Omo - O.223 (Pleistocene of Ethiopia)

Also known as ETE Locality 501, Omo - O.223,

Where: Ethiopia (5.0° N, 36.0° E: paleocoordinates 5.4° N, 35.9° 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: siltstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: 0
• ETE rock type adj: unconsolidated, ETE lithology comments: fining up from coarse sand and gravel, ss slabs, clayey silt (member description)

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 415, 409, 104, ; ETE museum list: BMNH: British Museum (Natural History), ENM, KNM, MNHN: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France

Primary reference: G. Eck. 1977. Diversity and frequency distributions of Omo Group Cercopithecidae. Journal of Human Evolution 6:55-63 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/P. Muhl]more details

PaleoDB collection 21683: 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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Mammalia
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Theropithecus brumpti, Theropithecus oswaldi
Theropithecus brumpti Arambourg 1947 gelada
Theropithecus oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium simum
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae
Ancylotherium hennigi
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
cf. Metridiochoerus jacksoni
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: atavus