Middle Awash - Matabaietu fm. (Pliocene to of Ethiopia)

Also known as ETE Locality 1020, Middle Awash - Matabaietu fm.,

Where: Ethiopia (10.6° N, 40.6° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 9.7° N, 40.5° E (Wright 2013)

When: Matabaietu Formation (Awash Group), Zanclean to Zanclean (5.3 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: composite, ETE age comment: Max age=3.85+/-.08 (Cindery/Lapilli Tuff);min age bas on faucorrel w/mbrs D-F Shungura fm radiometric intage_max,

Environment/lithology: fluvial

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: alluviation & downcutting
• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: "lo unit:var,discont cyclic clay,sand,tuff,some grav;up unit:clays,tuff,ss,conglom"

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 85, ; ETE museum list: ENM

Primary reference: E. S. Vrba and J. Gatesy. 1994. New antelope fossils from Awash, Ethiopia, and phylogenetic analysis of Hippotragini (Bovidae, Mammalia). Palaeontologia Africana 31:55-72 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22197: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 20.04.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
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Mammalia indet.
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
ETE occurrence; species: Rodentia
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium cf. simum
Ceratotherium cf. simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Hipparion cf. afarense" = Eurygnathohippus afarense
"Hipparion cf. afarense" = Eurygnathohippus afarense Eisenmann 1976 hipparionine horse
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hexaprotodon sp., Hippopotamus sp.
Hexaprotodon sp. Falconer and Cautley 1836 pygmy hippo
Hippopotamus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa cf. pygmaea
Giraffa cf. pygmaea Harris 1976 giraffe
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet., Alcelaphini indet., Beatragus cf. whitei, Beatragus whitei, cf. Beatragus whitei, Awashia suwai n. gen. n. sp., "Megalotragus kattwinkeli" = Alcelaphus kattwinkeli, Reduncini indet., Kobus cf. kob, Oryx sp., cf. Gazella sp., Tragelaphus cf. nakuae
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Bovidae
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Alcelaphini
Beatragus cf. whitei Vrba 1997 hirola
ETE minimum number of individuals; species: cf. Connochaetes gentryi
Beatragus whitei Vrba 1997 hirola
ETE minimum number of individuals; species: sp. nov.
cf. Beatragus whitei Vrba 1997 hirola
ETE minimum number of individuals; species: sp. nov.
Awashia suwai n. gen. n. sp. Vrba 1997 antelope
ETE minimum number of individuals; species: sp. nov.
"Megalotragus kattwinkeli" = Alcelaphus kattwinkeli Scwarz 1932 hartebeest
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Reduncini
Kobus cf. kob Erxleben 1777 kob
Oryx sp. de Blainville 1816 oryx
cf. Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
Tragelaphus cf. nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
"Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti, Metridiochoerus jacksoni, "Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus, Kolpochoerus limnetes, Kolpochoerus afarensis
"Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti Leakey 1943 pig
"Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus Hopwood 1926 giant forest hog
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig
Kolpochoerus afarensis Cooke 1978 pig
 Carnivora - Felidae
Megantereon sp., Dinofelis sp.
Megantereon sp. Croizet and Jobert 1828 cat
Dinofelis sp. Zdansky 1924 cat
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystricidae indet., Hystrix sp.
Hystricidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 porcupine
ETE occurrence; species: Hystricidae
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae indet., Dinopithecus cf. ingens, Theropithecus oswaldi, Paracolobus chemeroni
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey
ETE occurrence; species: Colobinae
Dinopithecus cf. ingens Broom 1937 monkey
ETE occurrence; species: Dinopithecus cf. ingens, mak - original genus name "Papio", genus species from unique name
Theropithecus oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada
ETE occurrence; species: oswaldi
Paracolobus chemeroni Leakey 1969 monkey
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki, Loxodonta exoptata
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
ETE occurrence; species: shungurensis
Loxodonta exoptata Dietrich 1941 African elephant