PBDB Collection

Olduvai - WK (Pleistocene of Tanzania)

Also known as ETE Locality 790, Olduvai - WK, Geologic Locality # 36, Wayland's Korongo,

Where: Tanzania (3.0° S, 35.4° E: paleocoordinates 3.0° S, 35.3° E)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Vogel River Series Group, Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Upper Bed IV radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_deltaic, ETE sed env 2: channel ETE event: ., ETE env comment: 0

• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: 0

Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 485, 482, 481, 479, 478, 477, 454, ; ETE museum list: KNM, BMNH: British Museum (Natural History), TDA: Tennessee Division of Archaeology

Primary reference: M. D. Leakey and D. A. Roe. 1994. Olduvai Gorge: Excavations in Beds III, IV, and the Masek Beds, 1968-71. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 5 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 21970: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 13.08.1999, edited by John Damuth

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki "Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
Carnivora - Viverridae	Viverridae indet. Viverridae indet. Gray 1821 civet ETE occurrence; species: Viverridae
Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae	Hippopotamus gorgops Hippopotamus gorgops Dietrich 1928 hippo
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Metridiochoerus modestus, Metridiochoerus compactus, Kolpochoerus sp., Kolpochoerus limnetes, Phacochoerus antiquus Metridiochoerus modestus van Hoepen and van Hoepen 1932 pig Metridiochoerus compactus Van Hoepen and Van Hoepen 1932 pig Kolpochoerus sp. van Hoepen and van Hoepen 1932 pig Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig Phacochoerus antiquus warthog
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovini indet., Syncerus sp., Syncerus acoelotus, Pelorovis antiquus, Tragelaphini indet., Tragelaphus sp., Tragelaphus cf. arkelli, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Taurotragus sp., Alcelaphini indet., Alcelaphini indet., "Megalotragus cf. kattwinkeli" = Alcelaphus kattwinkeli, Antilopini indet., Reduncini indet., Reduncini indet. Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope ETE occurrence; species: Alcelaphini sp1-Old Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope ETE occurrence; species: Gazellini?Antilopini Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini sp2-Old Bovini indet. Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovini Syncerus sp. Hodgson 1847 African buffalo Syncerus acoelotus Gentry 1985 African buffalo Pelorovis antiquus Duvernoy 1851 antelope Tragelaphini indet. Blyth 1863 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Tragelaphini Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope Tragelaphus cf. arkelli Leakey 1965 antelope Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu ETE occurrence; species: grandis Taurotragus sp. Wagner 1855 eland Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-sm Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-lg "Megalotragus cf. kattwinkeli" = Alcelaphus kattwinkeli Scwarz 1932 hartebeest Antilopini indet. Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antilopini Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-large
Artiodactyla - Giraffidae	Giraffa stillei, Giraffa jumae Giraffa stillei Arambourg 1947 giraffe Giraffa jumae Leakey 1967 giraffe
Theriamorpha - Sivatheridae	"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium "Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium Pomel 1893 placental
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Diceros bicornis, Ceratotherium simum Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus oldowayensis, Hipparion cf. ethiopicum Equus oldowayensis horse Hipparion cf. ethiopicum hipparionine horse
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Leporidae indet. Leporidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 rabbit ETE occurrence; species: Leporidae
Rodentia - Hystricidae	Hystrix sp. Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine
Rodentia - Muridae	Muridae indet. Muridae indet. Illiger 1811 mouse ETE occurrence; species: Muridae
Primates - Hominidae	Homo erectus Homo erectus Dubois 1892 human
Primates - Cercopithecidae	Cercopithecidae indet., Cercopithecoides kimeui Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE occurrence; species: Papionini Cercopithecoides kimeui Leakey 1982 monkey
Reptilia
-	Reptilia indet. Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768 reptile ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Chelonia
Crocodylia - Crocodylidae	Crocodylus sp. Crocodylus sp. Laurenti 1768 crocodile
Aves
-	Aves indet. Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird ETE occurrence; species: Aves
Struthioniformes - Struthionidae	Struthio sp. Struthio sp. Linnaeus 1758 ostrich
Amphibia
-	Amphibia indet. Amphibia indet. Linnaeus 1758 tetrapod ETE occurrence; species: Amphibia
Actinopteri
Siluriformes - Clariidae	Clarias sp. Clarias sp. Scopoli 1777 catfish
Gastropoda
Stylommatophora - Achatinidae	cf. Limicolaria indet. cf. Limicolaria indet. Schumacher 1817 slug ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Bivalvia
Unionida - Unionidae	Unio indet. Unio indet. Philipsson 1788 freshwater mussel ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name