Konso - Interval 4 (Pleistocene to of Ethiopia)

Also known as ETE Locality 1324, Level 4, Contains KGA 4E, KGA 10L, 11 ML, KGA 10M, KGA 10U, 11 MU, Konso-Gardula 4E, Konso - 4E

Where: Ethiopian Rift, Ethiopia (5.3° N, 37.5° E: paleocoordinates 5.2° N, 37.3° E)

When: Gelasian to Gelasian (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Tephra samples:19-91&Tuff T-1 radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology:

• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: 0

Collection methods: quarrying

• Contains Localities KGA 4E, KGA 10L, 11 ML, KGA 10M, KGA 10U, 11 MU

Primary reference: G. Suwa, B. Aswfaw, Y. Beyene, T. White, S. Katoh, S. Nagaoka, H. Nakaya, K. Uzawa, P. Renne and G. WoldeGabriel. 1997. The first skull of Australopithecus boisei. Nature 389(6650):489-492 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22491: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 12.04.2000, edited by Victoria Egerton

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Theropithecus oswaldi2 Andrews 1916 gelada
 Primates - Hominidae
"Australopithecus boisei" = Paranthropus boisei2, Homo sp.1, Homo erectus2
"Australopithecus boisei" = Paranthropus boisei2 Leakey 1959 australopithecine
Homo sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 human
Homo erectus2 Dubois 1892 human
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Diceros bicornis2 Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum2 Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae
Ancylotherium hennigi2 chalicothere
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion sp.2 de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse
"Hipparion libycum" = Eurygnathohippus libycum1 Pomel 1897 hipparionine horse
Equus "n. sp."2 Linnaeus 1758 horse
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Metridiochoerus modestus2 van Hoepen and van Hoepen 1932 pig
Metridiochoerus hopwoodi2 Leakey 1958 pig
Metridiochoerus compactus2 Van Hoepen and Van Hoepen 1932 pig
Kolpochoerus majus1 Hopwood 1934 pig
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 hippo
ETE occurrence; species: Hippopotamus/Hexaprotodon
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Gazella sp.2 Blaineville 1816 gazelle
Antilopini indet.1 Gray 1821 antelope
ETE occurrence; species:
"Damaliscus niro" = Hippotragus niro2 Hopwood 1936 antelope
Alcelaphini indet.1 Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE occurrence; species:.
Beatragus sp.2 Heller 1912 hirola
Parmularius angusticornis2 Schwarz 1937 antelope
"Rabaticeras "lemutai"" = Numidocapra2 Arambourg 1949 antelope
Damaliscus "sp. B"2 Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope
Connochaetes gentryi2 Harris 1991 wildebeest
Reduncini indet.1 Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
ETE occurrence; species:
Kobus sp.2 Smith 1840 antelope
Kobus sigmoidalis2 Arambourg 1941 antelope
Redunca sp.2 Smith 1827 reedbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus2 Pallas 1766 bushbuck
Bovini indet.1 Gray 1821 antelope
ETE occurrence; species:
Syncerus acoelotus2 Gentry 1985 African buffalo
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa sp.2 Brisson 1762 giraffe
Giraffa jumae2 Leakey 1967 giraffe
Sivatherium sp.1 Falconer and Cautley 1836 giraffe
 Carnivora - Felidae
Panthera sp.2 Oken 1816 cat
Felis sp.2 Linnaeus 1758 cat
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Hyaenidae indet.1 Gray 1821 hyaena
Crocuta crocuta2 Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Viverridae indet.2 Gray 1821 civet
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustelidae indet.2 Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis sp.2 Linnaeus 1758 canine
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki1, Loxodonta sp.2
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki1 Dietrich 1915 elephant
ETE occurrence; species: ileretensis
Loxodonta sp.2 Cuvier 1825 African elephant
Reptilia
 Testudines -
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines1
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines1 Batsch 1788 turtle
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
Crocodylus sp.1 Laurenti 1768 crocodile
Aves
  -
Aves indet.1 Linnaeus 1758 bird