Centre-Gobaad (Pleistocene of Djibouti)
Also known as ETE Locality 1310, Centre-Gobaad,
Where: Djibouti (11.1° N, 42.3° E: paleocoordinates 11.5° N, 42.2° E)
When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: 0
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine
• ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: .
• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: .
Collection methods: surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 933, ; ETE museum list:
Primary reference: H. Thomas and Y. Coppens. 1984. Discovery of Fossil Vertebrates in the Lower Pleistocene of the Republic of Djibouti. Correspondant de Academie, Feb1984 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
PaleoDB collection 22486: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 10.04.2000
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Taxonomic list
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Actinopteri | |
Heterobranchus sp. Hilaire 1827 airbreathing catfish | |
Reptilia | |
Crocodylus nilocticus crocodile | |
Mammalia | |
Loxodonta sp., "Elephas cf. recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
Loxodonta sp. Cuvier 1825 African elephant
"Elephas cf. recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant ETE occurrence; species: cf. ileretensis; originally entered as "Elephus cf. recki"
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Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope | |
Hippopotamus cf. gorgops Dietrich 1928 hippo |