Also known as ETE Locality 73, Lainyamok - excavation,
Where: Kenya (1.8° S, 36.2° E: paleocoordinates 1.8° S, 36.2° E)
• basin-level geographic resolution
When: Middle Pleistocene to Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.0 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: see Lainyamok - general radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: dry floodplain; siltstone
Collection methods: bulk
• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 6, ; ETE museum list: KENYA N.S.
Primary reference: R. Potts, P. Shipman, and E. Ingall. 1988. Taphonomy, Paleoecology, and Hominids of Lainyamok, Kenya. Journal of Human Evolution 17:596-614 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Uhen]more details
PaleoDB collection 21277: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 19.06.1991, edited by John Damuth
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Procavia sp. Storr 1780 Cape hyrax | |
Orycteropus afer Pallas 1766 aardvark | |
Equus sp., "Equus grevyi" = Equus (Dolichohippus) grevyi, "Equus burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
"Equus grevyi" = Equus (Dolichohippus) grevyi Oustalet 1882 Grevy's zebra
"Equus burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli Gray 1824 Burchell's zebra | |
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis Linnaeus 1758 giraffe | |
Bovidae indet., Taurotragus oryx, Reduncini indet., Aepyceros melampus, "Gazella thomsoni" = Eudorcas thomsoni, "Gazella granti" = Nanger granti, Hippotragini indet., Hippotragus equinus, Oryx beisa, Madoqua sp., Alcelaphini indet., Damaliscus cf. dorcas, Litocranius walleri, Cephalophus sylvicultor
Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 common eland
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini
Aepyceros melampus Lichtenstein 1812 impala
"Gazella thomsoni" = Eudorcas thomsoni Gunther 1884 Thomson's gazelle
"Gazella granti" = Nanger granti Brooke 1872 Grant's gazelle
Hippotragini indet. Sundevall 1845 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hippotragini
Hippotragus equinus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1803 roan antelope
Oryx beisa Rüppell 1835 East African oryx
Madoqua sp. Ogilby 1837 dikdik
Damaliscus cf. dorcas Pallas 1766 bontebok
Litocranius walleri Brooke 1878 antelope
Cephalophus sylvicultor Afzelius 1815 yellow-backed duiker | |
Phacochoerus aethiopicus Pallas 1766 desert warthog | |
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion | |
Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus 1758 striped hyaena | |
Ichneumia albicauda Cuvier 1829 white-tailed mongoose | |
Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 honey badger | |
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal
Lycaon pictus Temminck 1820 African wild dog
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
Otocyon megalotis Desmarest 1822 bat-eared fox | |
Homo sp. Linnaeus 1758 human | |
Papio sp. Erxleben 1777 baboon |