Omo - member G13 (Pleistocene of Ethiopia)

Also known as ETE Locality 827, Omo - member G13,

Where: Ethiopia (5.1° N, 36.1° E: paleocoordinates 5.8° N, 36.4° E)

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: Transitional between fluvial and lacustrine
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: "Coarse-medium sand at base, finer silts above. Cyclic sedimentation ends. "

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

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

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 22006: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 01.07.1998

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: atavus
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Theropithecus brumpti
Theropithecus brumpti Arambourg 1947 gelada
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Kobus ellipsiprymnus, Aepyceros shungurae, Tragelaphus nakuae
Kobus ellipsiprymnus Ogilby 1833 waterbuck
Aepyceros shungurae Gentry 1985 impala
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Notochoerus sp., Kolpochoerus sp., Metridiochoerus jacksoni, cf. Metridiochoerus jacksoni
Notochoerus sp. Broom 1925 pig
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