New large-bodied mammals from the Late Oligocene site of Chilga, Ethiopia

By W. Sanders, J. Kappelman, D. Rasmussen. 2004

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Shoulder Height, Body Mass, and Shape of Proboscideans (2015, background): “The most plesiomorphic deinothere, Chilgatherium harrisi, was found in Ethiopia and was dated to the late Oligocene, ca. 28–27 Ma (Sanders et al. 2004).”
The evolution of arid ecosystems in eastern Africa (2006, background): “Large mammals (such as species of Proboscidea and Embrithopoda) evolved in Africa during a period of isolation from Eurasia.”
The fossil history of palms (Arecaceae) in Africa and new records from the Late Oligocene (28–27 Mya) of north-western Ethiopia (2006, background): “The tuffaceous ironstone deposits include Hyphaene petioles or petiole fragments (described below; Figs 4, 5) that represent the earliest definitive occurrence of the genus in Africa (Table 1). These are documented at the north end of the basin in association with dicotyledonous fruits and seeds, an”
Afrotherian mammals: a review of current data (2008, background): “Recently, primitive deinotheres and gomphotheres have been discovered in the late Oligocene of Ethiopia, extending the fossil records of these more modern groups considerably back in time (Sanders et al. 2004).”