Asa Issie (Pliocene of Ethiopia)
Where: Ethiopia (10.4° N, 40.4° E: paleocoordinates 10.2° N, 40.1° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Adgandole Member (Sagantole Formation), Early/Lower Pliocene (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: T. Lehmann. 2008. Plio-Pleistocene aardvarks (Mammalia, Tubulidentata) from East Africa. Fossil Record 11(2):67-81 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 96050: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 07.05.2010
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Taxonomic list
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Mammalia | |
Orycteropus cf. djourabensis Lehmann et al. 2004 aardvark |