Also known as ETE Locality 98, LA1, Lokalalei I,
Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (4.0° N, 35.7° E: paleocoordinates 3.9° N, 35.5° E)
When: Kalochoro Member (Nachukui Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Kalochoro Tuff (2.36 +/- 0.05) and KBS Tuff (1.88 +/- 0.02) radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: fluvial; 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 21301: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 31.05.1991
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Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Hipparion cf. ethiopicum hipparionine horse
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse | |
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe | |
Aepyceros cf. melampus, Alcelaphini indet., Alcelaphini indet., cf. Megalotragus sp., Reduncini indet., Menelikia lyrocera, Tragelaphus nakuae, Gazella praethomsoni
Aepyceros cf. melampus Lichtenstein 1812 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
cf. Megalotragus sp. van Hoepen 1932 antelope
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-medium
Menelikia lyrocera Arambourg 1941 antelope
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope
Gazella praethomsoni Arambourg 1947 gazelle | |
"Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti Leakey 1943 pig
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig
Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926 pig | |
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere |