Bir Sahara 13 (Pleistocene of Egypt)

Also known as ETE Locality 695, Bir Sahara 13,

Where: Egypt (22.9° N, 28.6° E: paleocoordinates 22.9° N, 28.5° E)

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: 2632780 +- 900 on Melanoides radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: lacustrine, ETE sed env 2: lake_margin ETE event: ., ETE env comment: near shore environment
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: black sandstone; thick mat of carbonized root casts

Collection methods: quarrying

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 483, 482, 479, 478, 477, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: F. Wendorf and R. Schild. 1980. Prehistory of the Eastern Sahara 1-414 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 21876: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 09.05.1997, edited by John Damuth

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unclassified
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Homoioceras antiquus
Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium simum
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus asinus
Equus asinus Linnaeus 1758 donkey
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelus thomasi
Camelus thomasi Pomel 1893 camel