Also known as ETE Locality 141, KK, Kalakodo,
Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (4.1° N, 35.8° E: paleocoordinates 4.0° 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); KBS Tuff dated by K/Ar and Ar/Ar radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; sandstone
Collection methods: surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 6, ; ETE museum list: KNM
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 21342: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 12.06.1991
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Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Mammalia | |
Hipparion cf. ethiopicum hipparionine horse
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse | |
"Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti Leakey 1943 pig
Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926 pig
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig | |
Hexaprotodon protoamphibius pygmy hippo | |
Gazella sp., Gazella praethomsoni, Alcelaphini indet., Reduncini indet., Reduncini indet., Menelikia lyrocera, Aepyceros cf. melampus, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Ugandax sp.
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
Gazella praethomsoni Arambourg 1947 gazelle
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-sm
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-large
Menelikia lyrocera Arambourg 1941 antelope
Aepyceros cf. melampus Lichtenstein 1812 impala
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu
Ugandax sp. Cooke and Coryndon 1970 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Turkana sp. nov.
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"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium
"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium Pomel 1893 placental | |
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"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: shungurensis
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"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki
"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki Schwartz 1932 |