Also known as Dogali
Where: Eritrea (15.6° N, 39.3° E: paleocoordinates 12.7° N, 36.1° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Dogali Formation, Oligocene (33.9 - 23.0 Ma)
• "mid- to late Oligocene": basalt above the fossiliferous layer dated at 26.8 +/- 1.5 Ma by 40Ar/39Ar analysis
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; mudstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: surface (float),
Primary reference: J. Shoshani, R. C. Walter, M. Abraha, S. Berhe, P. Tassy, W. J. Sanders, G. H. Marchant, Y. Libsekal, T. Ghirmai and D. Zinner. 2006. A proboscidean from the late Oligocene of Eritrea, a ‘‘missing link’’ between early Elephantiformes and Elephantimorpha, and biogeographic implications. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103(46):17296-17301 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 70787: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 05.04.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Eritreum melakeghebrekristosi n. gen. n. sp.
Eritreum melakeghebrekristosi n. gen. n. sp. Shoshani et al. 2006 proboscidean |