Lake Eyasi (Pleistocene to of Tanzania)

Also known as ETE Locality 712, Lake Eyasi,

Where: Tanzania (3.7° S, 35.0° E: paleocoordinates 3.7° S, 35.0° E)

When: Middle Pleistocene to Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: based on overlying sediments and a calculated average rate of deposition radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: spring; sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: lacustrine, ETE sed env 2: spring ETE event: ., ETE env comment: lake basin
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: reddish, poorly consolidated sandstone

Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 478, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: M. J. Mehlman. 1987. Provenience, Age and Associations of Archaic Homo Sapiens Crania fron Lake Eyasi, Tanzania. Journal of Archaeological Science 14:133-162 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

Purpose of describing collection: archaeological analysis

PaleoDB collection 21893: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 19.05.1997, edited by John Damuth

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Homoioceras nilssoni
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Loxodonta africana
Loxodonta africana Blumenbach 1797 African bush elephant
 Carnivora - Herpestidae
Herpestes sanguineus
Herpestes sanguineus Rüppell 1835 slender mongoose
originally duplicated as "Mungos sangiuneus" and "Herpestes sangiuneus"
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Crocuta crocuta
Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena
 Carnivora - Felidae
Panthera pardus
Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion sp., Equus quagga, "Equus burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse
Equus quagga Boddaert 1785 plains zebra
"Equus burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli Gray 1824 Burchell's zebra
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Diceros bicornis, Ceratotherium simum
Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Phacochoerus koiropotamus, Phacochoerus aethiopicus, Sus sp.
Phacochoerus aethiopicus Pallas 1766 desert warthog
Sus sp. Linnaeus 1758 pig
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa camelopardalis
Giraffa camelopardalis Linnaeus 1758 giraffe
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Aepyceros sp., Aepyceros suara, Aepyceros melampus, Cephalophus sp., Hippotragus equinus, Oryx gazella, Damaliscus sp., Connochaetes taurinus, Redunca redunca, Kobus kob, Kobus ellipsiprymnus, "Gazella thomsoni" = Eudorcas thomsoni, "Gazella granti" = Nanger granti, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Taurotragus oryx, Syncerus caffer
Aepyceros sp. Sundevall 1847 impala
Aepyceros melampus Lichtenstein 1812 impala
Cephalophus sp. Smith 1827 duiker
Hippotragus equinus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1803 roan antelope
Oryx gazella Linnaeus 1758 gemsbok
Damaliscus sp. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope
Connochaetes taurinus Burchell 1823 blue wildebeest
Redunca redunca Hamilton Smith 1827 bohor reedbuck
Kobus kob Erxleben 1777 kob
Kobus ellipsiprymnus Ogilby 1833 waterbuck
"Gazella thomsoni" = Eudorcas thomsoni Gunther 1884 Thomson's gazelle
"Gazella granti" = Nanger granti Brooke 1872 Grant's gazelle
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu
Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 common eland
Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Hystrix africaeaustralis Peters 1852 Cape porcupine
 Rodentia - Thryonomyidae
Thryonomys swinderianus
Thryonomys swinderianus Temminck 1827 greater cane rat
 Rodentia - Pedetidae
Pedetes surdaster
Pedetes surdaster Thomas 1902 East African springhare
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Cercocebus sp.
Cercocebus sp. Geoffroy 1812 monkey