Also known as ETE Locality 142, KL1, Kalochoro I,
Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (4.2° N, 35.8° E: paleocoordinates 4.1° 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) &Chari Tuff (1.39 +/- 0.02); Chari Tuff dated by K/Ar & Ar/Ar radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: lacustrine - small; yellow 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 21343: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 12.06.1991
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Taxonomic list
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Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae
Theropithecus oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada | |
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe | |
Gazella sp., Gazella praethomsoni, Alcelaphini indet., Alcelaphini indet., cf. Megalotragus sp., Connochaetes sp., Caprini indet., Reduncini indet., Kobus cf. kob, Menelikia lyrocera, Aepyceros cf. melampus, Pelorovis sp., Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
Gazella praethomsoni Arambourg 1947 gazelle
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
Connochaetes sp. Lichtenstein 1812 wildebeest ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Turkana sp. nov.
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-small
Kobus cf. kob Erxleben 1777 kob
Menelikia lyrocera Arambourg 1941 antelope
Aepyceros cf. melampus Lichtenstein 1812 impala
Pelorovis sp. Reck 1928 antelope
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu | |
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig
Metridiochoerus compactus Van Hoepen and Van Hoepen 1932 pig | |
"Hexaprotodon karumensis" = Hippopotamus karumensis Coryndon 1977 hippo
Hippopotamus gorgops Dietrich 1928 hippo
Hippopotamus aethiopicus Coryndon and Coppens 1975 hippo | |
"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium
"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium Pomel 1893 placental | |
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
Hipparion cf. ethiopicum hipparionine horse |