List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Djibouti

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Djibouti.

Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Djibouti
Pleistocene

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units
LocalityAge (Ma)PeriodFossilsNotes
ETE 1306
 Annabokoma, Anabo Koma		1.6-0.3 (Suids)
1.9-0.9 (Chekheyti)		Mid-Late PleistocenePalaeoloxodon recki, Hippopotamus cf. gorgops, Heterobranchus sp.[1]
ETE 1311
 E-Gobaad		1.8-1.2Middle PleistocenePalaeoloxodon recki, Crocuta aff. crocuta, Equus quagga burchelli, Equus cf. tabeti, Hippotamus cf. gorgops, Hystrix cf. cristata, Aepyceros sp., Beatragus sp., Connochaetes sp., Hippotragus sp., Kobus sp., Redunca sp., Antilopinae sp., Giraffidae indet., Suidae indet., Crocodylus niloticus, Geochelone sp.[2]
ETE 1309
 S-W Assal		2.34-0.8Early-Late PleistoceneAntidorcas recki, Metridiochoerus andrewsi, Metridiochoerus cf. hopwoodi, Palaeoloxodon recki, Sivatherium maurusium, Hipparion cf. cornelianum, Hippopotamus cf. amphibius, Kobus cf. kob, Kolpochoerus cf. phacochoeroides, Pelorovis cf. oldowayensis, Aepyceros sp., Ceratotherium sp., Damaliscus sp., Syncerus sp.[3]
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See also

References
  1. ETE Locality 1306, Annabokoma, Anabo Koma at Fossilworks.org
  2. ETE Locality 1311, E-Gobaad at Fossilworks.org
  3. ETE Locality 1309, S-W Assal at Fossilworks.org

Further reading
  • L. de Bonis, D. Geraads, J. Jaeger and S. Sen. 1988. Vertebres du Pleistocene de Djibouti. Bulletin Society Geol. France IV(2):323-334
  • H. Thomas and Y. Coppens. 1984. Discovery of Fossil Vertebrates in the Lower Pleistocene of the Republic of Djibouti. Correspondant de Academie, Feb1984
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