KomOmbo-GS X (Pleistocene of Egypt)

Also known as ETE Locality 1348, Gebel Silsila X, Gabal Silsila X, KomOmbo-GS X,

Where: Kom Ombo Plain, Egypt (24.5° N, 33.0° E: paleocoordinates 24.4° N, 32.9° E)

When: Darau Member (Gebel Silsila-YCS Formation), Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: No radiocarbon determinations

Environment/lithology: siltstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: channel ETE event: ., ETE env comment: .
• ETE rock type adj: calcitic, ETE lithology comments: sand&silt mixed

Collection methods: ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 921, ; ETE museum list: ROM: Royal Ontario Museum

Primary reference: C. S. Churcher and P.E.L. Smith. 1972. Kom Ombo: Preliminary Report on the Fauna of Late Paleolithic Sites in Upper Egypt. Science 177:259-261 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22513: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 13.04.2000

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Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Siluriformes - Clariidae
Clarias anguillaris
Aves
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Ardea cinerea
Ardea cinerea Linnaeus 1758 gray heron
originally entered as "Ardea cinera"
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anas crecca
Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian teal
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp.
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Gazella dorcas, Alcelaphus buselaphus, Bos primigenius
Gazella dorcas Linnaeus 1758 Dorcas gazelle
Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest
Bos primigenius Bojanus 1827 ox
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus cf. asinus
Equus cf. asinus Linnaeus 1758 donkey
ETE occurrence; species: cf. africanus