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 | |
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
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cf. Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere | |
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse | |
Hexaprotodon sp. Falconer and Cautley 1836 pygmy hippo | |
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe
Sivatherium sp. Falconer and Cautley 1836 giraffe | |
Gazella janenschi, Tragelaphus pricei, Tragelaphus nakuae, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Pelorovis sp., Syncerus sp., Kobus sigmoidalis, Kobus kob, Antidorcas sp., Hippotragus gigas, cf. Oryx sp., cf. Rabaticeras arambourgi, cf. Numidocapra crassicornis, Damaliscus ademassui, Beatragus whitei, Connochaetes gentryi, "Megalotragus kattwinkeli" = Alcelaphus kattwinkeli, Parmularius rugosus
Tragelaphus pricei antelope
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu
Pelorovis sp. Reck 1928 antelope
Syncerus sp. Hodgson 1847 African buffalo
Kobus sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941 antelope
Kobus kob Erxleben 1777 kob
Hippotragus gigas Leakey 1965 antelope
cf. Oryx sp. de Blainville 1816 oryx
cf. Rabaticeras arambourgi Ennouchi 1953 antelope
cf. Numidocapra crassicornis Arambourg 1949 antelope originally entered as "cf. Numidorcapra crassicornis"
Damaliscus ademassui Vrba 1997 antelope
Beatragus whitei Vrba 1997 hirola
Connochaetes gentryi Harris 1991 wildebeest
"Megalotragus kattwinkeli" = Alcelaphus kattwinkeli Scwarz 1932 hartebeest
Parmularius rugosus Leakey 1965 antelope | |
Notochoerus sp. Broom 1925 pig
Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926 pig | |
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Genetta sp. Cuvier 1816 civet | |
aff. Aonyx capensis Schinz 1821 African clawless otter | |
Australopithecus garhi Asfaw et al. 1999 australopithecine | |
Papio sp. Erxleben 1777 baboon
Theropithecus sp. Geoffroy 1843 gelada |