West Turkana - Lokalalei region (Pleistocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 81, Lokalalei region,

Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (4.0° N, 35.7° E: paleocoordinates 3.9° N, 35.5° E)

When: Lokalalei Member (Nachukui Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Kalochoro Tuff (2.36 +/- 0.05) and Lokalalei Tuff (2.52 +/- 0.05) radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: fluvial; sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: lake_margin ETE event: ., ETE env comment: .
• ETE rock type adj: fine, ETE lithology comments: also silt and clay; gastropods in a con-glomerate lense

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 9, ; 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 21284: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 01.04.1992

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Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
cf. Megalotragus sp.
cf. Megalotragus sp. van Hoepen 1932 antelope