West Turkana - Natoo region (Pleistocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 91, Natoo region,

Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (4.3° N, 35.8° E: paleocoordinates 4.2° N, 35.7° E)

When: Natoo Member (Nachukui Formation), Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Lower Koobi Fora Tuff (=Okote Tuff; 1.64 +/- 0.03) &Lower Nariokotome Tuff (1.33 +/- 0.03) radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - small; yellow sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: deltaic, ETE sed env 2: shallow_lake ETE event: ., ETE env comment: upward fining cycles
• ETE rock type adj: pale yellow-brown, ETE lithology comments: also silt; thirteen fining upward cyclessand to silt; interbedded tuffs

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 21294: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 02.04.1992

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Labeo sp., Sindacharax sp.
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatidae indet.
Dasyatidae indet. Jordan 1888 whiptail stingray
ETE occurrence; species: Dasyatidae
Actinopteri
 Characiformes - Alestidae
Hydrocynus sp.
Hydrocynus sp. Cuvier 1816
Reptilia
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx sp.
Trionyx sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
Euthecodon brumpti
Euthecodon brumpti Joleaud 1920 crocodile
Aves
  -
Aves indet.
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird
ETE occurrence; species: Aves
Mammalia
  -
Mammalia indet., Mammalia indet.
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
ETE occurrence; species: Carnivora
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
ETE occurrence; species: Lagomorpha
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium bozasi
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere
 Carnivora - Canidae
"Canis cf. mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas
"Canis cf. mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal
 Tribosphenida - Sivatheridae
"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium
"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium Pomel 1893 placental
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equidae indet., Equus sp., Hipparion cf. ethiopicum
Equidae indet. Gray 1821 horse
ETE occurrence; species: Equidae
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
Hipparion cf. ethiopicum hipparionine horse
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Suidae indet., Kolpochoerus limnetes, Metridiochoerus compactus
Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig
ETE occurrence; species: Suidae
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig
Metridiochoerus compactus Van Hoepen and Van Hoepen 1932 pig
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
"Hexaprotodon karumensis" = Hippopotamus karumensis, Hippopotamus aethiopicus, Hippopotamus gorgops
"Hexaprotodon karumensis" = Hippopotamus karumensis Coryndon 1977 hippo
Hippopotamus aethiopicus Coryndon and Coppens 1975 hippo
Hippopotamus gorgops Dietrich 1928 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa sp.
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet., Pelorovis sp., Tragelaphus nakuae, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Gazella sp., Gazella janenschi, Gazella praethomsoni, Aepyceros cf. melampus, Alcelaphini indet., Alcelaphini indet., Damaliscus sp., Connochaetes sp., cf. Megalotragus sp., Reduncini indet., Reduncini indet., Kobus cf. kob, Kobus sigmoidalis, Menelikia lyrocera, Caprini indet.
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Caprini B-W.Turkana
Pelorovis sp. Reck 1928 antelope
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
Gazella praethomsoni Arambourg 1947 gazelle
Aepyceros cf. melampus Lichtenstein 1812 impala
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Alcelaphini-med
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Alcelaphini-sm
Damaliscus sp. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope
Connochaetes sp. Lichtenstein 1812 wildebeest
ETE occurrence; species: Turkana sp. nov.
cf. Megalotragus sp. van Hoepen 1932 antelope
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Reduncini-medium
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Reduncini-small
Kobus cf. kob Erxleben 1777 kob
Kobus sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941 antelope
Menelikia lyrocera Arambourg 1941 antelope
Caprini indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Caprini
 Primates - Hominidae
Homo erectus
Homo erectus Dubois 1892 human
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae indet., Theropithecus oswaldi
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey
ETE occurrence; species: Cercopithecidae
Theropithecus oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix sp.
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine