Isna E71K18 (Pleistocene of Egypt)

Also known as ETE Locality 724, Isna E71K18,

Where: Egypt (25.3° N, 32.5° E: paleocoordinates 25.2° N, 32.4° E)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Late Sahaba to Final Sahaba; 10500 to 10000 BC radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - small; siltstone

• ETE sed env 1: lacustrine_sm, ETE sed env 2: swamp ETE event: ., ETE env comment: shallow swamp; swamp dry/fill seasonally
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: extensive sandy area; silts

Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 487, 485, 483, 478, 477, 454, 81, ; 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 21905: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 19.05.1997, edited by Richard Potts

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Natalensis natalensis, costulatus costulatus, truncatus truncatus, bulimoides bulimoides, vara vara, nilotica nilotica
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Muridae
Nesokia indica
Nesokia indica short-tailed bandicoot rat
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus capensis
Lepus capensis Linnaeus 1758 cape hare
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bos taurus, Alcelaphus buselaphus, "Gazella rufifrons" = Eudorcas rufifrons, Gazella dorcas
Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758 cow
Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest
"Gazella rufifrons" = Eudorcas rufifrons Gray 1846 red-fronted gazelle
Gazella dorcas Linnaeus 1758 Dorcas gazelle
Actinopteri
 Siluriformes - Clariidae
Clarias sp., Heterobranchus sp.
Clarias sp. Scopoli 1777 catfish
Heterobranchus sp. Hilaire 1827 airbreathing catfish