Also known as ETE Locality 1435, Douglas Korongo, Arch loc.22, Geol loc.13, DKI-Level 2,
Where: Tanzania (3.0° S, 35.4° E: paleocoordinates 3.1° S, 35.2° E)
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Olduvai Formation, Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: max=1.976+/-0.015(Tuff IA)min=1.859+/-0.007(Tuff IB) radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: lacustrine
Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 478, ; ETE museum list: BMNH: British Museum (Natural History), KNM, TDA: Tennessee Division of Archaeology
Primary reference: P. Shipman. 1986. Paleoecology of Fort Ternan Reconsidered. Journal of Human Evolution 15(3):193-204 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
PaleoDB collection 22595: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 28.06.2000, edited by Evangelos Vlachos
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri | |
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Clarias sp. Scopoli 1777 catfish | |
Amphibia | |
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Reptilia | |
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Pelusios sinuatus Smith 1838 Serrated hinged terrapin | |
Aves | |
Struthio sp. Linnaeus 1758 ostrich | |
Mammalia | |
Deinotherium cf. bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere | |
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant | |
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine | |
Galago sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1796 galago | |
Papio sp. Erxleben 1777 baboon | |
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Notochoerus sp. Broom 1925 pig
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig | |
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe | |
"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium
"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium Pomel 1893 placental | |
Equus cf. oldowayensis horse |