PBDB

Chiwondo Beds - general (Pliocene of Malawi)

Also known as ETE Locality 1095, Chiwondo Beds - general,

Where: Malawi (10.2° S, 34.0° E: paleocoordinates 10.3° S, 33.7° E)

When: Chiwondo Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: Max age=8.6 Ma;Min age correl w/radiom dated sites

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrinegraded

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: "fluv,delta,lacustr,aeolian dep"

• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: "calc mud&siltstones,paleosols,marls"

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 922, ; ETE museum list: BMNH: British Museum (Natural History), UCMP: University of California Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley

Primary reference: T. G. Bromage, F. Schrenk, and Y.M. Juwayeyi. 1995. Paleobiogeography of the Malawi Rift: Age and vertebrate paleontology of the Chiwondo Beds, northern Malawi. Journal of Human Evolution 28:37-57 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22271: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 04.08.1999, edited by John Damuth

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unclassified
-	elliptica elliptica, tuberculata tuberculata, Gabiella indet. elliptica elliptica tuberculata tuberculata Gabiella indet. ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Bivalvia
Cardiida - Corbiculidae	Corbicula indet. Corbicula indet. Megerle 1811 clam ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Unionida - Iridinidae	Aspatharia indet. Aspatharia indet. Bourguignat 1885 clam ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Gastropoda
Architaenioglossa - Ampullariidae	Lanistes indet. Lanistes indet. Montfort 1810 apple snail ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Architaenioglossa - Viviparidae	Bellamya capillata, Bellamya cf. robertoni, Bellamya cf. trochlearis, Bellamya pagodiformis Bellamya capillata snail ETE occurrence; species: mak - name shift Bellamya cf. robertoni snail ETE occurrence; species: mak - name shift Bellamya cf. trochlearis snail ETE occurrence; species: mak - name shift Bellamya pagodiformis snail ETE occurrence; species: mak - name shift
Rissooidea - Barleeidae	Caelatura indet. Caelatura indet. Conrad 1865 snail ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Sorbeoconcha - Paludomidae	Cleopatra indet. Cleopatra indet. Troschel 1857 snail ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Basommatophora - Planorbidae	Bulinus indet. Bulinus indet. Mueller 1781 pulmonate ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Actinopteri
Siluriformes - Clariidae	Clarias sp. Clarias sp. Scopoli 1777 catfish
Siluriformes - Bagridae	Bagridae indet. Bagridae indet. Bleeker 1852 naked catfish ETE occurrence; species: Bagiridae
Reptilia
Testudines - Trionychidae	Trionyx sp., Cycloderma frenatum, Cyclanorbis urahensis Trionyx sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle Cycloderma frenatum Peters 1854 softshell turtle Cyclanorbis urahensis softshell turtle
Testudines -	Pelomedusa subrufa Pelomedusa subrufa Bonaterre 1789 Helmeted turtle
Testudines - Pelomedusidae	Pelusios sinuatus Pelusios sinuatus sideneck turtle
Crocodylia - Crocodylidae	Crocodylus sp. Crocodylus sp. Laurenti 1768 crocodile
Mammalia
-	Mammalia indet. Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Carnivora
Primates - Cercopithecidae	Papio sp., cf. Parapapio sp. Papio sp. Erxleben 1777 baboon cf. Parapapio sp. Jones 1937 monkey
Rodentia - Hystricidae	Hystrix sp. Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Ceratotherium simum Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
Ungulata - Suidae	Notochoerus sp., Potamochoerus cf. porcus Notochoerus sp. Broom 1925 pig Potamochoerus cf. porcus Linnaeus 1758 red river hog
Ungulata - Giraffidae	Sivatherium sp., Giraffa sp. Sivatherium sp. Falconer and Cautley 1836 giraffe Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe
Ungulata - Bovidae	Bovidae indet., Bovini indet., Tragelaphini indet., Tragelaphus sp., Antilopini indet., Gazella sp., Alcelaphini indet., Megalotragus sp., "Connochaetes aff. taurinus" = Connochaetes taurina, Reduncini indet., Kobus sp., Aepycerotini indet. Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Neotragini Bovini indet. Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovini Tragelaphini indet. Blyth 1863 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Tragelaphini Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope Antilopini indet. Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antilopini Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini Megalotragus sp. van Hoepen 1932 antelope "Connochaetes aff. taurinus" = Connochaetes taurina Burchell 1823 blue wildebeest ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - species name from unique name Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope Aepycerotini indet. Gray 1872 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Aepycerotini
Osteichthyes
Ceratodontiformes - Lepidosirenidae	Protopterus sp. Protopterus sp. Agassiz 1843 african lungfish