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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"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: brumpti
Loxodonta exoptata Dietrich 1941 African elephant
Loxodonta adaurora Maglio 1970 African elephant | |
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 | |
Hexaprotodon protoamphibius pygmy hippo | |
Suidae indet., Metridiochoerus andrewsi, Potamochoerus sp., "Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus, Nyanzachoerus kanamensis
Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926 pig
Potamochoerus sp. Gray 1854 pig
"Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus Hopwood 1926 giant forest hog
Nyanzachoerus kanamensis Leakey 1958 pig | |
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe | |
Aepyceros shungurae, Alcelaphini indet., Alcelaphini indet., Damaliscus sp., cf. Megalotragus sp., Reduncini indet., Reduncini indet., Kobus oricornis, Kobus sp., Kobus sigmoidalis, Tragelaphus nakuae, Ugandax sp.
Aepyceros shungurae Gentry 1985 impala
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
Damaliscus sp. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope
cf. Megalotragus sp. van Hoepen 1932 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
Kobus sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941 antelope
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope
Ugandax sp. Cooke and Coryndon 1970 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Turkana sp. nov.
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Cercopithecidae indet., Cercopithecidae indet., Cercopithecidae indet., Theropithecus brumpti, Parapapio cf. whitei, Parapapio ado
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 cf. whitei Broom 1940 monkey
Parapapio ado Hopwood 1936 monkey | |
Adenota | |
"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki
"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki Schwartz 1932 |