Also known as ETE Locality 475, Barton hill, OSH 2-3, Omo - O.47,
Where: Ethiopia (5.0° N, 36.0° E: paleocoordinates 5.1° N, 36.2° E)
• basin-level geographic resolution
When: G Member (Shungura Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max = Tuff G, Min = Tuff H radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: sandstone
Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 432, ; ETE museum list: BMNH: British Museum (Natural History), ENM, KNM, MNHN: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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 21657: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 31.07.1997, edited by John Damuth
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Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: atavus
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Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse | |
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros | |
Oryx sp. de Blainville 1816 oryx
Neotragini indet. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Neotragini
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Notochoerus sp. Broom 1925 pig
Kolpochoerus sp. van Hoepen and van Hoepen 1932 pig | |
Hominidae indet., "Australopithecus boisei" = Paranthropus boisei
"Australopithecus boisei" = Paranthropus boisei Leakey 1959 australopithecine | |
Theropithecus brumpti Arambourg 1947 gelada
Rhinocolobus turkanaensis Leakey 1982 monkey |