Laetoli - Loc. 18 Ndol.: Gelasian, Tanzania
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Parestigorgon gadjingeri
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Urocyclinae indet.
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - species name "Urocyclinae spE-Laet" split into genus and species names | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Thryonomyidae
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Thryonomys sp.
Fitzinger 1867
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Sciuridae
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Xerus janenschi
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Muridae
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Saccostomus sp.
Peters 1846
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Tatera sp.
Lataste 1882
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Mammalia
- Soricidae
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cf. Crocidura sp.
Wagler 1832
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Gazella janenschi
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Antilopini informal sp1-Laet.
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antilopini sp1-Laet. | ||||||||||
Antidorcas sp.
Sundevall 1847
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10 specimens | |||||||||
Hippotragini indet.
Sundevall 1845
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6 specimens | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hippotragini | ||||||||||
Alcelaphini informal indet. med.
Brookes 1876
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: alcelaphine-med. | ||||||||||
Alcelaphini informal indet. sm.
Brookes 1876
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3 specimens | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: alcelaphine-sm. | ||||||||||
cf. Pelea sp.
Gray 1851
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1 specimen | |||||||||
cf. Aepyceros melampus
(Lichtenstein 1812)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Tragelaphus sp.
de Blainville 1816
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Bovini indet.
Gray 1821
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3 specimens | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovini | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Giraffidae
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Giraffa stillei
Arambourg 1947
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23 specimens | |||||||||
Giraffa cf. jumae
Leakey 1967
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5 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Sivatheridae
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Sivatherium cf. maurusium
(Pomel 1893)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
original and current combination Libytherium maurusium | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Hyaenidae
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Hyaenidae indet.
Gray 1821
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hyaenidae | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Loxodonta exoptata
Dietrich 1941
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9 specimens | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Crotalidae
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Bitis arietans
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1 specimen | |||||||||
original and current combination Clotho (Bitis) | ||||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: olduvaiensis | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Phasianidae
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Francolinus sp.
Stephens 1819
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: small | ||||||||||
unclassified
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Madoqua cf. avifluminis
(Dietrich 1950)
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original and current combination Praemadoqua avifluminis | ||||||||||
originally entered as "Madoqua cf. aviflumis" | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Tanzania |
Coordinates: | 3.2° South, 35.2° East (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 3.3° South, 35.0° East |
Time
Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
Stage: | Gelasian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
*Period: | Tertiary | *Epoch: | Pliocene |
*International age/stage: | Gelasian (minimum) | ||
Key time interval: | Gelasian | ||
Age range of interval: | 2.58800 - 1.80600 m.y. ago | ||
* legacy (obsolete) database fields |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Vogel River Series | Local bed: | upper unit - Ndolanya Beds | ||
Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max = Tuff 8 (3.46+-.12ma), Min = Ogal Lavas (2.41+-.12ma), these bracket upper Ndolanya Beds radiometric intage_min |
Lithology and environment
Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: aeolian, ETE lithology comments: calcretes, 90-95% aeolian, some airfall tuffs, limestone and crystal-rich water worked tuff | |
Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: volcanic, ETE sed env 2: paleosol ETE event: ., ETE env comment: minerals-change in soil environment from Laet.Beds |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | selective quarrying,surface (in situ) |
Collection size: | 90 specimens |
Collection method comments: ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 415, 414, 409, 123, 104, ; ETE museum list: BMNH: British Museum (Natural History), KNM, TDA: Tennessee Division of Archaeology |
Metadata
Also known as: | ETE Locality 623, Laetoli - Loc. 18 Ndol., | ||
Database number: | 21805 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Behrensmeyer | Enterer: | A. Behrensmeyer |
Modifier: | M. Kosnik | ||
Created: | 1995-10-12 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2017-05-23 16:34:15 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 1995-10-12 00:00:00 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
4451. | ETE 85 | M. D. Leakey and J. M. Harris. 1987. Laetoli: a Pliocene Site in Northern Tanzania. Clarendon Press, Oxford, Great Britain [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik] |