FLKN Ostrich Site (Bed I/II) (Pleistocene to of Tanzania)

Also known as ETE Locality 1295, Site (39), Frida Leakey Korongo, Arch #40, FLKN Ostrich Site (Bed I/II),

Where: Tanzania (3.0° S, 35.4° E: paleocoordinates 3.1° S, 35.2° E)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Olduvai Formation, Gelasian to Gelasian (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max age = 1.87 (Base of Bed I). Min age = 1.15 (Top of Bed II) radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: lacustrine

• ETE sed env 1: lacustrine, ETE sed env 2: lake_margin ETE event: ., ETE env comment: 0
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: clys/tuffs/nod ls

Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 948, ; ETE museum list: BMNH: British Museum (Natural History), KNM, TDA: Tennessee Division of Archaeology

Primary reference: R. L. Hay. 1990. Olduvai Gorge; a case study in the interpretation of hominid paleoenvironments in East Africa. Geological Society of America Special Publication 242:23-37 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22471: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 24.08.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Tragelaphini indet., Reduncini indet., Hippotragini indet., Alcelaphini indet.
Tragelaphini indet. Blyth 1863 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Tragelaphini
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini
Hippotragini indet. Sundevall 1845 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hippotragini
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini
Aves
 Struthioniformes - Struthionidae
Struthionidae indet.
Struthionidae indet. Vigors 1825 ostrich
ETE minimum number of individuals; species: Struthionidae