El-Kilh E71P2 (Pleistocene of Egypt)

Also known as ETE Locality 672, El-Kilh E71P2,

Where: Egypt (25.3° N, 32.5° E: paleocoordinates 25.3° N, 32.4° E)

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: dates based on close site EL-Kilh E71P1 radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: dune; siltstone

• ETE sed env 1: eolian, ETE sed env 2: dune ETE event: ., ETE env comment: conical hill
• ETE rock type adj: dark brown, ETE lithology comments: nile silts and sands; highly saliferous

Collection methods: quarrying

• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 485, 482, 481, 479, 478, 477, 454, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: F. Wendorf and R. Schild. 1976. Prehistory of the Nile Valley [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 21853: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 13.05.1997

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Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Siluriformes - Clariidae
Clarias sp. Scopoli 1777 catfish
Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest
Gazella dorcas Linnaeus 1758 Dorcas gazelle
"Gazella rufifrons" = Eudorcas rufifrons Gray 1846 red-fronted gazelle
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo