Laetoli - Loc. 7E Ndol. (Pleistocene of Tanzania)

Also known as ETE Locality 622, Laetoli - Loc. 7E Ndol.,

Where: Tanzania (3.2° S, 35.2° E: paleocoordinates 3.3° S, 35.0° E)

When: Vogel River Series Formation, Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max = Tuff 8 (3.46+-.12ma), Min = Ogal Lavas (2.41+-.12ma), these bracket upper Ndolanya Beds radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology:

• ETE sed env 1: volcanic, ETE sed env 2: paleosol ETE event: ., ETE env comment: minerals-change in soil environ. from Laetolil Bed
• ETE rock type adj: aeolian, ETE lithology comments: calcrets, 90-95% aeolian, some airfall tuffs, limestone and crystal-rich water-worked tuff

Collection methods: bulk, quarrying, surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 475, 415, 414, 409, 123, 104, 81, ; ETE museum list: BMNH: British Museum (Natural History), KNM, TDA: Tennessee Division of Archaeology

Primary reference: M. D. Leakey and J. M. Harris. 1987. Laetoli: a Pliocene Site in Northern Tanzania. Clarendon Press, Oxford, Great Britain [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 21804: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 12.10.1995

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Parestigorgon gadjingeri
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Loxodonta exoptata
Loxodonta exoptata Dietrich 1941 African elephant
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium bozasi
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere
 Rodentia - Thryonomyidae
Thryonomys sp.
Thryonomys sp. Fitzinger 1867 cane rat
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Xerus janenschi
Xerus janenschi African ground squirrel
 Rodentia - Muridae
Tatera sp., "Mastomys cf. cinereus" = Epimys (Mastomys), Thallomys cf. laetolilensis
Tatera sp. Lataste 1882 large naked-soled gerbil
"Mastomys cf. cinereus" = Epimys (Mastomys) rat
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae indet.
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae
 Carnivora - Herpestidae
Mungos dietrichi, cf. Cynictis sp.
cf. Cynictis sp. Ogilby 1833 yellow mongoose
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Hyaenidae indet., Crocuta sp.
Hyaenidae indet. Gray 1821 hyaena
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hyaenidae
Crocuta sp. Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena
ETE occurrence; species: new species-Laetoli
 Carnivora - Felidae
"Leo cf. pardus" = Panthera, Felis sp.
"Leo cf. pardus" = Panthera cat
Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat
ETE occurrence; species: large
 Carnivora - Canidae
cf. Canis brevirostris
 Tribosphenida - Sivatheridae
"Sivatherium cf. maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium
"Sivatherium cf. maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium Pomel 1893 placental
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Antidorcas sp., Raphicerus sp., Gazella janenschi, Hippotragini indet., Reduncini indet., Tragelaphus sp.
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: alcelaphine-med.
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: alcelaphine-sm.
Antidorcas sp. Sundevall 1847 springbok
Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827 antelope
Hippotragini indet. Sundevall 1845 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hippotragini
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini
Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa stillei, Giraffa cf. jumae
Giraffa stillei Arambourg 1947 giraffe
Giraffa cf. jumae Leakey 1967 giraffe
Reptilia
 Squamata - Crotalidae
Bitis arietans
Bitis arietans Merrem 1820 puff adder
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: olduvaiensis
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Francolinus sp.
Francolinus sp. Stephens 1819 francolin
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: large
 Galliformes - Numididae
Numida sp.
Numida sp. Linnaeus 1766 helmeted guineafowl
Aves
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Streptopelia sp.
Streptopelia sp. Bonaparte 1855 dove
Madoqua avifluminis
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"Madoqua avifluminis" = Praemadoqua avifluminis
"Madoqua avifluminis" = Praemadoqua avifluminis Dietrich 1950