West Turkana - Kaitio III (Pleistocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 101, KI3, Kaitio III,

Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (4.2° N, 35.8° E: paleocoordinates 4.1° N, 35.6° E)

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

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Kokiselei Tuff (stratigraphic scaling sets date at 2.40 +/- 0.05) & KBS Tuff(1.88 +/- 0.02;also dated by Ar/Ar) radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: lacustrine, ETE sed env 2: lake_margin ETE event: ., ETE env comment: perhaps also fluvial
• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: also silt, clay; see Kalochoro 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 21304: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 31.05.1991

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Alcelaphini indet., Aepyceros cf. melampus
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-sm
Aepyceros cf. melampus Lichtenstein 1812 impala