Kom Ombo GS 3 (Pleistocene of Egypt)

Also known as ETE Locality 707, Kom Ombo GS 3,

Where: Egypt (24.4° N, 33.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 24.1° N, 33.0° E (Wright 2013)

When: Gabal Silsila Formation, Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: 6615000-10500 BC; age based on dates for the Gabal Silsila Formation radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: siltstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: ab_chan_fill ETE event: ., ETE env comment: abandoned Nile Channel
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: Nile silts and sands

Collection methods: quarrying

• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 483, 482, 479, 478, 477, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: C. S. Churcher. 1974. Relationships of the Late Pleistocene Vertebrate Fauna from Kom Ombo, Upper Egypt. Annals of the Geological Survey of Egypt 4:363-384 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 21888: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 19.05.1997

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Primates - Hominidae
Homo sapiens
Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Alcelaphus buselaphus, Gazella leptoceros, Gazella dorcas, Bos taurus
Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest
Gazella leptoceros Cuvier 1842 gazelle
Gazella dorcas Linnaeus 1758 Dorcas gazelle
Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758 cow
Aves
 Accipitriformes - Pandionidae
Pandion haliaetus
Pandion haliaetus Linnaeus 1758 osprey
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Milvus migrans
Milvus migrans Boddaert 1783 black kite
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Branta bernicla, Anser albifrons, Anser fabalis, Aythya ferina, Anas acuta, Anas platyrhynchos, Anas crecca, Mergus merganser, Mergus serrator, Tadorna ferruginea, "Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope, "Mergus albellus" = Mergellus albellus, Plectropterus gambensis
Branta bernicla Linnaeus 1758 brant
Anser albifrons Scopoli 1769 greater white-fronted goose
Anser fabalis Latham 1787 taiga bean-goose
Aythya ferina Linnaeus 1758 common pochard
Anas acuta Linnaeus 1758 northern pintail
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian teal
Mergus merganser Linnaeus 1758 common merganser
Mergus serrator Linnaeus 1758 red-breasted merganser
Tadorna ferruginea Pallas 1764 Ruddy shelduck
"Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian wigeon
"Mergus albellus" = Mergellus albellus Linnaeus 1758 smew
Plectropterus gambensis Linnaeus 1766 spur-winged goose
 Phoenicopteriformes - Phoenicopteridae
"Phoenicopterus antiquorum" = Phoenicopterus roseus
"Phoenicopterus antiquorum" = Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas 1811 greater flamingo
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Ardea cinerea
Ardea cinerea Linnaeus 1758 gray heron
 Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae
Platalea leucorodia
Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian spoonbill
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax carbo
Phalacrocorax carbo Linnaeus 1758 great cormorant
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Numenius arquata
Numenius arquata Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian curlew
Reptilia
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx triunguis
Trionyx triunguis Forksal 1775 African softshell turtle
Osteichthyes
 Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Barbus bynni
Barbus bynni Forsskål 1775 binny
 Acanthopterygii - Centropomidae
Lates niloticus
Lates niloticus Linnaeus 1758 Nile perch