"KomOmbo-GSXIII,Sec2" (Pleistocene of Egypt)

Also known as ETE Locality 1351, "Gebel Silsila XIII,Sector 2", "Gabal Silsila XIII, Sector 2", "KomOmbo-GSXIII,Sec2",

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

• Paleocoordinates: 24.2° N, 33.0° E (Wright 2013)

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

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: "From ash,Mound H,Menchian Industry" radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

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 22516: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 13.04.2000

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Taxonomic list

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Aves
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Anas acuta
Anas acuta Linnaeus 1758 northern pintail
Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bos primigenius, Alcelaphus buselaphus
Bos primigenius Bojanus 1827 ox
Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
Actinopteri
 Siluriformes - Clariidae
Clarias anguillaris