Hadar - SH General (Pliocene of Ethiopia)

Also known as ETE Locality 601, Hadar - SH General,

Where: Ethiopia (11.1° N, 40.6° E: paleocoordinates 11.0° N, 40.4° E)

When: Sidi Hakoma Member (Hadar Formation), Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max = SHT (correlated to Tulu Bor Tuff at E. Turkana, 3.36+-.04ma), Min = TT4 (3.221+-.01ma) radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: 0
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: numerous complex lateral facies, sandstone,gastropod levels in shelly siltstone,silty clays,clayey silts with CaCo3 con.

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 88, 88, ; ETE museum list: ENM

Primary reference: D. C. Johanson and M. Taieb. 1976. Plio-Pleistocene hominid discoveries in Hadar, Ethiopia. Nature 260:293-297 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/P. Muhl]more details

PaleoDB collection 21783: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 02.10.1995, edited by John Damuth, Graham Slater and Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Carnivora - Felidae
Felis sp., Panthera sp., Megantereon sp., Homotherium sp., Dinofelis sp.
Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat
Panthera sp. Oken 1816 cat
Megantereon sp. Croizet and Jobert 1828 cat
Homotherium sp. Fabrini 1890 cat
Dinofelis sp. Zdansky 1924 cat
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Viverra sp.
Viverra sp. Linnaeus 1758 civet
 Carnivora - Herpestidae
cf. Galerella sp., Herpestes sp.
cf. Galerella sp. Gray 1864 slender mongoose
ETE occurrence;
Herpestes sp. Illliger 1811 mongoose
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Crocuta sp.
Crocuta sp. Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena
 Carnivora - Percrocutidae
Percrocuta sp.
Percrocuta sp. Kretzoi 1938 carnivoran
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Enhydriodon sp., Poecilogale sp.
Enhydriodon sp. Falconer 1868 otter
ETE occurrence; species: A-Hadar
Poecilogale sp. Thomas 1883 mustelid carnivore
 Carnivora - Canidae
"Canis cf. mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas
"Canis cf. mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal
 Tribosphenida - Sivatheridae
"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium
"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium Pomel 1893 placental
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion sp.
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium praecox, Diceros bicornis
Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Kolpochoerus afarensis, "Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus, Nyanzachoerus pattersoni, Nyanzachoerus kanamensis
Kolpochoerus afarensis Cooke 1978 pig
"Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus Hopwood 1926 giant forest hog
Nyanzachoerus kanamensis Leakey 1958 pig
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hexaprotodon protoamphibius, "Trilobophorus afarensis n. gen. n. sp." = Hippopotamus afarensis1
"Trilobophorus afarensis n. gen. n. sp." = Hippopotamus afarensis1 Geze 1985 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Aepyceros sp., Raphicerus sp., Gazella sp., Alcelaphini "2-Hadar", Alcelaphini "3-Hadar", Damaliscus hadari2, Damalops sp., Kobus "sp. A", Kobus "sp. C", Kobus "sp. B", Tragelaphus sp., Ugandax sp.
Aepyceros sp. Sundevall 1847 impala
Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827 antelope
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
Alcelaphini "2-Hadar" Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini 2-Hadar
Alcelaphini "3-Hadar" Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini 3-Hadar
Damaliscus hadari2 Vrba 1997 antelope
Damalops sp. Pilgrim 1939 antelope
Kobus "sp. A" Smith 1840 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: A-Hadar
Kobus "sp. C" Smith 1840 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: C-Hadar
Kobus "sp. B" Smith 1840 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: B-Hadar
Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.-Hadar
Ugandax sp. Cooke and Coryndon 1970 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.-Hadar
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa stillei, Giraffa jumae
Giraffa stillei Arambourg 1947 giraffe
Giraffa jumae Leakey 1967 giraffe
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Rhinocolobus turkanaensis, Theropithecus cf. darti
Rhinocolobus turkanaensis Leakey 1982 monkey
Theropithecus cf. darti Broom and Jepsen 1946 gelada
 Primates - Hominidae
Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecus afarensis Johanson et al. 1978 australopithecine
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Xenohystrix cf. crassidens, Hystrix sp.
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine
 Rodentia - Muridae
Praomys sp.
Praomys sp. Thomas 1915 African soft-furred rat
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Elephas ekorensis, Mammuthus sp., Loxodonta adaurora
Elephas ekorensis Maglio 1970 elephant
Mammuthus sp. Brookes 1828 mammoth
Loxodonta adaurora Maglio 1970 African elephant
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium bozasi
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere
1Geze 1985; 2Vrba 1997