PBDB Collection

West Turkana - Kangatukuseo II (Pleistocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 144, KU2, Kangatukuseo II,

Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (3.9° N, 35.8° E: paleocoordinates 3.8° N, 35.5° E)

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

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Kalochoro Tuff (2.36 +/- 0.05) and Tulu Bor Tuff (3.36 +/- 0.04) radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: fluvial; sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: upward fining cycles in- cludes paleosols

• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: see Upper Lomekwi and Lokalalei Faunas

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 21345: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 12.06.1991

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Placentalia -	Carnivora indet. Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821 carnivoran ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Carnivora
Carnivora - Felidae	Homotherium problematicus Homotherium problematicus cat
Perissodactyla - Equidae	"Hipparion hasumense" = Eurygnathohippus hasumense "Hipparion hasumense" = Eurygnathohippus hasumense Eisenmann 1983 hipparionine horse
Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae	Hexaprotodon protoamphibius Hexaprotodon protoamphibius pygmy hippo
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Suidae indet., "Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti, Metridiochoerus andrewsi, Kolpochoerus limnetes, Kolpochoerus majus Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Suidae "Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti Leakey 1943 pig Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926 pig Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig Kolpochoerus majus Hopwood 1934 pig
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Alcelaphini indet., Connochaetes sp., Reduncini indet., Reduncini indet., Menelikia sp., Kobus sp., Kobus sp., Kobus sp., Kobus oricornis, Kobus sp., Kobus sp., Kobus sigmoidalis, Aepyceros shungurae, Gazella janenschi, Tragelaphus nakuae, Ugandax sp. Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-sm Connochaetes sp. Lichtenstein 1812 wildebeest 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-small Menelikia sp. Arambourg 1941 antelope Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.B-W.Turkana Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.D-W.Turkana Kobus oricornis antelope Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.A-W.Turkana Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.C-W.Turkana Kobus sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941 antelope Aepyceros shungurae Gentry 1985 impala Gazella janenschi gazelle Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope Ugandax sp. Cooke and Coryndon 1970 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Turkana sp. nov.
Tribosphenida - Sivatheridae	"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium "Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium Pomel 1893 placental
Primates - Cercopithecidae	Cercopithecidae indet., Cercopithecidae indet., Theropithecus brumpti, Parapapio cf. whitei Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-lg. Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-sm. Theropithecus brumpti Arambourg 1947 gelada Parapapio cf. whitei Broom 1940 monkey
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki "Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: shungurensis
Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae	Deinotherium bozasi Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere