Lainyamok - surface (Pleistocene to of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 72, Lainyamok - surface,

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

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: dry_floodplain ETE event: mudflow, ETE env comment: probably near lake marginsee DataSheet
• ETE rock type adj: poorly sorted, buff, ETE lithology comments: massive unit, matrix supported with abundant pebble- and cobble-sized clasts

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• 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 21276: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 19.06.1991, edited by John Damuth and Richard Potts

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
  -
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Rodentia
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Mammalia
 Rodentia - Thryonomyidae
Thryonomys sp. Fitzinger 1867 cane rat
 Rodentia - Pedetidae
Pedetes sp. Illiger 1811 springhaas
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Lepus capensis Linnaeus 1758 cape hare
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Papio sp. Erxleben 1777 baboon
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp., "Equus burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli, "Equus grevyi" = Equus (Dolichohippus) grevyi
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
"Equus burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli Gray 1824 Burchell's zebra
"Equus grevyi" = Equus (Dolichohippus) grevyi Oustalet 1882 Grevy's zebra
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Suidae
Potamochoerus porcus Linnaeus 1758 red river hog
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae
Madoqua sp. Ogilby 1837 dikdik
Antilopini indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Antilopini
"Gazella granti" = Nanger granti Brooke 1872 Grant's gazelle
"Gazella thomsoni" = Eudorcas thomsoni Gunther 1884 Thomson's gazelle
Antidorcas sp. Sundevall 1847 springbok
Oryx sp. de Blainville 1816 oryx
Hippotragus equinus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1803 roan antelope
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini
Damaliscus lunatus Burchell 1823 common tsessebe
Connochaetes sp. Lichtenstein 1812 wildebeest
Cephalophini indet. Blyth 1863 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cephalophini
Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope
Aepyceros melampus Lichtenstein 1812 impala
Litocranius walleri Brooke 1878 antelope
Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 common eland
Bovini indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovini
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis Linnaeus 1758 giraffe
 Carnivora - Felidae
Felidae indet. Gray 1821 cat
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Felidae
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion
Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard
Felis libyca Forster 1780 African wildcat
"Felis caracal" = Caracal caracal Schreber 1776 caracal
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena
 Carnivora - Herpestidae
Ichneumia albicauda Cuvier 1829 white-tailed mongoose
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 honey badger
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canidae indet., Otocyon sp., Canis sp., "Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas, "Canis adustus" = Schaeffia adusta
Canidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 canid
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Canidae
Otocyon sp. Müller 1835 bat-eared fox
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal
"Canis adustus" = Schaeffia adusta Sundevall 1847 side-striped jackal
 Hyracoidea - Procaviidae
Procavia sp. Storr 1780 Cape hyrax
 Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae
Orycteropus afer Pallas 1766 aardvark
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Elephantidae indet. Gray 1821 elephant
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Elephantidae