Also known as ETE Locality 1379, "GSIII,Lev 0",
Where: Kom Ombo Plain, Egypt (24.5° N, 33.0° E: paleocoordinates 24.4° N, 32.9° E)
When: Darau Member, Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: From Sebekian Assemblage radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: siltstone
Collection methods: surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 975, ; 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 22544: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 13.04.2000
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo | |
Gazella leptoceros Cuvier 1842 gazelle
Gazella dorcas Linnaeus 1758 Dorcas gazelle
Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest | |
Reptilia | |
Trionyx triunguis Forksal 1775 African softshell turtle | |
Aves | |
Milvus migrans Boddaert 1783 black kite | |
Mergus serrator, Anas sp., Anas crecca, Anas platyrhynchos, Anas acuta, "Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope, "Mergus albellus" = Mergellus albellus, Plectropterus gambensis
Mergus serrator Linnaeus 1758 red-breasted merganser
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian teal
Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Anas acuta Linnaeus 1758 northern pintail
"Anas penelope" = Mareca penelope Linnaeus 1758 Eurasian wigeon
"Mergus albellus" = Mergellus albellus Linnaeus 1758 smew
Plectropterus gambensis Linnaeus 1766 spur-winged goose | |
Phalacrocorax carbo Linnaeus 1758 great cormorant | |
Ardea cinerea Linnaeus 1758 gray heron | |
"Phoenicopterus antiquorum" = Phoenicopterus roseus
"Phoenicopterus antiquorum" = Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas 1811 greater flamingo | |
Actinopteri | |
Barbus bynni Forsskål 1775 binny | |
Clarias anguillaris catfish |