Omo - member J (Pliocene to of Ethiopia)

Also known as ETE Locality 849, Omo - member J,

Where: Ethiopia (5.0° N, 36.0° E: paleocoordinates 5.3° N, 35.7° E)

When: J Member (Shungura Formation), Pliocene to Pliocene (5.3 - 0.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: "Max age = 1.65 +/- .05 (Tuff J, J4). Min age = 1.53 (Tuff K)." radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - small

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: shallow_lake ETE event: ., ETE env comment: Lake and delta replaced by river
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: "Interbedded sand, silt, tuff, tuffite, clay, pumice, and sandstone."

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 518, ; ETE museum list: ENM

Primary reference: H. B. S. Cooke. 1994. Personal communication regarding the Omo Suidae. [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 22028: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 01.07.1998

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Kolpochoerus sp.
Kolpochoerus sp. van Hoepen and van Hoepen 1932 pig
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
"Kobus ancystrocera" = Redunca ancystrocera
"Kobus ancystrocera" = Redunca ancystrocera Arambourg 1947 reedbuck
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp., "Hipparion libycum" = Eurygnathohippus libycum
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
"Hipparion libycum" = Eurygnathohippus libycum Pomel 1897 hipparionine horse
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: ethiopicum