Omo - L.28: Gelasian, Ethiopia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Osteichthyes
ETE occurrence; species: Osteichthyes
40 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Siluriformes
Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
31 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cyprinidae
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Mochokidae
Synodontis sp. Cuvier 1816
16 specimens
unclassified
4 specimens
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Clariidae
Clarias sp. Scopoli 1777
1 specimen
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Bagridae
Bagridae indet. Bleeker 1852
9 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bagridae
Actinopteri - Characiformes - Alestidae
Hydrocynus sp. Cuvier 1816
Actinopteri - Osteoglossiformes - Gymnarchidae
Gymnarchus sp. Cuvier 1829
8 specimens
Actinopteri - Cichliformes - Cichlidae
Cichlidae indet. Heckel 1840
ETE occurrence; species: Cichlidae
Cladistia - Polypteriformes - Polypteridae
Polypterus sp. Lacépède 1803
unclassified
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Hipposideridae
3 specimens
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Emballonuridae
1 specimen
unclassified
1 specimen
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
1 specimen
Mammalia - Rodentia - Bathyergidae
1 specimen
Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae
3 specimens
Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae
Muridae indet. Illiger 1811
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Muridae
Gerbillus sp. Desmarest 1804
1 specimen
Tatera sp. Lataste 1882
8 specimens
5 specimens
Pelomys sp. Peters 1852
1 specimen
Acomys sp. Geoffroy 1838
1 specimen
6 specimens
21 specimens
Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
2 specimens
Xerus sp. Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1833
2 specimens
Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae
Theropithecus brumpti Arambourg 1947
1 specimen
Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae
2 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hominidae
3 specimens
2 specimens
Mammalia - Soricidae
1 specimen
Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae
Helogale hirtula Thomas 1904
2 specimens
Mammalia - Hippopotamidae
ETE occurrence; species: A-Omo
1 specimen
Mammalia - Bovidae
Kobus sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941
1 specimen
1 specimen
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941
1 specimen
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
1 specimen
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Elephas recki Dietrich 1915
3 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: shungurensis
Reptilia
ETE occurrence; species: Squamata
Amphibia
13 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Anura
unclassified
3 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:Ethiopia
Coordinates: 5.1° North, 36.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:4.5° North, 36.0° East (Wright 2013)
Time
Period: Quaternary Epoch: Pleistocene
Stage: Gelasian 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 6
*Period:Tertiary *Epoch:Late/Upper Pliocene
*International age/stage:Gelasian (minimum)
Key time interval: Gelasian
Age range of interval: 2.58 - 1.8 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Omo Formation:Shungura Member:F
Local bed:F1-2
Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max = Tuff F , Min = Tuff G radiometric intage_min
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: siltstone
Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: unconsolidated, ETE lithology comments: incorporates coarse materials, sandy silt, biomulched lenses
Tectonic setting:rift
Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: wet_floodplain ETE event: ., ETE env comment: braided stream deposit
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,selective quarrying
Collection size:252 specimens
Collection method comments: ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 88, ; ETE museum list: ENM, MNHN: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
Metadata
Also known as:ETE Locality 363, Omo - L.28,
Database number:21545
Authorizer:A. Behrensmeyer Enterer:A. Behrensmeyer, J. Damuth, R. Potts
Modifier:A. Behrensmeyer
Created:1997-07-28 00:00:00 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:1997-07-28 00:00:00
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
4769.ETE 478J. de Heinzelin. 1983. The Omo Group: Archives of the International Omo Research Expedition. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Annales Series 8, Tervuren, Belgique 85 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer]