Laetoli - Laetolil General (Pliocene of Tanzania)

Also known as ETE Locality 636, Laetoli - Laetolil General,

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 Laetolil Beds, Min = Tuff 8 (3.46+-.12ma) radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology:

• ETE sed env 1: volcanic, ETE sed env 2: paleosol ETE event: ., ETE env comment: 0
• ETE rock type adj: aeolian, ETE lithology comments: 0

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 415, 414, 409, 123, 121, 104, ; 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 21818: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 13.10.1995, edited by John Damuth

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Burtoa nilotica, Propoecilogale bolti
Burtoa nilotica
originally entered as "nilotica nilotica"
Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion sp.
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet., Ceratotherium praecox
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Rhinocerotidae
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Simatherium kohllarseni, Praedamalis deturi
Praedamalis deturi Dietrich 1950 antelope
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelidae indet.
Camelidae indet. Gray 1821 camel
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Camelidae
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Potamochoerus porcus
Potamochoerus porcus Linnaeus 1758 red river hog
 Carnivora - Felidae
Felidae indet., Dinofelis sp.
Felidae indet. Gray 1821 cat
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Felidae
Dinofelis sp. Zdansky 1924 cat
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Viverra leakeyi
Viverra leakeyi Petter 1963 civet
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mellivora capensis
Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 honey badger
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canidae indet., Vulpes sp., cf. Otocyon sp.
Canidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 canid
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Canidae
Vulpes sp. Frisch 1775 fox
cf. Otocyon sp. Müller 1835 bat-eared fox
 Rodentia - Pedetidae
Pedetes laetoliensis
Pedetes laetoliensis springhaas
originally entered as "Pedetes laetolilensis"
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae indet., Parapapio ado, Colobinae indet., cf. Paracolobus sp.
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae
Parapapio ado Hopwood 1936 monkey
Colobinae indet. Blyth 1875 monkey
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Colobinae
cf. Paracolobus sp. Leakey 1969 monkey
Madoqua avifluminis
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"Madoqua avifluminis" = Praemadoqua avifluminis
"Madoqua avifluminis" = Praemadoqua avifluminis Dietrich 1950