Also known as ETE Locality 622, Laetoli - Loc. 7E Ndol.,
Where: Tanzania (3.2° S, 35.2° E: paleocoordinates 3.3° S, 35.0° E)
When: Vogel River Series Formation, Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max = Tuff 8 (3.46+-.12ma), Min = Ogal Lavas (2.41+-.12ma), these bracket upper Ndolanya Beds radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology:
Collection methods: bulk, quarrying, surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 475, 415, 414, 409, 123, 104, 81, ; ETE museum list: BMNH: British Museum (Natural History), KNM, TDA: Tennessee Division of Archaeology
Primary reference: M. D. Leakey and J. M. Harris. 1987. Laetoli: a Pliocene Site in Northern Tanzania. Clarendon Press, Oxford, Great Britain [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
PaleoDB collection 21804: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 12.10.1995
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Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Mammalia | |
Loxodonta exoptata Dietrich 1941 African elephant | |
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere | |
"Sivatherium cf. maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium
"Sivatherium cf. maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium Pomel 1893 placental | |
Giraffa stillei Arambourg 1947 giraffe
Giraffa cf. jumae Leakey 1967 giraffe | |
Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Gazella janenschi, Tragelaphus sp., Reduncini indet., Antidorcas sp., Hippotragini indet., Raphicerus sp.
Gazella janenschi gazelle
Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini
Antidorcas sp. Sundevall 1847 springbok
Hippotragini indet. Sundevall 1845 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hippotragini
Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827 antelope | |
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Mungos dietrichi mongoose
cf. Cynictis sp. Ogilby 1833 yellow mongoose | |
cf. Canis brevirostris canine | |
Xerus janenschi African ground squirrel | |
Thryonomys sp. Fitzinger 1867 cane rat | |
Tatera sp. Lataste 1882 large naked-soled gerbil
Mastomys cf. cinereus mouse | |
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae
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Reptilia | |
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Aves | |
Numida sp. Linnaeus 1766 helmeted guineafowl | |
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Streptopelia sp. Bonaparte 1855 dove | |
Madoqua avifluminis | |
"Madoqua avifluminis" = Praemadoqua avifluminis
"Madoqua avifluminis" = Praemadoqua avifluminis Dietrich 1950 |