Konso - Interval 3 (Pleistocene to of Ethiopia)

Also known as ETE Locality 1331, Konso-Gardula, KGA-4HA, KGA 21, KGA-19M, and KGA-19U

Where: Ethiopian Rift, Ethiopia (5.3° N, 37.5° E: paleocoordinates 5.2° N, 37.3° E)

When: Gelasian to Gelasian (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Tephra samples:19-91&Tuff T-1 radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology:

• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: 0

Collection methods: quarrying

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 921, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: G. Suwa, B. Aswfaw, Y. Beyene, T. White, S. Katoh, S. Nagaoka, H. Nakaya, K. Uzawa, P. Renne and G. WoldeGabriel. 1997. The first skull of Australopithecus boisei. Nature 389(6650):489-492 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22498: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 12.04.2000, edited by Victoria Egerton

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
E. recki atavus
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Theropithecus oswaldi
Theropithecus oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Hyaena sp.
Hyaena sp. Brisson 1762 hyaena
 Carnivora - Felidae
Panthera sp.
Panthera sp. Oken 1816 cat
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Parmularius sp., Connochaetes gentryi, Kobus sp., Kobus sigmoidalis, Tragelaphus "sp. A"
Parmularius sp. Hopwood 1934 antelope
Connochaetes gentryi Harris 1991 wildebeest
Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope
Kobus sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941 antelope
Tragelaphus "sp. A" de Blainville 1816 antelope
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Kolpochoerus majus, Kolpochoerus limnetes, Metridiochoerus compactus, Metridiochoerus andrewsi, Metridiochoerus hopwoodi
Kolpochoerus majus Hopwood 1934 pig
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig
"Kolpocherus limnetes/oldvaiensis"
Metridiochoerus compactus Van Hoepen and Van Hoepen 1932 pig
Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926 pig
Metridiochoerus hopwoodi Leakey 1958 pig
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus sp.
Hippopotamus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hippo
"Hippopotamus/Hexaprotodon sp."
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus "n. sp.", Hipparion sp.
Equus "n. sp." Linnaeus 1758 horse
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium simum
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros