Also known as Dogali

Where: Eritrea (15.6° N, 39.3° E: paleocoordinates 12.7° N, 36.1° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Dogali Formation, Oligocene (33.9 - 23.0 Ma)

• "mid- to late Oligocene": basalt above the fossiliferous layer dated at 26.8 +/- 1.5 Ma by 40Ar/39Ar analysis

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (float),

Primary reference: J. Shoshani, R. C. Walter, M. Abraha, S. Berhe, P. Tassy, W. J. Sanders, G. H. Marchant, Y. Libsekal, T. Ghirmai and D. Zinner. 2006. A proboscidean from the late Oligocene of Eritrea, a ‘‘missing link’’ between early Elephantiformes and Elephantimorpha, and biogeographic implications. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103(46):17296-17301 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 70787: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.04.2007

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