Also known as ETE Locality 1343, "Gebel Silsila III, Level 2", "Gabal Silsila III, Level 2", "KomOmbo-GSIII,Lev2",
Where: Kom Ombo Plain, Egypt (24.5° N, 33.0° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 24.2° N, 33.0° E (Wright 2013)
When: Darau Member (Gebel Silsila-YCS Formation), Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: From Sebekian Assemblage radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: siltstone
Collection methods: ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 482, ; ETE museum list: ROM: Royal Ontario Museum
Primary reference: C. S. Churcher and P.E.L. Smith. 1972. Kom Ombo: Preliminary Report on the Fauna of Late Paleolithic Sites in Upper Egypt. Science 177:259-261 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
PaleoDB collection 22508: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 13.04.2000
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
| Actinopteri | |
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Clarias anguillaris catfish | |
| Aves | |
Anser fabalis, "Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope, Anas sp., Anas acuta, Anas platyrhynchos, Anas crecca, Mergus merganser, Aythya ferina, Tadorna ferruginea
Anser fabalis Latham 1787 taiga bean-goose
"Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian wigeon
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas acuta Linnaeus 1758 northern pintail
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian teal
Mergus merganser Linnaeus 1758 common merganser
Aythya ferina Linnaeus 1758 common pochard
Tadorna ferruginea Pallas 1764 Ruddy shelduck | |
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Ardea cinerea Linnaeus 1758 gray heron | |
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Pandion haliaetus Linnaeus 1758 osprey | |
| Reptilia | |
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Trionyx triunguis Forksal 1775 African softshell turtle | |
| Mammalia | |
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Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest
Bos primigenius Bojanus 1827 ox | |
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Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo | |