Nachola Site BG-K (Miocene of Kenya)

Where: Kenya (1.8° N, 36.8° E: paleocoordinates 1.0° N, 35.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Aka Aithputh Formation, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

• from lower part of the formation

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: Y. Kunimatsu, H. Tsujikawa, M. Nakatsukasa, D. Shimizu, N. Ogihara, Y. Kikuchi, Y. Nakono, T. Takano, N. Morimoto and H. Ishida. 2017. A new species of Mioeuoticus (Lorisiformes, Primates) from the early Middle Miocene of Kenya. Anthropological Science 125(2):59-65 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 191756: authorized by Patricia Holroyd, entered by Patricia Holroyd on 12.02.2018

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Primates - Lorisidae
Mioeuoticus kichotoi n. sp. Kunimatsu et al. 2017 loris