STD-VP-2: Late/Upper Miocene, Ethiopia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Podicipediformes
- Podicipedidae
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Podiceps sp.
Latham 1787
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| size of small P. grisegena | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Suliformes
- Phalacrocoracidae
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Phalacrocorax cf. carbo
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Ethiopia |
| Coordinates: | 10.3° North, 40.3° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 9.9° North, 39.7° East |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Miocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 11.63000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection size: | 7 specimens |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 192298 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | ||
| Created: | 2018-03-21 14:58:00 | Last modified: | 2018-03-21 15:00:39 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-03-21 14:58:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 65061. | A. Louchart, Y. Haile-Selassie, P. Vignaud, A. Likius, and M. Brunet. 2008. Fossil birds from the Late Miocene of Chad and Ethiopia and zooge- ographical implications. Oryctos 7:147-167 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |