Shungura Formation
The Shungura Formation is a stratigraphic formation located in the Omo river basin in Ethiopia. It dates to the Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene. Oldowan tools have been found in the formation, suggesting early use of stone tools by hominins. Among many others, fossils of Panthera were found in Member G of the formation.Description
The formation comprises sandstones, siltstones, claystones and tuff, deposited in a fluvial to deltaic lacustrine environment.Among many others, the following fossils have been reported from the formation:
- Acomys sp.
- Aepyceros shungurae
- Aethomys deheinzelini
- Ancylotherium
- Antidorcas recki
- Arvicanthis sp.
- Australopithecus boisei
- Camelops grattardi
- Camelus sp.
- Ceratotherium simum
- Clarias sp.
- Crocidura aithiops
- Diceros bicornis
- Equus oldowayensis
- Eurygnathohippus libycum
- Euthecodon
- Gazella praethomsoni
- Gerbillus sp.
- Gymnarchus sp.
- Helogale hirtula
- Heterocephalus atikoi
- Hexaprotodon protoamphibius, H. shungurensis
- Hipparion sitifense
- Hippopotamus protoamphibius
- Hipposideros kaumbului
- Homotherium Sp.
- Jaculus orientalis
- Kobus ancystrocera, K. ellipsiprymnus, K. oricornis, K. sigmoidalis
- Kolpochoerus limnetes
- Lepus capensis
- Loxodonta adaurora, L. exoptata
- Mastomys minor
- Menelikia lyrocera
- Metridiochoerus jacksoni, M. modestus
- Notochoerus euilus, N. scotti
- Nyanzachoerus kanamensis
- Palaeoloxodon recki
- Paracolobus mutiwa
- Paraxerus ochraceus
- Pelomys sp.
- Pelorovis sp.
- Polypterus sp.
- Redunca sp.
- Saidomys sp.
- Syncerus cf. acoelotus
- Synodontis sp.
- Taphozous abitus
- Thallomys quadrilobatus
- Theropithecus brumpti, T. oswaldi
- Tragelaphus gaudryi, T. nakuae
- Tatera sp.
- Xerus sp.
