Also known as ETE Locality 1147, Chiwondo Beds - Unit 3A,
Where: Malawi (10.2° S, 34.0° E: paleocoordinates 10.3° S, 33.7° E)
When: Chiwondo Formation, Pliocene to Pliocene (5.3 - 0.0 Ma)
• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: Max age = 8.6;Min age=3.76-2.0 Ma for Unit 3A
Environment/lithology: lagoonalgraded
Collection methods: surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 926, ; ETE museum list: BMNH: British Museum (Natural History), UCMP: University of California Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley
Primary reference: F. Schrenk, T. G. Bromage, C. G. Betzler, U. Ring, and Y. M. Juwayeyi. 1993. Oldest Homo and Pliocene biogeography of the Malawi Rift. Nature 365:833-836 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Uhen]more details
PaleoDB collection 22323: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 05.08.1999
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Giraffa camelopardalis Linnaeus 1758 giraffe
Giraffa stillei Arambourg 1947 giraffe
Giraffa pygmaea Harris 1976 giraffe | |
Oryx aff. gazella, Madoqua sp., Kobus sigmoidalis, Damaliscus sp., "Megalotragus kattwinkeli" = Alcelaphus kattwinkeli, Connochaetes aff. taurinus, Tragelaphus aff. strepsiceros, Syncerus sp.
Oryx aff. gazella Linnaeus 1758 gemsbok ETE occurrence; species: mak - species name from unique name
Madoqua sp. Ogilby 1837 dikdik
Kobus sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941 antelope
Damaliscus sp. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope
"Megalotragus kattwinkeli" = Alcelaphus kattwinkeli Scwarz 1932 hartebeest
Connochaetes aff. taurinus Burchell 1823 blue wildebeest ETE occurrence; species: mak - species name from unique name
Tragelaphus aff. strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu ETE occurrence; species: mak - species name from unique name
Syncerus sp. Hodgson 1847 African buffalo | |
Camelus sp. Linnaeus 1758 camel | |
Hippopotamus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hippo | |
Metridiochoerus compactus Van Hoepen and Van Hoepen 1932 pig
Phacochoerus sp. Cuvier 1826 warthog | |
Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros
Ceratotherium aff. simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros ETE occurrence; species: mak - species name from unique name
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Theropithecus sp. Geoffroy 1843 gelada
Parapapio sp. Jones 1937 monkey | |
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere | |
Mammuthus subplanifrons, "Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki, Elephas ekorensis, Loxodonta adaurora
Mammuthus subplanifrons mammoth
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
Elephas ekorensis Maglio 1970 elephant
Loxodonta adaurora Maglio 1970 African elephant |