Omo - member E4 (Pleistocene of Ethiopia)

Also known as ETE Locality 847, Omo - member E4,

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

When: E 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:

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: floodplain ETE event: ., ETE env comment: Levee and channel deposits
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: "Interlayered sand, silt, clay, and tuff."

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 517, ; 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 22026: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 01.07.1998

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Theropithecus brumpti
Theropithecus brumpti Arambourg 1947 gelada
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion sp.
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hexaprotodon protoamphibius
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Kobus sigmoidalis, Syncerus cf. acoelotus, Tragelaphus nakuae
Kobus sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941 antelope
Syncerus cf. acoelotus Gentry 1985 African buffalo
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
cf. Metridiochoerus jacksoni, Notochoerus sp.
Notochoerus sp. Broom 1925 pig
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: shungurensis