West Turkana - Kalochoro III (Pliocene to of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 151, KL3, Kalochoro III,

Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (4.2° N, 35.8° E: paleocoordinates 4.1° N, 35.5° E)

When: Kaitio Member (Nachukui Formation), Late/Upper Pliocene to Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Malbe Tuff (1.86 +/- 0.02) and Lower Koobi Fora Tuff(=Okote Tuff; 1.64 +/- 0.03); Malbe dated by K/Ar & Ar/Ar

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; siltstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: lake_margin ETE event: ., ETE env comment: see Kaitio Fauna
• ETE rock type adj: laminated, ETE lithology comments: also clay and fine sand

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 21352: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 07.08.1992

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equidae indet., Equus sp.
Equidae indet. Gray 1821 horse
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Equidae
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
"Hexaprotodon karumensis" = Hippopotamus karumensis
"Hexaprotodon karumensis" = Hippopotamus karumensis Coryndon 1977 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Suidae indet., Metridiochoerus andrewsi, Metridiochoerus hopwoodi, Kolpochoerus limnetes
Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Suidae
Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926 pig
Metridiochoerus hopwoodi Leakey 1958 pig
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Alcelaphini indet., Alcelaphini indet., Connochaetes sp., Reduncini indet., Gazella janenschi, Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Pelorovis sp.
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
Connochaetes sp. Lichtenstein 1812 wildebeest
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-medium
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu
Pelorovis sp. Reck 1928 antelope
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Theropithecus oswaldi
Theropithecus oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada
Adenota
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"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki
"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki Schwartz 1932