Bouri-Hata (Pliocene of Ethiopia)
Also known as Bouri-Hatayae
Where: Afar, Ethiopia (10.3° N, 40.6° E: paleocoordinates 10.1° N, 40.3° E)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Primary reference: J. de Heinzelin, J. Clark, T. White, W. Hart, P. Renne, G. WoldeGabriel, Y. Beyene and E. Vrba. 1999. Environment and Behavior of 2.5-Million-Year-Old Bouri Hominids. Science 284:625-629 [D. Reed/D. Reed/O. Alfaro]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 70907: authorized by Denne Reed, entered by Denne Reed on 11.04.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia | |
cf. Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere | |
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
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Genetta sp. Cuvier 1816 civet | |
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aff. Aonyx capensis Schinz 1821 African clawless otter | |
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse | |
Hexaprotodon sp. Falconer and Cautley 1836 pygmy hippo | |
Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926 pig
Notochoerus sp. Broom 1925 pig | |
Sivatherium sp. Falconer and Cautley 1836 giraffe
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe | |
Beatragus whitei, "Megalotragus kattwinkeli" = Alcelaphus kattwinkeli, Connochaetes gentryi, cf. Rabaticeras arambourgi, cf. Numidocapra crassicornis, Parmularius rugosus, Damaliscus ademassui, Kobus kob, Kobus sigmoidalis, Hippotragus gigas, cf. Oryx sp., Antidorcas sp., Gazella janenschi, Pelorovis sp., Syncerus sp., Tragelaphus pricei, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Tragelaphus nakuae
Beatragus whitei Vrba 1997 hirola
"Megalotragus kattwinkeli" = Alcelaphus kattwinkeli Scwarz 1932 hartebeest
Connochaetes gentryi Harris 1991 wildebeest
cf. Rabaticeras arambourgi Ennouchi 1953 antelope
cf. Numidocapra crassicornis Arambourg 1949 antelope originally entered as "cf. Numidorcapra crassicornis"
Parmularius rugosus Leakey 1965 antelope
Damaliscus ademassui Vrba 1997 antelope
Kobus kob Erxleben 1777 kob
Kobus sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941 antelope
Hippotragus gigas Leakey 1965 antelope
cf. Oryx sp. de Blainville 1816 oryx
Pelorovis sp. Reck 1928 antelope
Syncerus sp. Hodgson 1847 African buffalo
Tragelaphus pricei antelope
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope | |
Papio sp. Erxleben 1777 baboon
Theropithecus sp. Geoffroy 1843 gelada | |
Australopithecus garhi Asfaw et al. 1999 australopithecine |