Moroto II (UPE collections), Uganda


Fundort: Moroto II (UPE collections), Uganda, , Uganda
Taxon: Kogolepithecus morotoensis
Fossilien und Beschreibung der Fundstelle:
Macrofossils,mesofossils, Age constrained by being within Brachyodus range see comment on Moroto II concerning age assignment Moroto II and II fauna are Early Miocene–Middle Miocene in age (Pickford et al. 2003; Grossman et al. 2014; Pickford et al. 2017) , The fluvial sediments include argillites, silts, and conglomerates
Geschätztes Alter
der Fundstelle:
zwischen 11,608 und 23,03 Millionen Jahre aus der Formation in Uganda
Geologie, Sratigraphie Aquitanian, Burdigalian, Langhian, Serravallian, Tortonian / Early Miocene /
Koordinaten: 2° 40 ' 19 '' N, 34° 42 ' 51 '' O

Literatur

M. Pickford, B. Senut, D. Gommery, E. Musiime 2003, New Catarrhine fossils from Moroto II, Early Middle Miocene (ca 17.5 Ma) Uganda. Comptes Rendus Palevol. 2:8, p. 649 - 662

Systematik

Die News der letzten 7 Tage