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TABLE 1 in Plio-Pleistocene wood from the Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia: paleoenvironnemental implications for paleoanthropological and paleontological sites
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- 1. MSH-Mondes, UMR 7041 - ARSCAN, Paris Nanterre - (GAMMA), CNRS / Université Paris Nanterre / Sorbonne Université, 21 allée de l'Université, 92000 Nanterre (France) mcsaad @ parisnanterre. fr (corresponding author)
- 2. Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, UM 34, CEREGE, Europole Méditerranéen de l'Arbois, BP 80, F- 13545 Aix-en-Provence cedex 4 (France) rbonnefille @ orange. fr
Description
TABLE 1. — List of studied and described fossil wood from the Pliocene, Shungura Formation, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia. *, O 127 and P 64 are the same locations, one being faunal and the other geological site. Abbreviations: Tr, Transversal section; Tg, Tangential section; Ra, Radial section.
| Sample Number | Thin sections | Locality | Geographic coordinates | Stratigraphy | Age (Ma) | Identification | Figures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twf 17730 | Tr-Tg-Ra | P 424, sect. 15 | 5°04’04”N, 36°01’22”E | C-9 | 2.56 | Combretaceae / Fabaceae gen. and sp. indet. 2 | Fig. 20 |
| Twf 17638 | Tr-Tg-Ra | P 755, sect 24 | 5°00’09”N, 36°01’03”E | C-8 | 2.57 | Albizia sp. 1 | Fig. 19 |
| Twf 17788 | Tr | L 447, sect. 11 | 5°05’26”N, 36°01’29”E | C-8 | 2.57 | Raphia sp. | Fig. 11 |
| Twf 17805 | Tr-Tg-Ra | L 448, sect. 11 | 5°05’26”N, 36°01’30”E | C-8 | 2.57 | Maytenus sp. 1 | Fig. 18 |
| Twf 17808 | Tr-Tg-Ra | L 448, sect. 11 | 5°05’26”N, 36°01’30”E | C-8 | 2.57 | Maytenus sp. 1 | |
| Twf 17713 | Tr-Tg-Ra | L 642, sect.3 | 5°08’58”N, 36°01’50”E | C-6 | 2.61 | Trichilia sp. | Fig. 17 |
| Twf 17683 | Tr-Tg-Ra | P 106, sect. 4 | 5°08’39”N, 36°01’34”E | C-5 | 2.62 | Diospyros cf. mespiliformis | Fig. 16 |
| Twf 17611 | Tr-Tg-Ra | P 508, sect. 2 | 5°09’23”N, 36°02’01”E | Middle C | 2.62 | Terminalia cf. macroptera | Fig. 15 |
| Twf 17812 | Tr-Tg-Ra | L 46, sect. 4 | 5°08’39”N, 36°01’35”E | C-5 | 2.62 | Celtis cf. integrifolia | Fig. 14 |
| Twf 17748 | Tr-Tg-Ra | P 811, sect. 4 | 5°08’24”N, 36°01’30”E | C-5 | 2.62 | Cordia sp. 1 | Fig. 12 |
| Twf 17610 | Tr-Tg-Ra | P 59, sect. 4 | 5°08’45”N, 36°01’32”E | C-5 | 2.62 | Cordia sp. 2 | Fig. 13 |
| Twf 17839 | Tr | P 180, sect. 10 | 5°06’10”N, 36°01’30”E | C-5 | 2.62 | Borassus sp. | Fig. 11 |
| Twf 17609 | Tr-Tg-Ra | P 782 sect. 18 | 5°02’47”N, 36°01’27”E | B-12 | 2.95 | Maytenus sp. 1 | Fig. 10 |
| Nfw 001 | Tr-Tg-Ra | Locality1-North | 5°03’53”N, 36°01’34”E | B-10 | 2.97 | Terminalia sp. 2 | Fig. 9 |
| Twf 17679 | Tr-Tg-Ra | P 788 sect. 18 | 5°02’38”N, 36°01’35”E | B-10 | 2.97 | Unidentifiable | – |
| Twf 17872 | Tr-Tg-Ra | P 64, sect. 18 | 5°02’58”N, 36°01’52”E | A-1-1 | 3.60 | Entandophragma sp. 3 | Fig. 8 |
| Twf 17854 | Tr-Tg-Ra | P 64, sect. 18 | 5°02’58”N, 36°01’52”E | A-1-1 | 3.60 | Entandophragma sp. 2 | Fig. 7 |
| Twf 17914 | Tr-Tg-Ra | O 127 = P 64* | 5°02’58”N, 36°01’52”E | A-1-1 | 3.60 | Entandophragma sp. 2 | Fig. 7 |
| Twf 17913 | Tr-Tg-Ra | O 127 = P 64* | 5°02’58”N, 36°01’52”E | A-1-1 | 3.60 | Entandophragma sp. 1 | Fig. 6 |
| Twf 18054 | Tr-Tg-Ra | P 64, sect. 18 | 5°02’58”N, 36°01’52”E | A-1-2 | 3.60 | Fabaceae gen. and sp. indet. | Fig. 5 |
| Twf 17873 | Tr-Tg-Ra | P 64, sect. 18 | 5°02’58”N, 36°01’52”E | A-1-1 | 3.60 | Combretaceae / Fabaceae gen. and sp. indet. 1 | Fig. 4 |
| Twf 17918 | Tr- Tg- Ra | O 127 = P 64* | 5°02’58”N, 36°01’52”E | A-1-1 | 3.60 | Terminalia sp. 1 | Fig. 3 |
| Twf 18047 | Tr-Tg-Ra | O 127 = P 64* | 5°02’58”N, 36°01’52”E | A-1-1 | 3.60 | Unidentifiable | – |
Notes
Published as part of Jolly-Saad, Marie-Claude & Bonnefille, Raymonde, 2026, Plio-Pleistocene wood from the Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia: paleoenvironnemental implications for paleoanthropological and paleontological sites, pp. 374 in Geodiversitas 48 (18) on page 374, DOI: 10.5252/geodiversitas2026v48a18, http://zenodo.org/record/22808516
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