Middle Awash - Andalee mbr. (Pleistocene to of Ethiopia)

Also known as ETE Locality 977, Middle Awash - Andalee mbr.,

Where: Ethiopia (10.9° N, 40.5° E)

When: Andalee Member (Wehaietu Formation), Middle Pleistocene to Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: composite, ETE age comment: "Max age based on fauna,comp to Olduvai above Lemuta mbr;Min age = 8955y BP (C14 date from gewani)" radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; conglomerate

• ETE sed env 1: lacustrine, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: predominantly lacustr
• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: "sand, silt, clay. gravel, and lense of pebble conglomerate"

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 510, ; 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

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 22156: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 19.04.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
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Mammalia indet., Mammalia indet.
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
ETE occurrence; species: Rodentia
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
ETE occurrence; species: Carnivora
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
"Cercopithecus cf. aethiops" = Chlorocebus aethiops, Theropithecus cf. oswaldi, Colobus cf. guereza
"Cercopithecus cf. aethiops" = Chlorocebus aethiops Linnaeus 1758 vervet monkey
Theropithecus cf. oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada
ETE occurrence; species: cf. leakeyi
Colobus cf. guereza Rüppell 1835 mantled guereza
 Dermoptera - Galeopithecidae
Galeopithecidae indet.
Galeopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 colugo
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix sp.
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine
 Rodentia - Thryonomyidae
cf. Thryonomys sp.
cf. Thryonomys sp. Fitzinger 1867 cane rat
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Cricetidae indet.
Cricetidae indet. Fischer von Waldheim 1817 rodent
ETE occurrence; species: Gerbillinae
 Rodentia - Nesomyidae
"Dendromuridae indet." = Dendromurinae
"Dendromuridae indet." = Dendromurinae Alston 1875 mouse
ETE occurrence; species: cf. Dendromurinae
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Crocuta sp.
Crocuta sp. Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustelidae indet.
Mustelidae indet. Batsch 1788 mustelid carnivore
ETE occurrence; species: cf. Lutrinae
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa cf. jumae
Giraffa cf. jumae Leakey 1967 giraffe
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Alcelaphini indet., Gazella sp., Redunca sp., Aepyceros cf. melampus, cf. Pelorovis sp., Tragelaphus sp., Tragelaphus cf. scriptus
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Murinae
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Bovini small
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Alcelaphini
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
Redunca sp. Smith 1827 reedbuck
Aepyceros cf. melampus Lichtenstein 1812 impala
cf. Pelorovis sp. Reck 1928 antelope
Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: large
Tragelaphus cf. scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Phacochoerus aethiopicus, cf. Kolpochoerus majus
Phacochoerus aethiopicus Pallas 1766 desert warthog
cf. Kolpochoerus majus Hopwood 1934 pig
ETE occurrence; species: B cf. K. majus, mak - species name from unique name
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp., Hipparion sp.
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
ETE occurrence; species: recki