Omo - member G8 (Pleistocene of Ethiopia)
Also known as ETE Locality 832, Omo - member G8,
Where: Ethiopia (5.1° N, 36.1° E: paleocoordinates 5.8° N, 36.4° E)
When: G Member (Shungura Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max age = 2.33 (Tuff G). Min age = 1.88 (Tuff H). radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology:
• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: floodplain ETE event: ., ETE env comment: Channel & levee deposits on floodplain
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: "Sand, silt, and clayey silt. Etheria reefs."
Collection methods: surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 504, 503, 502, 501, ; ETE museum list: ENM
Primary reference: H. B. S. Cooke. 1994. Personal communication regarding the Omo Suidae. . [K. Behrensmeyer/K. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik] more details
PaleoDB collection 22011: authorized by Kay Behrensmeyer, entered by Kay Behrensmeyer on 01.07.1998