"GSIII,Lev 1" (Pleistocene of Egypt)

Also known as ETE Locality 1380, "GSIII,Lev 1",

Where: Kom Ombo Plain, Egypt (24.5° N, 33.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 24.2° N, 33.0° E (Wright 2013)

When: Darau Member, 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

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: channel ETE event: ., ETE env comment: .
• ETE rock type adj: calcitic, ETE lithology comments: sand&silt mixed

Collection methods: ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 975, ; 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 22545: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 13.04.2000

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Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Siluriformes - Clariidae
Clarias anguillaris
Aves
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Numenius arquatus
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anser albifrons, Branta sp., "Mergus albellus" = Mergellus albellus, "Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope, Anas acuta, Anas platyrhynchos, Anas crecca, Mergus serrator, Mergus merganser, Aythya ferina, Tadorna ferruginea
Anser albifrons Scopoli 1769 greater white-fronted goose
Branta sp. Scopoli 1769 goose
ETE occurrence; species: B.bernicula/ruficollis
"Mergus albellus" = Mergellus albellus Linnaeus 1758 smew
"Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian wigeon
Anas acuta Linnaeus 1758 northern pintail
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian teal
Mergus serrator Linnaeus 1758 red-breasted merganser
Mergus merganser Linnaeus 1758 common merganser
Aythya ferina Linnaeus 1758 common pochard
Tadorna ferruginea Pallas 1764 Ruddy shelduck
 Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae
Platalea leucorodia
Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian spoonbill
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Ardea cinerea
Ardea cinerea Linnaeus 1758 gray heron
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax carbo
Phalacrocorax carbo Linnaeus 1758 great cormorant
Reptilia
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx triunguis
Trionyx triunguis Forksal 1775 African softshell turtle
Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Alcelaphus buselaphus, Gazella dorcas, Bos primigenius
Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest
Gazella dorcas Linnaeus 1758 Dorcas gazelle
Bos primigenius Bojanus 1827 ox
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo