Omo - member G (Pleistocene of Ethiopia)

Also known as ETE Locality 807, Omo - member G,

Where: Ethiopia (5.1° N, 36.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 4.5° N, 36.0° E (Wright 2013)

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

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max age = 2.33 (Tuff G). Min age = 1.88 (Tuff H). radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: "early fluv, later shallow saline lacus/prodel"
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: "Interbedded tuff, tuffite, silt, sand, and clay."

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 477, ; ETE museum list: ENM

Primary reference: L. Bobe and M. Mabela. 1997. Incidence of four gastrointestinal parasite worms in group of cricetomas,Lukaya-Democratic Republic of Congo. Tropicultura 15(3):132-135 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 21986: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 01.07.1998

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Diceros bicornis
Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Tragelaphus nakuae, Aepyceros shungurae, Menelikia lyrocera
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope
Aepyceros shungurae Gentry 1985 impala
Menelikia lyrocera Arambourg 1941 antelope
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Kolpochoerus limnetes, cf. Kolpochoerus limnetes, Metridiochoerus jacksoni, Metridiochoerus modestus
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig
cf. Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig
Metridiochoerus modestus van Hoepen and van Hoepen 1932 pig
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelus sp.
Camelus sp. Linnaeus 1758 camel
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: atavus