Lothagam 1 (Miocene to of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 131, Lothagam 1, Lower Fauna,

Where: Turkana District, Kenya (2.9° N, 36.1° E: paleocoordinates 2.6° N, 36.1° E)

When: B and C Member (Lothagam 1 Formation), Messinian to Messinian (7.2 - 2.6 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: faunal correlation further defines age to between 5.0 and 6.0 My radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: fluvial-deltaic; sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_deltaic, ETE sed env 2: lake_margin ETE event: ., ETE env comment: overbank silts, paleosolsand conglomerates
• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: also silt

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 6, ; ETE museum list: KNM

Primary reference: B. Patterson, A. K. Behrensmeyer, and W.D. Sill. 1970. Geology and Fauna of a New Pliocene Locality in North- western Kenya. Nature 226:918-921 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 21332: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 10.06.1991, edited by Patricia Holroyd

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Leptoryteropus guilielmi
Gnathostomata
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Osteichthyes indet.
Osteichthyes indet. bony fish
ETE occurrence; species: Osteichthyes
Reptilia
  -
Reptilia indet.
Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768 reptile
ETE occurrence; species: Squamata
Aves
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Aves indet.
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird
ETE occurrence; species: Anseriforme
Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
Crocodylus sp., Euthecodon sp.
Crocodylus sp. Laurenti 1768 crocodile
Euthecodon sp. Fortau 1920 crocodile
 Squamata - Pythonidae
Pythonidae indet.
Pythonidae indet. Fitzinger 1826 python
ETE occurrence; species: Pythoninae
 Testudines -
Testudines indet.2
Testudines indet.2 Batsch 1788 turtle
"most closely resembles a pelomedusid" possibly new
 Testudines - Podocnemididae
Podocnemis sp., Podocnemis sp., Kenyemys williamsi n. gen. n. sp.3
Podocnemis sp. Wagler 1830 river turtle
ETE occurrence; species: Lothagam A
Podocnemis sp. Wagler 1830 river turtle
ETE occurrence; species: Lothagam B
Kenyemys williamsi n. gen. n. sp.3 Wood 1983 sideneck turtle
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Geochelone sp.
Geochelone sp. Fitzinger 1835 turtle
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionychidae indet., Cycloderma debroinae n. sp.1
Trionychidae indet. Gray 1825 softshell turtle
ETE occurrence; species: Trionychidae
Cycloderma debroinae n. sp.1 Meylan et al. 1990 softshell turtle
from "lowest horizon"
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Primelephas gomphotheroides" = Primelephas korotorensis, Stegotetrabelodon orbus
"Primelephas gomphotheroides" = Primelephas korotorensis Coppens 1965 elephant
Stegotetrabelodon orbus Maglio 1970 elephant
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
"Deinotherium sp." = Dinotherium
"Deinotherium sp." = Dinotherium Kaup 1829 deinothere
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae indet.
Gomphotheriidae indet. Hay 1922 gomphothere
ETE occurrence; species: Anancinae-primitive
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Viverridae indet.
Viverridae indet. Gray 1821 civet
ETE occurrence; species: cf. Civettictis
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Hyaenidae indet.
Hyaenidae indet. Gray 1821 hyaena
ETE occurrence; species: cf. Euryboas
 Carnivora - Felidae
Felidae indet., Felidae indet.
Felidae indet. Gray 1821 cat
ETE occurrence; species: Felinae-large
Felidae indet. Gray 1821 cat
ETE occurrence; species: Machairodontinae
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Hipparion turkanense" = Eurygnathohippus turkanense, Hipparion sitifense, "Hipparion primigenium" = Hippotherium primigenium
"Hipparion turkanense" = Eurygnathohippus turkanense Hooijer and Maglio 1974 hipparionine horse
Hipparion sitifense Pomel 1897 hipparionine horse
ETE occurrence; species: pygmy
"Hipparion primigenium" = Hippotherium primigenium von Meyer 1829 hipparionine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Brachypotherium lewisi, Ceratotherium praecox
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hexaprotodon sp., Hexaprotodon sp.
Hexaprotodon sp. Falconer and Cautley 1836 pygmy hippo
ETE occurrence; species: A-Lothagam
Hexaprotodon sp. Falconer and Cautley 1836 pygmy hippo
ETE occurrence; species: B-Lothagam(pygmy)
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Nyanzachoerus tulotos, Nyanzachoerus cf. jaegeri
Nyanzachoerus cf. jaegeri Coppens 1971 pig
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa sp.
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Bovidae indet., Gazella sp., Gazella sp., Mitragocerus sp., Antilope sp., Tragelaphus sp., Tragelaphus sp.
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Pachytragus-like
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: cf. Kobus
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: cf. Aepyceros
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: cf. Damaliscus
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: cf. Redunca
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: cf. Rhynchotragus
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
ETE occurrence; species: A-Lothagam(large)
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
ETE occurrence; species: B-Lothagam(small)
Mitragocerus sp. Stromer 1928 antelope
Antilope sp. Pallas 1766 antelope
Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: sp.nov.A-Lothagam
Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: B-Lothagam
 Rodentia - Anomaluridae
Anomaluridae indet. n. gen. n. sp.
Anomaluridae indet. n. gen. n. sp. Gill 1872 scaly-tailed squirrel
ETE occurrence; species: nongliding form, mak - nov. gen. & nov. sp. replaced with family name and indet.
 Primates - Hominidae
Australopithecus cf. africanus
Australopithecus cf. africanus Dart 1925 australopithecine
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
cf. Cercocebus sp., cf. Parapapio sp.
cf. Cercocebus sp. Geoffroy 1812 monkey
cf. Parapapio sp. Jones 1937 monkey
ETE occurrence; species: small
Cladistia
 Polypteriformes - Polypteridae
Polypterus sp.
Polypterus sp. Lacépède 1803 bichir
1Meylan et al. 1990; 2Wood 1976; 3Wood 1983