Also known as ETE Locality 131, Lothagam 1, Lower Fauna,
Where: Turkana District, Kenya (2.9° N, 36.1° E: paleocoordinates 2.6° N, 36.1° E)
When: B and C Member (Lothagam 1 Formation), Messinian to Messinian (7.2 - 2.6 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: faunal correlation further defines age to between 5.0 and 6.0 My radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: fluvial-deltaic; sandstone
Collection methods: surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 6, ; ETE museum list: KNM
Primary reference: B. Patterson, A. K. Behrensmeyer, and W.D. Sill. 1970. Geology and Fauna of a New Pliocene Locality in North- western Kenya. Nature 226:918-921 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
PaleoDB collection 21332: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 10.06.1991, edited by Patricia Holroyd
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Taxonomic list
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Gnathostomata | |
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Reptilia | |
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Aves | |
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Reptilia | |
Crocodylus sp. Laurenti 1768 crocodile
Euthecodon sp. Fortau 1920 crocodile | |
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Geochelone sp. Fitzinger 1835 turtle | |
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Mammalia | |
"Primelephas gomphotheroides" = Primelephas korotorensis, Stegotetrabelodon orbus
"Primelephas gomphotheroides" = Primelephas korotorensis Coppens 1965 elephant
Stegotetrabelodon orbus Maglio 1970 elephant | |
"Deinotherium sp." = Dinotherium
"Deinotherium sp." = Dinotherium Kaup 1829 deinothere | |
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"Hipparion turkanense" = Eurygnathohippus turkanense, Hipparion sitifense, "Hipparion primigenium" = Hippotherium primigenium
"Hipparion turkanense" = Eurygnathohippus turkanense Hooijer and Maglio 1974 hipparionine horse
"Hipparion primigenium" = Hippotherium primigenium von Meyer 1829 hipparionine horse | |
Brachypotherium lewisi rhinoceros
Ceratotherium praecox white rhino | |
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Nyanzachoerus cf. jaegeri Coppens 1971 pig | |
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe | |
Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Gazella sp., Gazella sp., Mitragocerus sp., Antilope sp., Tragelaphus sp., Tragelaphus sp.
Mitragocerus sp. Stromer 1928 antelope
Antilope sp. Pallas 1766 antelope | |
Anomaluridae indet. n. gen. n. sp.
Anomaluridae indet. n. gen. n. sp. Gill 1872 scaly-tailed squirrel ETE occurrence; species: nongliding form, mak - nov. gen. & nov. sp. replaced with family name and indet.
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Australopithecus cf. africanus Dart 1925 australopithecine | |
cf. Cercocebus sp. Geoffroy 1812 monkey | |
Cladistia | |
Polypterus sp. Lacépède 1803 bichir |