Laetoli - Loc. 7E Ndol.: Gelasian, Tanzania
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Parestigorgon gadjingeri
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Thryonomyidae
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Thryonomys sp.
Fitzinger 1867
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Sciuridae
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Xerus janenschi
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Muridae
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Mastomys cf. cinereus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Thallomys cf. laetolilensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Tatera sp.
Lataste 1882
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Mammalia
- Primates
- Cercopithecidae
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Cercopithecidae indet.
Gray 1821
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2 specimens | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Bovidae indet.
Gray 1821
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2 specimens | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: alcelaphine-med. | ||||||||||
Bovidae indet.
Gray 1821
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: alcelaphine-sm. | ||||||||||
Gazella janenschi
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Raphicerus sp.
Smith 1827
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Antidorcas sp.
Sundevall 1847
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8 specimens | |||||||||
Hippotragini indet.
Sundevall 1845
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3 specimens | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hippotragini | ||||||||||
Reduncini indet.
Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
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2 specimens | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini | ||||||||||
Tragelaphus sp.
de Blainville 1816
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6 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Giraffidae
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Giraffa stillei
Arambourg 1947
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12 specimens | |||||||||
Giraffa cf. jumae
Leakey 1967
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Sivatheridae
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Sivatherium cf. maurusium
(Pomel 1893)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
original and current combination Libytherium maurusium | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Leo cf. pardus
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synonym of Panthera | ||||||||||
Felis sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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ETE occurrence; species: large | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Hyaenidae
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Hyaenidae indet.
Gray 1821
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2 specimens | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hyaenidae | ||||||||||
Crocuta sp.
Erxleben 1777
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ETE occurrence; species: new species-Laetoli | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Herpestidae
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Mungos dietrichi
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1 specimen | |||||||||
cf. Cynictis sp.
Ogilby 1833
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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cf. Canis brevirostris
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Deinotheriidae
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Deinotherium bozasi
Arambourg 1934
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Loxodonta exoptata
Dietrich 1941
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Crotalidae
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Bitis arietans
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1 specimen | |||||||||
original and current combination Clotho (Bitis) | ||||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: olduvaiensis | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Columbiformes
- Columbidae
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Streptopelia sp.
Bonaparte 1855
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Phasianidae
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Francolinus sp.
Stephens 1819
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2 specimens | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: large | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Numididae
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Numida sp.
Linnaeus 1766
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1 specimen | |||||||||
unclassified
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Madoqua avifluminis
(Dietrich 1950)
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original and current combination Praemadoqua avifluminis | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Tanzania |
Coordinates: | 3.2° South, 35.2° East (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 3.3° South, 35.0° East |
Time
Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
Stage: | Gelasian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
*Period: | Tertiary | *Epoch: | 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
Formation: | Vogel River Series | Local bed: | upper unit - Ndolanya Beds | ||
Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max = Tuff 8 (3.46+-.12ma), Min = Ogal Lavas (2.41+-.12ma), these bracket upper Ndolanya Beds radiometric intage_min |
Lithology and environment
Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: aeolian, ETE lithology comments: calcrets, 90-95% aeolian, some airfall tuffs, limestone and crystal-rich water-worked tuff | |
Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: volcanic, ETE sed env 2: paleosol ETE event: ., ETE env comment: minerals-change in soil environ. from Laetolil Bed |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | bulk,selective quarrying,surface (in situ) |
Collection size: | 7100 specimens |
Collection method comments: ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 475, 415, 414, 409, 123, 104, 81, ; ETE museum list: BMNH: British Museum (Natural History), KNM, TDA: Tennessee Division of Archaeology |
Metadata
Also known as: | ETE Locality 622, Laetoli - Loc. 7E Ndol., | ||
Database number: | 21804 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Behrensmeyer | Enterer: | A. Behrensmeyer |
Modifier: | M. Kosnik | ||
Created: | 1995-10-12 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2017-05-23 16:34:15 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 1995-10-12 00:00:00 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
4451. | ETE 85 | M. D. Leakey and J. M. Harris. 1987. Laetoli: a Pliocene Site in Northern Tanzania. Clarendon Press, Oxford, Great Britain [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik] |