ALA-VP-2: Late Miocene, Ethiopia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Phasianidae
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Francolinus sp.
Stephens 1819
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Reptilia
- Falconiformes
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Falconiformes indet.
Sharpe 1874
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Reptilia
- Pelecaniformes
- Ardeidae
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| size of A. alba | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Anseriformes
- Anatidae
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cf. Plectropterus sp.
Stephens 1824
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| size of P. gambensis | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Ethiopia |
| Coordinates: | 10.3° North, 40.3° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 8.1° North, 40.1° East (Wright 2013) |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Late Miocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 11.63 - 5.333 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: | 192304 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen |
| Created: | 2018-03-21 15:03:47 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-03-21 15:03:47 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
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] |