FC II West General: Calabrian, Tanzania

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Volkensinia prostrata
5 specimens
Ormocarpum sp.
1 specimen
Papilionoideae indet.
2 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Papilionoideae
Dodnaea sp.
3 specimens
Liguliflorae indet.
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Liguliflorae originally entered as "Compositae indet."
Dichrystachys sp.
1 specimen
Vigna sp.
1 specimen
Disus quadrangularis
2 specimens
Clerodendron sp.
1 specimen
Adenium sp.
1 specimen
Boscia sp.
1 specimen
Clutia sp. Linnaeus 1753
1 specimen
Ricinus sp.
5 specimens
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes indet. Huxley 1880
ETE occurrence; species: Osteichthyes
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion cf. ethiopicum
4 specimens
originally entered as "Hipparion cf. ethopicum"
Equus cf. oldowayensis
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium simum (Burchell 1821)
Mammalia - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus gorgops Dietrich 1928
originally entered as "Hippopotamus gorgop"
Mammalia - Bovidae
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Neotragini
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876
17 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini
Megalotragus kattwinkeli (Scwarz 1932)
1 specimen
original and current combination Alcelaphus kattwinkeli
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: or Connochaetes
Antilopini indet. Gray 1821
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antilopini
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini
Pelorovis oldowayensis Reck 1928
1 specimen
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816
1 specimen
Mammalia - Suidae
Suidae indet. Gray 1821
ETE occurrence; species: Suidae
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Elephas recki Dietrich 1915
recombined as Palaeoloxodon recki
ETE occurrence; species: evolved
Reptilia
Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768
ETE occurrence; species: Testudines
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758
ETE occurrence; species: Aves
unclassified
Plantae indet. Haeckel 1866
32 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Plantae
Pteridophyta indet. Haeckel 1875
12 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Pteridophyte
Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Juniperus sp. Linnaeus 1753
19 specimens
Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podocarpus sp. L'Heritier and Persoon 1807
15 specimens
Angiospermae
Monocotyledones indet.
1 specimen
spelled with current rank as Monocotyledoneae
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Monocot originally entered as "Indet. indet."
Angiospermae - Poales - Typhaceae
Typha sp. Linnaeus 1753
133 specimens
Angiospermae - Poales - Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
69 specimens
Angiospermae - Poales - Poaceae
Gramineae indet. de Jussieu
260 specimens
synonym of Poaceae
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Gramineae
Angiospermae - Solanales - Solanaceae
Solanum sp. Linnaeus 1753
1 specimen
Angiospermae - Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Menispermaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Menispermaceae
Angiospermae - Violales - Flacourtiaceae
Flacourtiaceae indet. Richard and Candolle 1824
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Flacourtiaceae
Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodiaceae indet. Ventenant 1799
3 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Chenopodiaceae
Angiospermae - Caryophyllales - Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
7 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: or Chenopodiaceae
Angiospermae - Asterales - Asteraceae
Tubuliflorae indet.
3 specimens
synonym of Asteraceae
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Tubuliflorae originally entered as "Compositae indet."
Artemisia sp. Linnaeus 1753
1 specimen
Angiospermae - Gentianales - Loganiaceae
Loganiaceae indet. Martinov 1827
9 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: or Salvadoraceae
Angiospermae - Lamiales - Acanthaceae
Justicia anselliana
1 specimen
Justicia odora
1 specimen
Angiospermae - Lamiales - Oleaceae
Olea sp. Linnaeus 1753
1 specimen
Olea africana
2 specimens
Olea hochstetteri
4 specimens
Angiospermae - Magnoliales - Annonaceae
Commiphora sp. von Jacquin
4 specimens
Angiospermae - Zygophyllales - Zygophyllaceae
Tribulus sp. Linnaeus 1753
1 specimen
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Hypericaceae
Hypericum sp. Linnaeus 1753
1 specimen
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia sp. Linnaeus 1753
19 specimens
Macaranga sp. Thouars 1806
1 specimen
Alchornea sp. Swartz 1788
2 specimens
Angiospermae - Fagales - Myricaceae
Myrica sp. Linnaeus 1753
2 specimens
Angiospermae - Rosales - Ulmaceae
Celtis sp. Linnaeus 1753
8 specimens
Angiospermae - Rosales - Cannabaceae
Trema sp. Loureiro 1790
1 specimen
Angiospermae - Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Rhamnaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Rhamnaceae
Angiospermae - Rosales - Urticaceae
Urticaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789
2 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Urticaceae
Angiospermae - Rosales - Rosaceae
Hagenia abyssinica
6 specimens
Prunus africana
1 specimen
Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae
Acacia sp. Miller 1758
2 specimens
Acacia albida
1 specimen
Angiospermae - Malvales - Tiliaceae
Grewia sp. Linnaeus 1753
1 specimen
Angiospermae - Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Rhus sp. Linnaeus 1753
2 specimens
Angiospermae - Ericales - Ericaceae
Ericaceae indet. Jussieu 1789
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Ericaceae
Angiospermae - Papaverales - Capparidaceae
Capparidaceae indet. de Jussieu
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Capparidaceae
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Combretaceae
Combretaceae indet. Brown 1810
2 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Combretaceae originally entered as "Combretaceae-Melastomaceae indet."
unclassified
Antidorcas recki (Schwartz 1932)
1 specimen
original and current combination Adenota recki
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: or Gazella
see common names

Geography
Country:Tanzania
Coordinates: 3.0° South, 35.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:3.0° South, 35.2° East
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
Stage:Calabrian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
*International age/stage:Calabrian - Calabrian
Key time interval:Calabrian
Age range of interval:1.80000 - 0.77400 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Olduvai Local bed:II
Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max age=1.749+/- .007 (Tuff IF);min age=1.15 (base of Bed II) radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min
Lithology and environment
Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: tuffs/sand/clay
Environment:fluvial-lacustrine indet. Tectonic setting:rift
Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: shrinking lake
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:selective quarrying,surface (in situ)
Collection size:2281 specimens
Collection method comments: ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 969, 968, 967, ; ETE museum list: BMNH: British Museum (Natural History), KNM, TDA: Tennessee Division of Archaeology
Metadata
Also known as:ETE Locality 1161, "Sites 62a, b", Geol Loc #89, "Arch # 62, 63", FC II West General,
Database number:22337
Authorizer:A. Behrensmeyer Enterer:A. Behrensmeyer, J. Damuth
Modifier:A. Behrensmeyer
Created:1999-08-19 00:00:00 Last modified:2017-05-23 16:34:15
Access level:the public Released:1999-08-19 00:00:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
5275.ETE 987P. V. Tobias. 1991. Olduvai Gorge, Parts I-Iv: The Skulls, Endocasts, and Teeth of Homo Habilis. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 4 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]