Omo - member H2 (Pliocene to of Ethiopia)

Also known as ETE Locality 813, Omo - member H2,

Where: Ethiopia (5.0° N, 36.0° E: paleocoordinates 5.3° N, 36.1° E)

When: H Member (Shungura Formation), Pliocene to Pliocene (5.3 - 0.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max age = 1.88 (Tuff H). Min age = 1.65 +/- .05 (Tuff J4). radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: lacustrine

• ETE sed env 1: lacustrine, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: Fluctuating nearshore lake or delta fringe
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: "Interbedded silt, sand, and tuff"

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 488, 487, 483, 482, 481, 478, 477, 456, 121, 81, ; 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 21992: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 01.07.1998

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion sp.
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Menelikia lyrocera
Menelikia lyrocera Arambourg 1941 antelope
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Kolpochoerus sp.
Kolpochoerus sp. van Hoepen and van Hoepen 1932 pig
Adenota
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"Antidorcas cf. recki" = Adenota recki
"Antidorcas cf. recki" = Adenota recki Schwartz 1932