Also known as ETE Locality 1466, Mary Nicol Korongo, Geol loc.88, MNKII MainSt-Mddle BdII,
Where: Tanzania (3.0° S, 35.3° E: paleocoordinates 3.0° S, 35.2° E)
When: Olduvai Formation, Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: max=1.749+/-0.007(Tuff IF)min=1.15(base of Bed III) radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine
Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 478, ; ETE museum list: BMNH: British Museum (Natural History), KNM, TDA: Tennessee Division of Archaeology
Primary reference: R. L. Hay. 1990. Olduvai Gorge; a case study in the interpretation of hominid paleoenvironments in East Africa. Geological Society of America Special Publication 242:23-37 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
PaleoDB collection 22626: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 28.06.2000, edited by John Damuth
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Actinopteri | |
Clarias sp. Scopoli 1777 catfish | |
Mammalia | |
"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium
"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium Pomel 1893 placental | |
Hippopotamus gorgops Dietrich 1928 hippo | |
Bovidae indet., Bovini indet., Pelorovis oldowayensis, Syncerus acoelotus, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Hippotragus gigas, Alcelaphini indet., Alcelaphini indet., "Megalotragus kattwinkeli" = Alcelaphus kattwinkeli, Connochaetes cf. taurinus, Antilopini indet., Kobus kob
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antilopini sp.1-Olduvai
Pelorovis oldowayensis Reck 1928 antelope
Syncerus acoelotus Gentry 1985 African buffalo
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: grandis
Hippotragus gigas Leakey 1965 antelope
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-lg
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-sm
"Megalotragus kattwinkeli" = Alcelaphus kattwinkeli Scwarz 1932 hartebeest
Connochaetes cf. taurinus Burchell 1823 blue wildebeest
Kobus kob Erxleben 1777 kob | |
Giraffidae indet. Gray 1821 giraffe
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe | |
Equus cf. oldowayensis horse | |
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros | |
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
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Reptilia | |
Crocodylus sp. Laurenti 1768 crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti 1768 Nile crocodile |