Also known as ETE Locality 80, LO4, Lomekwi IV,
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) 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 21283: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 30.05.1991, edited by John Damuth
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
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Loxodonta exoptata Dietrich 1941 African elephant
Loxodonta adaurora Maglio 1970 African elephant
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: brumpti
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Crocuta sp. Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Turkana sp. nov.
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"Hipparion hasumense" = Eurygnathohippus hasumense
"Hipparion hasumense" = Eurygnathohippus hasumense Eisenmann 1983 hipparionine horse | |
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Rhinocerotidae
Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros | |
Suidae indet., "Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus, Potamochoerus sp., Metridiochoerus andrewsi, Nyanzachoerus kanamensis
"Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus Hopwood 1926 giant forest hog
Potamochoerus sp. Gray 1854 pig
Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926 pig
Nyanzachoerus kanamensis Leakey 1958 pig | |
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe | |
Reduncini indet., Reduncini indet., Kobus oricornis, Kobus sp., Kobus sigmoidalis, Alcelaphini indet., Alcelaphini indet., cf. Megalotragus sp., Damaliscus sp., Aepyceros shungurae, Ugandax sp., Tragelaphus nakuae
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
Kobus sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941 antelope
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
Damaliscus sp. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope
Aepyceros shungurae Gentry 1985 impala
Ugandax sp. Cooke and Coryndon 1970 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Turkana sp. nov.
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope | |
Hexaprotodon protoamphibius pygmy hippo | |
Cercopithecidae indet., Cercopithecidae indet., Cercopithecidae indet., Theropithecus brumpti, Parapapio ado, Parapapio cf. whitei
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
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-sm.
Theropithecus brumpti Arambourg 1947 gelada
Parapapio ado Hopwood 1936 monkey
Parapapio cf. whitei Broom 1940 monkey | |
Adenota | |
"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki
"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki Schwartz 1932 |