Also known as ETE Locality 981, Middle Awash - Aramis mbr.,
Where: Ethiopia (10.5° N, 40.5° E: paleocoordinates 10.3° N, 40.2° E)
When: Aramis Member (Sagantole Formation), Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: "Max age=3.89+/-.02 (At-1 or VT-1, Ar/Ar & Ca/K dating);Min age=3.85+/-.08 (Cindery or Lapilli Tuff)" radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine
Collection methods: surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 565, 85, ; ETE museum list: ENM
Primary reference: J. E. Kalb, C. J. Jolly, A. Mebrate, S. Tebedge, C. Smart, E.B. Oswald, D. Cramer, P. Whitehead, C.B. Wood, G.C. Conroy, T. Adefris, L. Sperling, and B. Kana. 1982. Fossil Mammals and Artifacts from the Middle Awash Valley, Ethiopia. Nature 298:25-29 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Uhen]more details
PaleoDB collection 22160: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 19.04.1999, edited by Denne Reed
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Crocodylidae indet. crocodile | |
"Testudines indet." = Testudines Batsch 1788 turtle | |
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"Deinotherium sp." = Dinotherium2
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Loxodonta adaurora Maglio 1970 African elephant | |
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"Australopithecus ramidus n. sp." = Ardipithecus ramidus1
"Australopithecus ramidus n. sp." = Ardipithecus ramidus1 White et al. 1994 ape localities 1, 6 (holotype), and 7
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Pisces | |
"Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes
"Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 bony fish |