Also known as ETE Locality 836, Omo - member G4,
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:
Collection methods: surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 494, ; 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 22015: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 01.07.1998
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: atavus
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Pelorovis sp. Reck 1928 antelope
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope | |
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"Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti Leakey 1943 pig
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig | |
"Hipparion libycum" = Eurygnathohippus libycum, Equus oldowayensis
"Hipparion libycum" = Eurygnathohippus libycum Pomel 1897 hipparionine horse ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: ethiopicum
Equus oldowayensis horse | |
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Theropithecus oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada | |
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