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

Actinopteri
 Siluriformes - Clariidae
Heterobranchus sp. Hilaire 1827 airbreathing catfish
Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
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"
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus cf. gorgops Dietrich 1928 hippo