Omo - member A1 (Pliocene of Ethiopia)

Also known as ETE Locality 851, Omo - member A1,

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

When: A Member (Shungura Formation), Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max age = 3.4 (Tuff A). Min age = 3.36 +/- .04 (Tuff B). radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: floodplain ETE event: ., ETE env comment: Levee and channel deposits.
• ETE rock type adj: gravelly, ETE lithology comments: "Sand and grit, laminated clay"

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 518, ; ETE museum list: ENM

Primary reference: M. G. Leakey. 1982. Extinct large Colobines from the Plio-Pleistocene of Africa. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 58:153-172 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22030: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 01.07.1998

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Antrocaryon cf. micraster
Antrocaryon cf. micraster
ETE occurrence; species: fossil fruit
Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion sp.
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Nyanzachoerus kanamensis
Nyanzachoerus kanamensis Leakey 1958 pig
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Tragelaphus gaudryi
Tragelaphus gaudryi Thomas 1884 antelope
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Paracolobus mutiwa, Rhinocolobus turkanaensis
Paracolobus mutiwa Leakey 1982 monkey
Rhinocolobus turkanaensis Leakey 1982 monkey
Angiospermae
 Malpighiales - Clusiaceae
Garcinia huilensis