Omo - L.28: Gelasian, Ethiopia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Sindacharax sp.
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Hyperopsius sp.
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Coleura muthokai
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Alestes sp.
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Osteichthyes
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Osteichthyes indet.
Huxley 1880
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ETE occurrence; species: Osteichthyes | ||||||||||
Osteichthyes indet.
Huxley 1880
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40 specimens | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Siluriformes | ||||||||||
Amphibia
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Amphibia indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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13 specimens | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Anura | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Bathyergidae
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Heterocephalus atikoi
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Sciuridae
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Xerus sp.
Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1833
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Paraxerus ochraceus
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Dipodidae
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Jaculus orientalis
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Muridae
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Muridae indet.
Illiger 1811
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Muridae | ||||||||||
Aethomys deheinzelini
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21 specimens | |||||||||
Mastomys minor
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6 specimens | |||||||||
Acomys sp.
Geoffroy 1838
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Pelomys sp.
Peters 1852
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Thallomys quadrilobatus
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5 specimens | |||||||||
Tatera sp.
Lataste 1882
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8 specimens | |||||||||
Gerbillus sp.
Desmarest 1804
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Lepus capensis
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Primates
- Cercopithecidae
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Theropithecus brumpti
Arambourg 1947
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Primates
- Hominidae
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Hominidae indet.
Gray 1825
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2 specimens | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hominidae | ||||||||||
Australopithecus cf. boisei
Leakey 1959
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2 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Paranthropus boisei | ||||||||||
cf. Homo sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Soricidae
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Crocidura aithiops
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Hipposideridae
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Hipposideros kaumbului
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Emballonuridae
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Taphozous abitus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Hipparion sp.
de Christol 1832
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Hippopotamidae
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Hippopotamus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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ETE occurrence; species: A-Omo | ||||||||||
Hippopotamus protoamphibius
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Kobus sigmoidalis
Arambourg 1941
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Tragelaphus gaudryi
Thomas 1884
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Tragelaphus nakuae
Arambourg 1941
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Herpestidae
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Helogale hirtula
Thomas 1904
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Elephas recki
Dietrich 1915
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3 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Palaeoloxodon recki | ||||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: shungurensis | ||||||||||
Reptilia
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Reptilia indet.
Laurenti 1768
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ETE occurrence; species: Squamata | ||||||||||
Actinopteri
- Osteoglossiformes
- Gymnarchidae
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Gymnarchus sp.
Cuvier 1829
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8 specimens | |||||||||
Actinopteri
- Cichliformes
- Cichlidae
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Cichlidae indet.
Heckel 1840
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ETE occurrence; species: Cichlidae | ||||||||||
Actinopteri
- Cypriniformes
- Cyprinidae
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Cyprinidae indet.
Rafinesque 1815
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31 specimens | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cyprinidae | ||||||||||
Actinopteri
- Characiformes
- Alestidae
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Hydrocynus sp.
Cuvier 1816
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Actinopteri
- Siluriformes
- Mochokidae
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Synodontis sp.
Cuvier 1816
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16 specimens | |||||||||
Actinopteri
- Siluriformes
- Clariidae
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Clarias sp.
Scopoli 1777
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Actinopteri
- Siluriformes
- Bagridae
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Bagridae indet.
Bleeker 1852
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9 specimens | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bagridae | ||||||||||
Cladistia
- Polypteriformes
- Polypteridae
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Polypterus sp.
Lacépède 1803
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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
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 478 | J. 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] |