Miocene faunal remains from the Burji-Soyama area, Amaro Horst, southern sector of the main Ethiopian Rift

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dc.contributor.authorSuwa, Gen
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Tim
dc.contributor.authorAsfaw, B
dc.contributor.authorWoldeGabriel, Giday
dc.contributor.authorYemane, Tesfaye
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-06T07:39:16Z
dc.date.available2015-01-06T07:39:16Z
dc.date.issued1991
dc.description.abstractThe Palaeoanthropological Inventory of Ethiopia is dedicated to the discovery and documentation of palaeoanthropologically significant study areas in the Main Ethiopian Rift and Afar Depression. Fieldwork in the area at the southern end of the Amaro Horst during the 1989 field season was focused on a fossiliferous sedimentary succession with intercalated volcanic horizons. Potassium-argon dating sets a minimum age of 11.1 my for sediments bearing vertebrate remains. The partial skeleton of a fossil proboscidean recovered at Burji is described, illustrated and assessed comparatively. The remains are those of a primitive species of choerolophodont mastodon. Biochronological considerations place this specimen in the time range of 15-17 my. The presence of fossiliferous sediments in the Burji area suggest that a rift-related basin had developed in this part of Ethiopia by Middle or Early Miocene times.en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Geographic Society 4134-89; National Science Foundation Anthropology Program: BSN 88-19735; Centre for Research and Conservation of the Cultural Heritage, Ethiopian Ministry of Culture and Sports Affairsen_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0078-8554
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/16169
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherBernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Researchen_ZA
dc.subjectelephanten_ZA
dc.subjectRadiometric datingen_ZA
dc.titleMiocene faunal remains from the Burji-Soyama area, Amaro Horst, southern sector of the main Ethiopian Riften_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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