Hadar - KH General (Pliocene of Ethiopia)

Also known as ETE Locality 580, Hadar - KH General,

Where: Ethiopia (11.1° N, 40.6° E: paleocoordinates 11.0° N, 40.4° E)

When: Kada Hadar Member (Hadar Formation), Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max = KHt (3.175+-.01ma), Min = BKT (2,921+-.004ma), single crystal laser dates radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: fluvial-deltaic; graded, silty claystone

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_deltaic, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: deltaic conditions to the east
• ETE rock type adj: silty, ETE lithology comments: cut by sands and conglomerates, thin fining-up and coarsening-up sequences, 2 volcanic events

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 447, 415, 414, 413, 412, 411, 409, 123, 121, 104, ; ETE museum list: ENM

Primary reference: D. C. Johanson, M. Splingaer, and N. T. Boaz. 1976. Paleontological excavations in the Shungura Formation, Lower Omo Basin, 1969-1973. In Y. Coppens, F. C. Howell, G. L. Isaac, R. L. Leakey (eds.), Earliest Man and Environments in the East Rudolf Basin [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 21762: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 23.10.1995, edited by John Damuth

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
ETE occurrence; species: shungurensis
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium bozasi
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere
 Carnivora - Herpestidae
Herpestes sp.
Herpestes sp. Illliger 1811 mongoose
 Carnivora - Felidae
Megantereon sp., Homotherium sp., Felis sp.
Megantereon sp. Croizet and Jobert 1828 cat
Homotherium sp. Fabrini 1890 cat
Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Hipparion afarense" = Eurygnathohippus afarense, Hipparion sp.
"Hipparion afarense" = Eurygnathohippus afarense Eisenmann 1976 hipparionine horse
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium simum
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Kolpochoerus afarensis, "Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus
Kolpochoerus afarensis Cooke 1978 pig
"Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus Hopwood 1926 giant forest hog
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Damalops sp.
Damalops sp. Pilgrim 1939 antelope
 Rodentia - Spalacidae
Tachyoryctes pliocaenicus
 Primates - Hominidae
Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecus afarensis Johanson et al. 1978 australopithecine
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Parapapio cf. jonesi
Parapapio cf. jonesi Broom 1940 monkey
Madoqua avifluminis
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"Madoqua avifluminis" = Praemadoqua avifluminis
"Madoqua avifluminis" = Praemadoqua avifluminis Dietrich 1950