Omo - member D5 (Pleistocene of Ethiopia)

Also known as ETE Locality 820, Omo - member D5,

Where: Ethiopia (5.1° N, 36.0° E: paleocoordinates 5.8° N, 36.0° E)

When: D Member (Shungura Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max age = 2.52 +/- .05 (Tuff D). Min age = 2.37 (Tuff E). radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: fluvial

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: 0
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: "Sand, silt, tuff, and clay with some gravel and ironstone"

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 488, 487, 485, 483, 482, 481, 478, 477, 456, 454, 121, 81, ; ETE museum list: ENM

Primary reference: G. Eck. 1977. Diversity and frequency distributions of Omo Group Cercopithecidae. Journal of Human Evolution 6:55-63 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/P. Muhl]more details

PaleoDB collection 21999: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 01.07.1998, edited by John Damuth

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: shungurensis
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion sp.
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium simum
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Metridiochoerus jacksoni, Kolpochoerus limnetes, "Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig
"Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti Leakey 1943 pig
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelus sp.
Camelus sp. Linnaeus 1758 camel
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Kobus sigmoidalis, Tragelaphus sp.
Kobus sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941 antelope
Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope
 Primates - Hominidae
Australopithecus sp.
Australopithecus sp. Dart 1925 australopithecine
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: non-robust
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Theropithecus brumpti
Theropithecus brumpti Arambourg 1947 gelada
 Dermoptera - Galeopithecidae
Galeopithecidae indet.
Galeopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 colugo