Konso - Interval 4 (Pleistocene to of Ethiopia)

Also known as ETE Locality 1324, Level 4, Contains KGA 4E, KGA 10L, 11 ML, KGA 10M, KGA 10U, 11 MU, Konso-Gardula 4E, Konso - 4E

Where: Ethiopian Rift, Ethiopia (5.3° N, 37.5° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 4.7° N, 37.4° E (Wright 2013)

When: Gelasian to Gelasian (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Tephra samples:19-91&Tuff T-1 radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology:

• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: 0

Collection methods: quarrying

• Contains Localities KGA 4E, KGA 10L, 11 ML, KGA 10M, KGA 10U, 11 MU

Primary reference: G. Suwa, B. Aswfaw, Y. Beyene, T. White, S. Katoh, S. Nagaoka, H. Nakaya, K. Uzawa, P. Renne and G. WoldeGabriel. 1997. The first skull of Australopithecus boisei. Nature 389(6650):489-492 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22491: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 12.04.2000, edited by Victoria Egerton

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus ident2 horse
Reptilia
 Testudines -
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines1
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines1 Batsch 1788 turtle
Aves
  -
Aves indet.1 Linnaeus 1758 bird
Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
Crocodylus sp.1 Laurenti 1768 crocodile
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki1, Loxodonta sp.2
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki1 Dietrich 1915 elephant
ETE occurrence; species: ileretensis
Loxodonta sp.2 Cuvier 1825 African elephant
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Theropithecus oswaldi2 Andrews 1916 gelada
 Primates - Hominidae
Homo sp.1, Homo erectus2, "Australopithecus boisei" = Paranthropus boisei2
Homo sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 human
Homo erectus2 Dubois 1892 human
"Australopithecus boisei" = Paranthropus boisei2 Leakey 1959 australopithecine
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion sp.2 de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse
"Hipparion libycum" = Eurygnathohippus libycum1 Pomel 1897 hipparionine horse
 Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae
Ancylotherium hennigi2 chalicothere
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Diceros bicornis2 Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum2 Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Metridiochoerus hopwoodi2 Leakey 1958 pig
Metridiochoerus compactus2 Van Hoepen and Van Hoepen 1932 pig
Metridiochoerus modestus2 van Hoepen and van Hoepen 1932 pig
Kolpochoerus majus1 Hopwood 1934 pig
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 hippo
ETE occurrence; species: Hippopotamus/Hexaprotodon
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovini indet.1 Gray 1821 antelope
ETE occurrence; species:
Syncerus acoelotus2 Gentry 1985 African buffalo
Tragelaphus scriptus2 Pallas 1766 bushbuck
Alcelaphini indet.1 Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE occurrence; species:.
Beatragus sp.2 Heller 1912 hirola
Damaliscus "sp. B"2 Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope
Connochaetes gentryi2 Harris 1991 wildebeest
Parmularius angusticornis2 Schwarz 1937 antelope
Rabaticeras lemutai2 Vrba 1997 antelope
Reduncini indet.1 Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
ETE occurrence; species:
Redunca sp.2 Smith 1827 reedbuck
Kobus sp.2 Smith 1840 antelope
Kobus sigmoidalis2 Arambourg 1941 antelope
"Damaliscus niro" = Hippotragus niro2 Hopwood 1936 antelope
Antilopini indet.1 Gray 1821 antelope
ETE occurrence; species:
Gazella sp.2 Blaineville 1816 gazelle
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Sivatherium sp.1 Falconer and Cautley 1836 giraffe
Giraffa sp.2 Brisson 1762 giraffe
Giraffa jumae2 Leakey 1967 giraffe
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp.2 Linnaeus 1758 canine
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustelidae indet.2 Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Hyaenidae indet.1 Gray 1821 hyaena
Crocuta crocuta2 Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Viverridae indet.2 Gray 1821 civet
 Carnivora - Felidae
Panthera sp.2 Oken 1816 cat
Felis sp.2 Linnaeus 1758 cat
Dinofelis aff. piveteaui1 Ewer 1955 cat