NK34 - Nkondo fm. (Miocene to of Uganda)

Also known as ETE Locality 1167, Nkondo 34, NK34 - Nkondo fm.,

Where: Uganda (1.5° N, 31.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 2.3° S, 30.6° E (Wright 2013)

When: Nkondo Formation (Albertine Group), Miocene to Miocene (23.0 - 2.6 Ma)

• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: Max age=~7 Ma based on fauna;min age=~4.5 Ma based on fauna

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; silty claystone

• ETE sed env 1: lacustrine, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: L. Obweruka
• ETE rock type adj: silty, ETE lithology comments: Nkondo:cly/slt/oolitic ironst;Nyaweiga:cly/slt/ironst

Collection methods: ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 932, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: R. Dechamps and A. Ergo. 1994. Palaeovegetation (fossil plants) of the Albertine rift valley. In:Geol. and palaeobiology of the Albertine rift valley, SB.Senut: II:29-45 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22343: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 23.08.1999

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Salacia sp., Brachystegia spiciformis, Ageleae pentagyna, Dichapetalum sp., Bunocharax sp., Brachystegia sp., Chrysichtys macrotis
Gastropoda
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullariidae
Lanistes nkondoensis
Lanistes nkondoensis apple snail
ETE occurrence; species: mak - name shift
Actinopteri
 Acanthomorphata - Centropomidae
Lates cf. niloticus
Lates cf. niloticus Linnaeus 1758 Nile perch
 Siluriformes - Mochokidae
Synodontis sp.
Synodontis sp. Cuvier 1816 upside down catfish
 Siluriformes - Claroteidae
Chrysichthys cf. macrotis
Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equidae indet., Hipparion cf. sitifense, "Hipparion turkanense" = Eurygnathohippus turkanense
Equidae indet. Gray 1821 horse
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Equidae
Hipparion cf. sitifense Pomel 1897 hipparionine horse
"Hipparion turkanense" = Eurygnathohippus turkanense Hooijer and Maglio 1974 hipparionine horse
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Suidae indet.
Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Suidae
Angiospermae
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Acacia drepanolobium, Acacia polyacantha, Acacia reficiens, Acacia senegal, Bauhinia thonningi, Berlinia cf. orientalis, Berlinia sp.
Acacia polyacantha wattle
ETE occurrence; species: vad. campylacantha
Berlinia sp. Solander 1849 legume
Dicotyledoneae
 Myrtales - Combretaceae
Combretum robbynsii
Angiospermae
 Lamiales - Verbenaceae
Vitex mombassae
Vitex mombassae chaste tree