Laetoli - Loc. 10E (Pliocene of Tanzania)

Also known as ETE Locality 624, Laetoli - Loc. 10E,

Where: Tanzania (3.2° S, 35.2° E: paleocoordinates 3.4° S, 34.9° E)

When: Vogel River Series Formation, Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max = base of upper unit of Laetolil Beds (3.76+-.03ma), Min = Tuff 8 (3.46+-.12ma) radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology:

• ETE sed env 1: volcanic, ETE sed env 2: paleosol ETE event: airfall, ETE env comment: 0
• ETE rock type adj: aeolian, ETE lithology comments: 10275% aeolian, 20% airfall, 5% water-worked, pelletoid - similar to Olduvai, xenoliths, caliche paleosol

Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 441, ; 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 21806: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 12.10.1995, edited by John Damuth

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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zanzibarica zanzibarica, nilotica nilotica, cf. Rhamphiophis sp.
Mammalia
 Primates - Hominidae
Hominidae indet.
Hominidae indet. Gray 1825 ape
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hominidae
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae indet., Parapapio ado
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae
Parapapio ado Hopwood 1936 monkey
 Carnivora - Felidae
Felis sp., Felis sp., "Leo cf. gombaszoegensis" = Panthera gombaszoegensis
Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat
ETE occurrence; species: large
Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat
ETE occurrence; species: medium
"Leo cf. gombaszoegensis" = Panthera gombaszoegensis Kretzoi 1938 cat
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Hyaenidae indet.
Hyaenidae indet. Gray 1821 hyaena
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hyaenidae
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion sp.
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet., Ceratotherium praecox, Ceratotherium simum
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Rhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa stillei, Giraffa cf. jumae
Giraffa stillei Arambourg 1947 giraffe
Giraffa cf. jumae Leakey 1967 giraffe
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Raphicerus sp., Alcelaphini indet., Parmularius pandatus, Hippotragini indet., Praedamalis deturi, Tragelaphus sp., Gazella janenschi
Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827 antelope
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini
Parmularius pandatus Gentry 1987 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.-Laetoli
Hippotragini indet. Sundevall 1845 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hippotragini
Praedamalis deturi Dietrich 1950 antelope
Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope
Reptilia
 Squamata - Crotalidae
Bitis arietans
Bitis arietans puff adder
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: olduvaiensis
Aves
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Francolinus sp., Francolinus sp.
Francolinus sp. Stephens 1819 francolin
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: large
Francolinus sp. Stephens 1819 francolin
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: small
 Galliformes - Numididae
Numida sp.
Numida sp. Linnaeus 1766 helmeted guineafowl