Omo - Member E3 (Pleistocene of Ethiopia)

Also known as ETE Locality 786, Omo - Member E3,

Where: Ethiopia (5.1° N, 36.0° E: paleocoordinates 5.0° N, 36.0° E)

When: E3 Member (Shungura Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max age = 2.37 (Tuff E), Min age = 2.36 (Tuff F) radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: fluvial

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: 0
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: sand, silt, and silty clay

Collection methods: ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 483, 482, 481, 478, 477, ; ETE museum list:

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 21966: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 17.10.1997

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Theropithecus oswaldi, Theropithecus brumpti
Theropithecus oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada
Theropithecus brumpti Arambourg 1947 gelada
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet., Tragelaphus nakuae
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Neotragini
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Kolpochoerus limnetes, Metridiochoerus jacksoni
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig