Konso - Interval 1 (Pleistocene to of Ethiopia)

Also known as ETE Locality 1325, KGA-4M and 11L

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

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 921, ; ETE museum list:

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 22492: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 12.04.2000, edited by John Damuth and Victoria Egerton

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae
Orycteropus sp.1
Orycteropus sp.1 Geoffroy 1791 aardvark
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki2, Loxodonta sp.2
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki2 Dietrich 1915 elephant
E. recki atavus
Loxodonta sp.2 Cuvier 1825 African elephant
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium bozasi2
Deinotherium bozasi2 Arambourg 1934 deinothere
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Theropithecus oswaldi2, Papio ? sp.1
Theropithecus oswaldi2 Andrews 1916 gelada
Papio ? sp.1 Erxleben 1777 baboon
"small"
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion sp.2, Equus sp.2
Hipparion sp.2 de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse
Equus sp.2 Linnaeus 1758 horse
 Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae
Ancylotherium hennigi2
Ancylotherium hennigi2 chalicothere
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium simum2
Ceratotherium simum2 Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Metridiochoerus andrewsi2, Kolpochoerus majus2, Kolpochoerus limnetes2, Notochoerus "n. sp."2
Metridiochoerus andrewsi2 Hopwood 1926 pig
Kolpochoerus majus2 Hopwood 1934 pig
Kolpochoerus limnetes2 Hopwood 1926 pig
originally entered as "Kolpocherus limnetes"
Notochoerus "n. sp."2 Broom 1925 pig
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus sp.2
Hippopotamus sp.2 Linnaeus 1758 hippo
"Hippopotamus/Hexaprotodon sp."
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Syncerus acoelotus2, Simatherium sp.2, Pelorovis turkanensis2, Tragelaphus nakuae2, Tragelaphus strepsiceros2, Damaliscus "sp. A"2, Connochaetes gentryi2, Parmularius sp.2, Parmularius cf. pandatus2, Kobus sp.2, Kobus sigmoidalis2, Oryx sp.2, Aepyceros melampus2, Gazella sp.2
Syncerus acoelotus2 Gentry 1985 African buffalo
Simatherium sp.2 Dietrich 1941 antelope
Pelorovis turkanensis2 Harris 1991 antelope
Tragelaphus nakuae2 Arambourg 1941 antelope
Tragelaphus strepsiceros2 Pallas 1766 greater kudu
originally entered as "Tragelaphus strepsciceros"
Damaliscus "sp. A"2 Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope
Connochaetes gentryi2 Harris 1991 wildebeest
Parmularius sp.2 Hopwood 1934 antelope
Parmularius cf. pandatus2 Gentry 1987 antelope
Kobus sp.2 Smith 1840 antelope
Kobus sigmoidalis2 Arambourg 1941 antelope
Oryx sp.2 de Blainville 1816 oryx
Aepyceros melampus2 Lichtenstein 1812 impala
Gazella sp.2 Blaineville 1816 gazelle
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Sivatherium sp.2, Giraffa sp.2, Giraffa jumae2
Sivatherium sp.2 Falconer and Cautley 1836 giraffe
Giraffa sp.2 Brisson 1762 giraffe
Giraffa jumae2 Leakey 1967 giraffe
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustelidae indet.2
Mustelidae indet.2 Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Hyaena sp.2
Hyaena sp.2 Brisson 1762 hyaena
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Genetta sp.2
Genetta sp.2 Cuvier 1816 civet
 Carnivora - Felidae
Panthera sp.2
Panthera sp.2 Oken 1816 cat
Adenota
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"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki2
"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki2 Schwartz 1932
1Asfaw et al. 1992; 2Suwa et al. 2003