Senga 5A (Pliocene to of Congo-Kinshasa)

Also known as ETE Locality 1170, Senga 5A,

Where: Congo-Kinshasa (0.0° N, 29.6° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 0.8° S, 29.6° E (Wright 2013)

When: Lusso Beds Formation (Semliki Group), Pliocene to Pliocene (5.3 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: Biostrat comp of fauna sugg an age of 2.0-2.35 Ma

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: lacustrine, ETE sed env 2: lake_margin ETE event: ., ETE env comment: littoral to shallow paludal
• ETE rock type adj: limonitic, ETE lithology comments: "dark brown, heavily indurated limonitic sands with ironstone granules"

Collection methods: bulk, quarrying, surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 933, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: P. P. Pavlakis. 1990. Plio-Pleistocene Hippopotamidae from the Upper Semliki. Virgia Museum of Natural History Memior 1:203-223 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22346: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 23.08.1999

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Distichodus sp., tuberculata tuberculata, bulimoides bulimoides, Ovata ovata, bakeri bakeri, Hyperopisus sp., Sindacharax cf. deserti, Indet. indet., Brachystegia sp., Leptadenia cf. hastata, Dichapetalum acuminatum, Dichapetalum aff. acuminatum, Dichapetalum acuminatum, Dichapetalum acuminatum, Dichapetalum acuminatum, Dichapetalum acuminatum, Dichapetalum acuminatum, Dichapetalum acuminatum, Loeseneriella clematoides, Raphiostylis beninensis, Palmaceae indet., Baphiastrum boonei
Indet. indet.
ETE occurrence; species: Monocot
Dichapetalum aff. acuminatum
ETE occurrence; species: aff. glandulosum
Dichapetalum acuminatum
ETE occurrence; species: griseisepalum
Dichapetalum acuminatum
ETE occurrence; species: lokanduense
Dichapetalum acuminatum
ETE occurrence; species: lujae
Dichapetalum acuminatum
ETE occurrence; species: mombuttuense
Dichapetalum acuminatum
ETE occurrence; species: mundense
Dichapetalum acuminatum
ETE occurrence; species: sp.
Palmaceae indet.
ETE occurrence; species: Palmaceae
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
cf. Juniperus sp.
cf. Juniperus sp. Linnaeus 1753 juniper
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podocarpus milanjianus
Angiospermae
 Poales - Poaceae
"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae
"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae Barnhart 1895 true grass
ETE occurrence; species: Gramineae
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Phoenix sp.
Phoenix sp. Linnaeus 1753 palm
 Malvales - Tiliaceae
Grewia cf. mollis, Grewia flavescens, Grewia mollis
Grewia flavescens crossberry
Grewia mollis crossberry
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Acacia sp., Acacia nilotica, Acacia sieberiana, Acacia albida, Acacia ataxacantha, Acacia cf. abyssinica, Acacia cf. giraffae, Acacia polyacantha
Acacia sp. Miller 1758 wattle
Acacia polyacantha wattle
ETE occurrence; species: campylacantha
Dicotyledoneae
 Ericales - Ebenaceae
Diospyros sp.
Diospyros sp. Linnaeus 1753
Cycadopsida
 Cycadales - Cycadaceae
Encephalartos cf. laurenianus
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Planorbidae
Bulinus indet.
Bulinus indet. Mueller 1781 snail
ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Actinopteri
 Osteoglossiformes - Gymnarchidae
Gymnarchus sp.
Gymnarchus sp. Cuvier 1829 aba knifefish
 Characiformes - Alestidae
Hydrocynus sp.
Hydrocynus sp. Cuvier 1816
 Characiformes - Characidae
Characidae indet., Characidae indet.
Characidae indet.
ETE occurrence; species: Characidae
Characidae indet.
ETE occurrence; species: Characidae nov.
 Siluriformes - Mochokidae
Synodontis sp.
Synodontis sp. Cuvier 1816 upside down catfish
 Siluriformes - Bagridae
Bagridae indet.
Bagridae indet. Bleeker 1852 naked catfish
ETE occurrence; species: Bagridae
 Cichliformes - Cichlidae
Cichlidae indet.
Cichlidae indet. Heckel 1840 cichlid
ETE occurrence; species: Cichlidae
 Acanthomorphata - Centropomidae
Lates sp., Lates niloticus
Lates sp. Cuvier 1828 lates
Lates niloticus Linnaeus 1758 Nile perch
Reptilia
 Testudines -
Pleurodira indet.
Pleurodira indet. Cope 1865 sideneck turtle
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Pleurodira
 Testudines - Pelomedusidae
Pelusios sp., Pelusios sinuatus
Pelusios sp. Wagler 1830 sideneck turtle
Pelusios sinuatus Smith 1838 Serrated hinged terrapin
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Testudinidae indet.
Testudinidae indet. Batsch 1788 turtle
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Testudinidae
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionychidae indet., Trionychidae indet., Cycloderma sp.
Trionychidae indet. Gray 1825 softshell turtle
ETE occurrence; species: Cyclanorbinae
Trionychidae indet. Gray 1825 softshell turtle
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Trionychidae
Cycloderma sp. Peters 1854 softshell turtle
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
Crocodylus niloticus
Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti 1768 Nile crocodile
Mammalia
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Mammalia indet.
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Proboscidea
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equidae indet., Equidae indet.
Equidae indet. Gray 1821 horse
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Equidae
Equidae indet. Gray 1821 horse
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hipparioninae
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet., Rhinocerotidae indet.
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
ETE occurrence; species: Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: cf. Ceratotherium
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius, "Hexaprotodon cf. imagunculus" = Hexaprotodon imaguncula
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
"Hexaprotodon cf. imagunculus" = Hexaprotodon imaguncula Hopwood 1926 pygmy hippo
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
"Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus, Metridiochoerus jacksoni
"Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus Hopwood 1926 giant forest hog
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffidae indet.
Giraffidae indet. Gray 1821 giraffe
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Giraffidae
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet., Tragelaphus nakuae, Bovini indet., Syncerus sp., Menelikia lyrocera, Alcelaphini indet.
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope
Bovini indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovini
Syncerus sp. Hodgson 1847 African buffalo
Menelikia lyrocera Arambourg 1941 antelope
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Theropithecus sp.
Theropithecus sp. Geoffroy 1843 gelada