West Turkana - Kangatukuseo II (Pleistocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 144, KU2, Kangatukuseo II,

Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (3.9° N, 35.8° E: paleocoordinates 3.8° N, 35.5° E)

When: Lomekwi/Lokalalei Member (Nachukui Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Kalochoro Tuff (2.36 +/- 0.05) and Tulu Bor Tuff (3.36 +/- 0.04) radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: fluvial; sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: upward fining cycles in- cludes paleosols
• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: see Upper Lomekwi and Lokalalei Faunas

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 6, ; ETE museum list: KNM

Primary reference: J. M. Harris, F.H. Brown, and M.G. Leakey. 1988. Stratigraphy and Paleontology of pliocene and Pleistocene Localities West of Lake Turkana, Kenya. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 399:1-128 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 21345: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 12.06.1991

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium bozasi
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: shungurensis
 Placentalia -
Carnivora indet.
Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821 carnivoran
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Carnivora
 Carnivora - Felidae
Homotherium problematicus
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hexaprotodon protoamphibius
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Suidae indet., "Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti, Metridiochoerus andrewsi, Kolpochoerus limnetes, Kolpochoerus majus
Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Suidae
"Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti Leakey 1943 pig
Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926 pig
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig
Kolpochoerus majus Hopwood 1934 pig
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Ugandax sp., Tragelaphus nakuae, Aepyceros shungurae, Alcelaphini indet., Connochaetes sp., Reduncini indet., Reduncini indet., Menelikia sp., Kobus sp., Kobus sp., Kobus sp., Kobus oricornis, Kobus sp., Kobus sp., Kobus sigmoidalis, Gazella janenschi
Ugandax sp. Cooke and Coryndon 1970 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Turkana sp. nov.
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope
Aepyceros shungurae Gentry 1985 impala
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-sm
Connochaetes sp. Lichtenstein 1812 wildebeest
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-medium
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-small
Menelikia sp. Arambourg 1941 antelope
Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope
Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.B-W.Turkana
Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.D-W.Turkana
Kobus oricornis antelope
Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.A-W.Turkana
Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.C-W.Turkana
Kobus sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941 antelope
 Theriamorpha - Sivatheridae
"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium
"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium Pomel 1893 placental
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Hipparion hasumense" = Eurygnathohippus hasumense
"Hipparion hasumense" = Eurygnathohippus hasumense Eisenmann 1983 hipparionine horse
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae indet., Cercopithecidae indet., Theropithecus brumpti, Parapapio cf. whitei
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-lg.
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-sm.
Theropithecus brumpti Arambourg 1947 gelada
Parapapio cf. whitei Broom 1940 monkey