List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Elephas recki
Dietrich 1915
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Beden 1983 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Palaeoloxodon recki | ||||||||||
| ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: recki | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Equus indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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Eisenmann 1983 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Equus cf. grevyi
Oustalet 1882
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Eisenmann 1983 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Equus (Dolichohippus) grevyi | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Hippopotamidae
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Hexaprotodon aethiopicus
Coryndon and Coppens 1975
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Harris 1991 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
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Hippopotamus gorgops
Dietrich 1928
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Hexaprotodon karumensis
Coryndon 1977
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Harris 1991 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Hippopotamus karumensis | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Suidae
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Metridiochoerus compactus
Van Hoepen and Van Hoepen 1932
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Harris 1983 | 13 specimens | ||||||||
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Mammalia
- Giraffidae
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Giraffa sp.
Brisson 1762
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Giraffa stillei
Arambourg 1947
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Gazella praethomsoni
Arambourg 1947
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Alcelaphini indet.
Brookes 1876
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| Medium-sized Alcelaphini dentitions | ||||||||||
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Megalotragus isaaci
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Harris 1991 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Reduncini indet.
Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
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Harris 1991 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| Reduncini gen. and sp. indet. | ||||||||||
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Kobus sigmoidalis
Arambourg 1941
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Kobus kob
(Erxleben 1777)
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Harris 1991 | 10 specimens | ||||||||
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Tragelaphini indet.
Blyth 1863
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Harris 1991 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
| Tragelaphini gen. and sp. indet. | ||||||||||
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Pelorovis turkanensis
Harris 1991
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Harris 1991 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Pelorovis oldowayensis
Reck 1928
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Mammalia
- Primates
- Hominidae
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Hominidae indet.
Gray 1825
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Isaac 1997 | |||||||||
| ETE occurrence; species: Hominidae | ||||||||||
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Australopithecus boisei
Leakey 1959
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Isaac 1997 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Paranthropus boisei | ||||||||||
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Homo aff. erectus
(Dubois 1892)
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Isaac 1997 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Cichliformes
- Cichlidae
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Cichlidae indet.
Heckel 1840
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cichlidae | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Kenya |
| Coordinates: | 4.3° North, 36.3° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 4.2° North, 36.0° East |
| Geographic resolution: | basin |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Koobi Fora | Member: | Okote | ||
| Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Okote and Chari Tuffs |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | red or brown mudstone | ||
| Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: red, ETE lithology comments: analcimic, upward-fining cycles, tuffaceous siltstone | |||
| Environment: | fluvial-lacustrine indet. | Tectonic setting: | rift |
| Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: lake_margin ETE event: ., ETE env comment: shallow, floodplain lake | |||
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ) |
| Collection size: | 58 specimens |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 123, 122, 88, ; ETE museum list: NATIONAL MUSEUMS OF KENYA | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | ETE Locality 259, Area 3 - Okote, | ||
| Database number: | 21445 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Behrensmeyer | Enterer: | A. Behrensmeyer, V. Egerton |
| Modifier: | G. Varnham | ||
| Created: | 1993-01-08 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2022-04-05 04:16:12 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1993-01-08 00:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 4469. | ETE 104 | J. M. Harris. 1983. Koobi Fora Research Project The Fossil Ungulates: Proboscidea, Perissodactyla, Suidae. Clarendon Press, Oxford, United Kingdom 2 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton] |
Secondary references:
| 10215 | ETE | M. Beden. 1983. Family Elephantidae. Koobi Fora Research Project: The Fossil Ungulates: Proboscidea, Perissodactyla, and Suidae 2:40-129 [A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton/V. Egerton] |
| 10216 | ETE | V. Eisenmann. 1983. Family Equidae. Koobi Fora Research Project: The Fossil Ungulates: Proboscidea, Perissodactyla, and Suidae 2:156-214 [A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton/V. Egerton] |
| 10217 | ETE | J. M. Harris. 1983. Family Suidae. Koobi Fora Research Project: The Fossil Ungulates: Proboscidea, Perissodactyla, and Suidae 2:215-302 [A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton/V. Egerton] |
| 10320 | ETE | J. M. Harris. 1991. Family Giraffidae. Koobi Fora Research Project: The Fossil Ungulates: Geology, Fossil Artiodactyls, and Palaeoenvironments 3:93-138 [A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton/V. Egerton] |
| 10321 | ETE | J. M. Harris. 1991. Family Bovidae. Koobi Fora Research Project: The Fossil Ungulates: Geology, Fossil Artiodactyls, and Palaeoenvironments 3:139-320 [A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton/V. Egerton] |
| 10318 | ETE | J. M. Harris. 1991. Family Hippopotamidae. Koobi Fora Research Project: The Fossil Ungulates: Geology, Fossil Artiodactyls, and Palaeoenvironments 3:31-85 [A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton/V. Egerton] |
| 8610 | ETE | G. L. Isaac. 1997. Koobi Fora Research Project Volume 5 Plio-Pleistocene Archaeology. [A. Behrensmeyer/S. Cote/S. Cote] |