Omo - L.28: Gelasian, Ethiopia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Sindacharax sp.
Hyperopsius sp.
4 specimens
Coleura muthokai
1 specimen
Alestes sp.
3 specimens
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes indet. Huxley 1880
ETE occurrence; species: Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes indet. Huxley 1880
40 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Siluriformes
Amphibia
Amphibia indet. Linnaeus 1758
13 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Anura
Mammalia - Rodentia - Bathyergidae
Heterocephalus atikoi
1 specimen
Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Xerus sp. Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1833
2 specimens
Paraxerus ochraceus
2 specimens
Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae
Jaculus orientalis
3 specimens
Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae
Muridae indet. Illiger 1811
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Muridae
Aethomys deheinzelini
21 specimens
Mastomys minor
6 specimens
Acomys sp. Geoffroy 1838
1 specimen
Pelomys sp. Peters 1852
1 specimen
Thallomys quadrilobatus
5 specimens
Tatera sp. Lataste 1882
8 specimens
Gerbillus sp. Desmarest 1804
1 specimen
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus capensis Linnaeus 1758
1 specimen
Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae
Theropithecus brumpti Arambourg 1947
1 specimen
Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae
Hominidae indet. Gray 1825
2 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hominidae
Australopithecus cf. boisei Leakey 1959
2 specimens
recombined as Paranthropus boisei
cf. Homo sp. Linnaeus 1758
3 specimens
Mammalia - Soricidae
Crocidura aithiops
1 specimen
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Hipposideridae
Hipposideros kaumbului
3 specimens
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Emballonuridae
Taphozous abitus
1 specimen
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832
1 specimen
Mammalia - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus sp. Linnaeus 1758
ETE occurrence; species: A-Omo
Hippopotamus protoamphibius
1 specimen
Mammalia - Bovidae
Kobus sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941
1 specimen
Tragelaphus gaudryi Thomas 1884
1 specimen
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941
1 specimen
Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae
Helogale hirtula Thomas 1904
2 specimens
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Elephas recki Dietrich 1915
3 specimens
recombined as Palaeoloxodon recki
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: shungurensis
Reptilia
Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768
ETE occurrence; species: Squamata
Actinopteri - Osteoglossiformes - Gymnarchidae
Gymnarchus sp. Cuvier 1829
8 specimens
Actinopteri - Cichliformes - Cichlidae
Cichlidae indet. Heckel 1840
ETE occurrence; species: Cichlidae
Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
31 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cyprinidae
Actinopteri - Characiformes - Alestidae
Hydrocynus sp. Cuvier 1816
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Mochokidae
Synodontis sp. Cuvier 1816
16 specimens
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Clariidae
Clarias sp. Scopoli 1777
1 specimen
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Bagridae
Bagridae indet. Bleeker 1852
9 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bagridae
Cladistia - Polypteriformes - Polypteridae
Polypterus sp. Lacépède 1803
see common names

Geography
Country:Ethiopia
Coordinates: 5.1° North, 36.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:5.7° North, 36.1° East
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
Stage:Gelasian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
*Period:Tertiary *Epoch:Late/Upper Pliocene
*International age/stage:Gelasian (minimum)
Key time interval:Gelasian
Age range of interval:2.58800 - 1.80600 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Omo Formation:Shungura Member:F
Local bed:F1-2
Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max = Tuff F , Min = Tuff G radiometric intage_min
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: siltstone
Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: unconsolidated, ETE lithology comments: incorporates coarse materials, sandy silt, biomulched lenses
Tectonic setting:rift
Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: wet_floodplain ETE event: ., ETE env comment: braided stream deposit
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,selective quarrying
Collection size:252 specimens
Collection method comments: ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 88, ; ETE museum list: ENM, MNHN: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
Metadata
Also known as:ETE Locality 363, Omo - L.28,
Database number:21545
Authorizer:A. Behrensmeyer Enterer:A. Behrensmeyer, J. Damuth, R. Potts
Modifier:A. Behrensmeyer
Created:1997-07-28 00:00:00 Last modified:2009-10-06 12:35:44
Access level:the public Released:1997-07-28 00:00:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

4769.ETE 478J. de Heinzelin. 1983. The Omo Group: Archives of the International Omo Research Expedition. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Annales Series 8, Tervuren, Belgique 85 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer]