07.1997
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Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: atavus
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Paracolobus mutiwa Leakey 1982 monkey | |
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse | |
Hippotragini indet. Sundevall 1845 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hippotragini
Oryx sp. de Blainville 1816 oryx
Tragelaphus gaudryi Thomas 1884 antelope | |
Kolpochoerus sp. van Hoepen and van Hoepen 1932 pig | |
Adenota | |
"Antidorcas cf. recki" = Adenota recki
"Antidorcas cf. recki" = Adenota recki Schwartz 1932 |