PBDB Collection

FC II West General (Pleistocene of Tanzania)

Also known as ETE Locality 1161, "Sites 62a, b", Geol Loc #89, "Arch # 62, 63", FC II West General,

Where: Tanzania (3.0° S, 35.3° E: paleocoordinates 3.0° S, 35.2° E)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Olduvai Formation, Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max age=1.749+/- .007 (Tuff IF);min age=1.15 (base of Bed II) radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: shrinking lake

• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: tuffs/sand/clay

Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 969, 968, 967, ; ETE museum list: BMNH: British Museum (Natural History), KNM, TDA: Tennessee Division of Archaeology

Primary reference: P. V. Tobias. 1991. Olduvai Gorge, Parts I-Iv: The Skulls, Endocasts, and Teeth of Homo Habilis. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 4 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22337: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 19.08.1999, edited by John Damuth

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Volkensinia prostrata, Ormocarpum sp., Papilionoideae indet., Dodnaea sp., Liguliflorae indet., Dichrystachys sp., Vigna sp., Disus quadrangularis, Clerodendron sp., Adenium sp., Boscia sp., Ricinus sp. Volkensinia prostrata Ormocarpum sp. Papilionoideae indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Papilionoideae Dodnaea sp. Liguliflorae indet. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Liguliflorae originally entered as "Compositae indet." Dichrystachys sp. Vigna sp. Disus quadrangularis Clerodendron sp. Adenium sp. Boscia sp. Ricinus sp.
Gnathostomata
-	Osteichthyes indet. Osteichthyes indet. bony fish ETE occurrence; species: Osteichthyes
Reptilia
-	Reptilia indet. Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768 reptile ETE occurrence; species: Testudines
Aves
-	Aves indet. Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird ETE occurrence; species: Aves
Mammalia
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki "Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant ETE occurrence; species: evolved
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus cf. oldowayensis, Hipparion cf. ethiopicum Equus cf. oldowayensis horse Hipparion cf. ethiopicum hipparionine horse originally entered as "Hipparion cf. ethopicum"
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Ceratotherium simum Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Suidae indet. Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig ETE occurrence; species: Suidae
Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae	Hippopotamus gorgops Hippopotamus gorgops Dietrich 1928 hippo originally entered as "Hippopotamus gorgop"
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Bovidae indet., Pelorovis oldowayensis, Antilopini indet., Gazella sp., Alcelaphini indet., "Megalotragus kattwinkeli" = Alcelaphus kattwinkeli, Reduncini indet. Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Neotragini Pelorovis oldowayensis Reck 1928 antelope Antilopini indet. Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antilopini Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini "Megalotragus kattwinkeli" = Alcelaphus kattwinkeli Scwarz 1932 hartebeest ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: or Connochaetes Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini
unclassified
-	Plantae indet. Plantae indet. Haeckel 1866 ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Plantae
Angiospermae
Malvales - Tiliaceae	Grewia sp. Grewia sp. Linnaeus 1753 crossberry
Sapindales - Anacardiaceae	Rhus sp. Rhus sp. Linnaeus 1753 sumac
Fabales - Fabaceae	Acacia sp., Acacia albida Acacia sp. Miller 1758 wattle Acacia albida wattle
Malpighiales - Hypericaceae	Hypericum sp. Hypericum sp. Linnaeus 1753 St John's wort
Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbiaceae indet., Euphorbia sp., Macaranga sp., Alchornea sp. Euphorbiaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 spurge ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia sp. Linnaeus 1753 spurge Macaranga sp. Thouars 1806 spurge Alchornea sp. Swartz 1788 spurge
Rosales - Rosaceae	Hagenia abyssinica, Prunus africana Hagenia abyssinica rose Prunus africana plum
Rosales - Urticaceae	Urticaceae indet. Urticaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 nettle ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Urticaceae
Rosales - Rhamnaceae	Rhamnaceae indet. Rhamnaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 buckthorn ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Rhamnaceae
Rosales - Ulmaceae	Celtis sp. Celtis sp. Linnaeus 1753 hackberry
Rosales - Cannabaceae	Trema sp. Trema sp. Loureiro 1790 hemp
Fagales - Myricaceae	Myrica sp. Myrica sp. Linnaeus 1753 bayberry
Zygophyllales - Zygophyllaceae	Tribulus sp. Tribulus sp. Linnaeus 1753 puncture vine
Violales - Flacourtiaceae	Flacourtiaceae indet. Flacourtiaceae indet. Richard and Candolle 1824 ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Flacourtiaceae
Ranunculales - Menispermaceae	Menispermaceae indet. Menispermaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Menispermaceae
Lamiales - Acanthaceae	Justicia anselliana, Justicia odora Justicia anselliana water-willow Justicia odora water-willow
Lamiales - Oleaceae	Olea sp., Olea africana, Olea hochstetteri Olea sp. Linnaeus 1753 olive Olea africana olive Olea hochstetteri olive
Gentianales - Loganiaceae	Loganiaceae indet. Loganiaceae indet. Martinov 1827 ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: or Salvadoraceae
Asterales - Asteraceae	"Tubuliflorae indet." = Asteraceae, Artemisia sp. "Tubuliflorae indet." = Asteraceae Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Tubuliflorae originally entered as "Compositae indet." Artemisia sp. Linnaeus 1753 wormwood
Caryophyllales - Chenopodiaceae	Chenopodiaceae indet. Chenopodiaceae indet. Ventenant 1799 ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Chenopodiaceae
Caryophyllales - Amaranthaceae	Amaranthaceae indet. Amaranthaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: or Chenopodiaceae
Solanales - Solanaceae	Solanum sp. Solanum sp. Linnaeus 1753 nightshade
Poales - Cyperaceae	Cyperaceae indet. Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 sedge
Poales - Poaceae	"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae "Gramineae indet." = Poaceae Barnhart 1895 true grass ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Gramineae
Poales - Typhaceae	Typha sp. Typha sp. Linnaeus 1753 bulrush
Magnoliales - Annonaceae	Commiphora sp. Commiphora sp. von Jacquin custard apple
Dicotyledoneae
Myrtales - Combretaceae	Combretaceae indet. Combretaceae indet. Brown 1810 ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Combretaceae originally entered as "Combretaceae-Melastomaceae indet."
Ericales - Ericaceae	Ericaceae indet. Ericaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 heather ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Ericaceae
Papaverales - Capparidaceae	Capparidaceae indet. Capparidaceae indet. de Jussieu caper ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Capparidaceae
Angiospermae
Monocotyledones -	"Monocotyledones indet." = Monocotyledoneae "Monocotyledones indet." = Monocotyledoneae ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Monocot originally entered as "Indet. indet."

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae	Podocarpus sp. Podocarpus sp. L'Heritier and Persoon 1807 podocarp
Coniferales - Cupressaceae	Juniperus sp. Juniperus sp. Linnaeus 1753 juniper
unclassified
-	Pteridophyta indet. Pteridophyta indet. Haeckel 1875 ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Pteridophyte
Adenota
-	"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki "Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki Schwartz 1932 ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: or Gazella