"GSIII,Lev 0" (Pleistocene of Egypt)

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

• 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: 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
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Gazella leptoceros Cuvier 1842 gazelle
Gazella dorcas Linnaeus 1758 Dorcas gazelle
Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest
Reptilia
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx triunguis Forksal 1775 African softshell turtle
Aves
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Milvus migrans Boddaert 1783 black kite
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
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
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax carbo Linnaeus 1758 great cormorant
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Ardea cinerea Linnaeus 1758 gray heron
 Phoenicopteriformes - Phoenicopteridae
"Phoenicopterus antiquorum" = Phoenicopterus roseus
"Phoenicopterus antiquorum" = Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas 1811 greater flamingo
Actinopteri
 Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Barbus bynni Forsskål 1775 binny
 Siluriformes - Clariidae