Also known as ETE Locality 1424, Palikao, Ternifine, Tighenif-general
Where: Algeria (35.4° N, 0.3° E: paleocoordinates 35.4° N, 0.3° E)
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lacustrine; nodular, gray claystone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: C. Arambourg and R. Hoffstetter. 1954. Decouverte en Afrique du Nord de restes humains du Paleolithique inferieur. C.R.Acad.Sci.(Paris) 239:72-74 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 22584: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 28.06.2000, edited by John Damuth and Bethany Allen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Loxodonta atlantica Pomel 1879 African elephant | |
Theropithecus cf. oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada | |
Homo erectus Dubois 1892 human | |
Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena | |
cf. Felis sp. Linnaeus 1758 cat | |
Lupulella mohibi Geraads 2011 canid
Lycaon magnus Ewer and Singer 1956 canid | |
Giraffidae indet. Gray 1821 giraffe
Giraffa cf. pomeli Arambourg 1979 giraffe | |
Gazella sp., Gazella dracula, Gazella cf. atlantica, Parmularius ambiguus, Connochaetes taurinus, Capra sp., Kobus sp., Hippotragus cf. gigas, Oryx cf. gazella, Bos cf. bubaloides, Tragelaphus algericus
Gazella dracula Geraads 1981 gazelle
Gazella cf. atlantica Bourguignat 1870 gazelle ETE occurrence; species: "cf.atlantica,sp.A", mak - species name from unique name
Parmularius ambiguus Pomel 1894 antelope
Capra sp. Linnaeus 1758 goat
Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope
Hippotragus cf. gigas Leakey 1965 antelope
Oryx cf. gazella Linnaeus 1758 gemsbok
Bos cf. bubaloides Arambourg 1979 ox
Tragelaphus algericus antelope | |
Metridiochoerus compactus Van Hoepen and Van Hoepen 1932 pig originally entered as "Metridochoerus compactus"
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Hippopotamus sirensis Pomel 1896 hippo | |
Camelus thomasi Pomel 1893 camel | |
Equus mauritanicus horse | |
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros |