Also known as ETE Locality 79, LO5, Lomekwi V,
Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (3.9° N, 35.7° E: paleocoordinates 3.8° N, 35.5° E)
When: Lomekwi Member (Nachukui Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Lokalalei Tuff (2.52 +/- 0.05) and Tulu Bor Tuff (3.36 +/- 0.04) most fossils from just above Tulu Bor Tuff radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: sandstone
Collection methods: surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 6, ; ETE museum list: KENYA N.M.
Primary reference: J. M. Harris, F.H. Brown, and M.G. Leakey. 1988. Stratigraphy and Paleontology of pliocene and Pleistocene Localities West of Lake Turkana, Kenya. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 399:1-128 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
PaleoDB collection 21282: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 30.05.1991, edited by John Damuth and Philip Mannion
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Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni Brochu and Storrs 2012 crocodile KNM-WT 38977 (anterior portion of skull)
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Mammalia | |
Loxodonta adaurora, "Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
Loxodonta adaurora Maglio 1970 African elephant
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: brumpti
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Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere | |
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-lg.
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-med.
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae
Theropithecus brumpti Arambourg 1947 gelada | |
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Crocuta sp. Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Turkana sp. nov.
cf. Crocuta sp. Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena | |
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe | |
Gazella janenschi, Alcelaphini indet., Alcelaphini indet., cf. Megalotragus sp., Parmularius sp., Damaliscus sp., Reduncini indet., Reduncini indet., Kobus oricornis, Kobus sp., Aepyceros shungurae, Hippotragini indet., Ugandax sp., Tragelaphus imberbis
Gazella janenschi gazelle
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-med
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-sm
cf. Megalotragus sp. van Hoepen 1932 antelope
Parmularius sp. Hopwood 1934 antelope
Damaliscus sp. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-medium
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-small
Kobus oricornis antelope
Aepyceros shungurae Gentry 1985 impala
Hippotragini indet. Sundevall 1845 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hippotragini
Ugandax sp. Cooke and Coryndon 1970 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Turkana sp. nov.
Tragelaphus imberbis Blythe 1869 lesser kudu ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: or scriptus
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Nyanzachoerus kanamensis, "Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus, Kolpochoerus limnetes, "Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti
Nyanzachoerus kanamensis Leakey 1958 pig
"Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus Hopwood 1926 giant forest hog
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig
"Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti Leakey 1943 pig | |
Hexaprotodon protoamphibius pygmy hippo | |
"Hipparion hasumense" = Eurygnathohippus hasumense
"Hipparion hasumense" = Eurygnathohippus hasumense Eisenmann 1983 hipparionine horse | |
Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros |