PBDB Collection

Omo - O.18 (Pleistocene of Ethiopia)

Also known as ETE Locality 450, Omo - O.18,

Where: Ethiopia (5.1° N, 36.0° E: paleocoordinates 5.4° N, 36.1° E)

When: C Member (Shungura Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max = Tuff C (2.85+-.08ma), Min = Tuff D (2.52+-.05ma) radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: siltstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_deltaic, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: 0

• ETE rock type adj: pellets, ETE lithology comments: local conglomerate of silt pellets

Collection methods: bulk, quarrying

• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 415, 414, 409, 123, 104, ; ETE museum list: ENM, MNHN: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, UCBE

Primary reference: J. de Heinzelin. 1983. The Omo Group: Archives of the International Omo Research Expedition. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Annales Series 8, Tervuren, Belgique 85 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/P. Muhl]more details

PaleoDB collection 21632: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 31.07.1997, edited by John Damuth

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Golunda gurai, Oenomys sp. Golunda gurai Oenomys sp.
Mammalia
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki "Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: shungurensis
Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae	Ancylotherium hennigi Ancylotherium hennigi chalicothere
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Hipparion sp. Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse
Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae	Hippopotamus protoamphibius, Hippopotamus sp. Hippopotamus protoamphibius hippo Hippopotamus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hippo ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: B-Omo
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Tragelaphus gaudryi, Tragelaphus nakuae, Syncerus cf. acoelotus, Neotragini indet., Menelikia sp., Ovibovini indet. Tragelaphus gaudryi Thomas 1884 antelope Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope Syncerus cf. acoelotus Gentry 1985 African buffalo Neotragini indet. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Neotragini Menelikia sp. Arambourg 1941 antelope Ovibovini indet. antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Ovibovini
Artiodactyla - Suidae	"Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti, "Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus, Phacochoerus sp., Metridiochoerus jacksoni, Kolpochoerus limnetes "Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti Leakey 1943 pig "Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus Hopwood 1926 giant forest hog Phacochoerus sp. Cuvier 1826 warthog Metridiochoerus jacksoni pig ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sensu C+W Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sensu C+W
Carnivora - Herpestidae	Helogale kitafe Helogale kitafe dwarf mongoose
Rodentia - Thryonomyidae	Thryonomys gregorianus Thryonomys gregorianus Thomas 1894 Lesser cane rat
Rodentia - Muridae	Thallomys jaegeri, Mastomys minor, Lemniscomys cf. striatus Thallomys jaegeri mouse Mastomys minor mouse Lemniscomys cf. striatus striped grass mouse
Rodentia - Sciuridae	Paraxerus ochraceus, Xerus erythropus Paraxerus ochraceus African Bush Squirrel Xerus erythropus African ground squirrel
Primates - Hominidae	Hominidae indet., Australopithecus sp., "Australopithecus cf. boisei" = Paranthropus boisei Hominidae indet. Gray 1825 ape ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hominidae Australopithecus sp. Dart 1925 australopithecine ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: (non-robust) "Australopithecus cf. boisei" = Paranthropus boisei Leakey 1959 australopithecine ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: (A. aethiopicus)
Primates - Cercopithecidae	Cercopithecus sp., Theropithecus brumpti, Theropithecus oswaldi, Colobinae indet., Rhinocolobus turkanaensis, Rhinocolobus turkanaensis, Paracolobus mutiwa Cercopithecus sp. Linnaeus 1758 monkey Theropithecus brumpti Arambourg 1947 gelada Theropithecus oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada Colobinae indet. Blyth 1875 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Colobinae Rhinocolobus turkanaensis Leakey 1982 monkey ETE occurrence; species: or Paracolobus mutiwa Rhinocolobus turkanaensis Leakey 1982 monkey Paracolobus mutiwa Leakey 1982 monkey