PBDB Collection

FLK-Level 22 (Pleistocene of Tanzania)

Also known as ETE Locality 1469, Site 41a, Frida Leakey Korongo, Arch#41, Geol loc.45, FLK-Level 22,

Where: Tanzania (3.0° S, 35.3° E: paleocoordinates 3.0° S, 35.2° E)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Olduvai Formation, Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: max=1.798+/-.004(Tuff IB)min=1.749+/-.007(Tuff IF) radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; gray, green claystone

• ETE sed env 1: lacustrine, ETE sed env 2: lake_margin ETE event: ., ETE env comment: "lrg salne,alklne lk,estrn margn"

• ETE rock type adj: grey-green, ETE lithology comments: "silty,top of level friable"

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: J. C. Rage. 1973. Fossil snakes from Olduvai,Tanzania. In L. S. B. Leakey, R. J. B. Sauvage, and S. C. Coryndon (eds.), Fossil Vertebrates from Africa 3:1-6 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/T. Liebrecht]more details

PaleoDB collection 22629: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 28.06.2000

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Achyranthes sp., Volkensinia prostrata, Commiphoa sp., Ximenia sp., Hirpicium diffusum Achyranthes sp. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: pollen Volkensinia prostrata ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: pollen Commiphoa sp. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: pollen Ximenia sp. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: pollen Hirpicium diffusum ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: pollen
Angiospermae
Fabales - Fabaceae	Acacia sp. Acacia sp. Miller 1758 wattle ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: pollen-GR.I
Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia sp., Euphorbia hypericifolia Euphorbia sp. Linnaeus 1753 spurge ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: pollen Euphorbia hypericifolia spurge ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: pollen
Lamiales - Lamiaceae	Leucas sp. Leucas sp. Brown 1810 mint ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: pollen
Lamiales - Acanthaceae	Justicia odora Justicia odora water-willow ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: pollen
Asterales - Asteraceae	Artemisia sp. Artemisia sp. Linnaeus 1753 daisy ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: pollen
Caryophyllales - Chenopodiaceae	Suaeda monoica Suaeda monoica seepweed ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: pollen
Poales - Cyperaceae	Cyperaceae indet., Cyperaceae indet., Cyperaceae indet., Cyperaceae indet. Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 sedge ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: pollen; Double entry removed abundance could be 38 Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 sedge ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: "Chenopodiaceae,pollen" Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 sedge ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: pollen-linguliflorae Cyperaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 sedge ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: pollen-tubuliflorae
Poales - Typhaceae	Typha sp. Typha sp. Linnaeus 1753 bulrush ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: pollen

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae	Podocarpus sp. Podocarpus sp. L'Heritier and Persoon 1807 podocarp ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: pollen
Commelina benghalensis
-	Commelina benghalensis Commelina benghalensis Linnaeus 1753 dayflower ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: pollen