PBDB Collection

West Turkana - Kokiselei I (Pliocene to of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 86, KS1, Kokiselei I,

Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (4.1° N, 35.7° E: paleocoordinates 4.0° N, 35.5° E)

When: Kaitio Member (Nachukui Formation), Late/Upper Pliocene to Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Malbe Tuff (1.86 +/- 0.02) & Lower Koobi Fora Tuff (=Okote Tuff; 1.64 +/- 0.03); Malbe Tuff also dated by Ar/Ar

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; siltstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: southern part of Kaitio outcrop, near lake margin

• ETE rock type adj: laminated, ETE lithology comments: also clay and fine sand; see Kaitio Fauna

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 21289: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 31.05.1991, edited by John Damuth

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Primates - Cercopithecidae	Theropithecus sp. Theropithecus sp. Geoffroy 1843 gelada
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Alcelaphini indet., Damaliscus sp., cf. Megalotragus sp., Aepyceros cf. melampus, Reduncini indet., Reduncini indet., Kobus cf. sigmoidalis, Pelorovis sp. Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-med Damaliscus sp. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope cf. Megalotragus sp. van Hoepen 1932 antelope Aepyceros cf. melampus Lichtenstein 1812 impala 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 cf. sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: or ellipsiprymnus Pelorovis sp. Reck 1928 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.-W.Turkana
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Suidae indet., Metridiochoerus andrewsi, Kolpochoerus limnetes, "Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Suidae Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926 pig Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig "Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti Leakey 1943 pig
Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae	Hippopotamidae indet., "Hexaprotodon karumensis" = Hippopotamus karumensis, Hippopotamus gorgops Hippopotamidae indet. Gray 1821 hippopotamus ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hippopotamidae "Hexaprotodon karumensis" = Hippopotamus karumensis Coryndon 1977 hippo Hippopotamus gorgops Dietrich 1928 hippo
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Hipparion cf. ethiopicum, Hipparion cornelianum Hipparion cf. ethiopicum hipparionine horse Hipparion cornelianum hipparionine horse
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Ceratotherium simum Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros