Omo - member C1, Äthiopien


Fundort: Omo - member C1, Äthiopien, , Äthiopien
Taxon: Theropithecus (Omopithecus) brumpti aus der Familie Cercopithecidae
Fossilien und Beschreibung der Fundstelle:
dating method: absolute, age comment: "Max age = 2.85 +/- .08 (Tuff C). Min age = 2.52 +/- .05 (Tuff D, correlated to Hasuma Tuff at E. Turkana)." radiometric intage_min, rock type adj: 0, lithology comments: "interlayered sand, silt, and clay"
Geschätztes Alter
der Fundstelle:
zwischen 1,806 und 2,588 Millionen Jahre aus der Shungura Formation in Äthiopien
Geologie, Sratigraphie Gelasian / Gelasian / Shungura
Koordinaten: 5° 3 ' 28 '' N, 36° 2 ' 9 '' O

Literatur

F. C. Howell, Y. Coppens 1973, Inventory of remains of Hominidae from Pliocene and Pleistocene formations of the lower Omo Basin, Ethiopia (1967-1972). American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 40, p. 1 - 16

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