PBDB Collection

East Turkana - Area 102 - KBS (Pleistocene to of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 276, Area 102 - KBS,

Where: Kenya (3.9° N, 36.3° E: paleocoordinates 3.8° N, 36.0° E)

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: KBS Member (Koobi Fora Formation), Gelasian to Gelasian (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: KBS and Okote Tuffs radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: fluvial-deltaic; sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_deltaic, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: ephemeral lacustrine

• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: bioclastic carbonates, mudstones

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 122, 121, 88, ; ETE museum list: NATIONAL MUSEUMS OF KENYA

Primary reference: J. M. Harris. 1983. Koobi Fora Research Project The Fossil Ungulates: Proboscidea, Perissodactyla, Suidae. Clarendon Press, Oxford, United Kingdom 2 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 21462: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 25.04.1994, edited by Victoria Egerton

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Sindacharax sp., Hemicypris sp., Sclerocypris clavularis, Plesiocypridopsis newtoni, Labeo sp., Hyperopsius sp. Sindacharax sp. Hemicypris sp. Sclerocypris clavularis Plesiocypridopsis newtoni Labeo sp. Hyperopsius sp.
Mammalia
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki¹ "Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki¹ Dietrich 1915 elephant E. recki atavas
Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae	Deinotherium bozasi³ Deinotherium bozasi³ Arambourg 1934 deinothere
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Hipparion indet.², Hipparion sp.², Hipparion cf. ethiopicum², Equus indet.², Equus koobiforensis², Equus cf. koobiforensis² Hipparion indet.² de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse Hipparion sp.² de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse ETE occurrence; species: B-E.Turkana Hipparion cf. ethiopicum² hipparionine horse Equus indet.² Linnaeus 1758 horse Equus koobiforensis² horse Equus cf. koobiforensis² horse
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Ceratotherium simum⁵ Ceratotherium simum⁵ Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: germanoafricanum
Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae	Hippopotamus gorgops⁶, "Hexaprotodon karumensis" = Hippopotamus karumensis⁶ Hippopotamus gorgops⁶ Dietrich 1928 hippo "Hexaprotodon karumensis" = Hippopotamus karumensis⁶ Coryndon 1977 hippo
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Metridiochoerus hopwoodi⁸, Metridiochoerus andrewsi⁴, Kolpochoerus limnetes⁴, "Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti⁴ Metridiochoerus hopwoodi⁸ Leakey 1958 pig Metridiochoerus andrewsi⁴ Hopwood 1926 pig Kolpochoerus limnetes⁴ Hopwood 1926 pig "Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti⁴ Leakey 1943 pig
Artiodactyla - Giraffidae	Giraffa sp.⁷, Giraffa pygmaea⁷, Giraffa stillei⁷ Giraffa sp.⁷ Brisson 1762 giraffe Giraffa pygmaea⁷ Harris 1976 giraffe Giraffa stillei⁷ Arambourg 1947 giraffe
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Bovidae indet.⁸, Gazella sp.⁸, Gazella praethomsoni⁸, Aepyceros melampus⁸, Oryx sp.⁸, Alcelaphini indet.⁸, Damaliscus eppsi⁸, Connochaetes gentryi⁸, Beatragus antiquus⁸, Reduncini indet.⁸, "Kobus ancystrocera" = Redunca ancystrocera⁸, Kobus sigmoidalis⁸, Kobus aff. leche⁵, Menelikia lyrocera⁸, Tragelaphini indet.⁸, Tragelaphus strepsiceros⁸, aff. Tragelaphus strepsiceros⁸, Tragelaphus nakuae⁸, Pelorovis turkanensis⁸ Bovidae indet.⁸ Gray 1821 antelope Bovini gen. and sp. indet. Gazella sp.⁸ Blaineville 1816 gazelle Gazella praethomsoni⁸ Arambourg 1947 gazelle Aepyceros melampus⁸ Lichtenstein 1812 impala Oryx sp.⁸ de Blainville 1816 oryx Alcelaphini indet.⁸ Brookes 1876 antelope Small Alcelaphini dentitions Damaliscus eppsi⁸ Harris 1991 antelope Connochaetes gentryi⁸ Harris 1991 wildebeest Beatragus antiquus⁸ Leakey 1965 hirola Reduncini indet.⁸ Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope Reduncini gen. and sp. indet. "Kobus ancystrocera" = Redunca ancystrocera⁸ Arambourg 1947 reedbuck Kobus sigmoidalis⁸ Arambourg 1941 antelope Kobus aff. leche⁵ Gray 1850 antelope Menelikia lyrocera⁸ Arambourg 1941 antelope Tragelaphini indet.⁸ Blyth 1863 antelope Tragelaphini gen. and sp. indet. (small) Tragelaphus strepsiceros⁸ Pallas 1766 greater kudu aff. Tragelaphus strepsiceros⁸ Pallas 1766 greater kudu "Tragelaphus aff. T. strepsiceros maryanus" Tragelaphus nakuae⁸ Arambourg 1941 antelope Pelorovis turkanensis⁸ Harris 1991 antelope
Theriamorpha - Sivatheridae	"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium⁷ "Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium⁷ Pomel 1893 placental
Primates - Hominidae	Hominidae indet.⁹, "Australopithecus boisei" = Paranthropus boisei⁹ Hominidae indet.⁹ Gray 1825 ape ETE occurrence; species: Hominidae "Australopithecus boisei" = Paranthropus boisei⁹ Leakey 1959 australopithecine
Actinopteri
Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae	Barbus sp. Barbus sp. Cuvier and Cloquet 1816 carp-like fish
Characiformes - Alestidae	Hydrocynus sp. Hydrocynus sp. Cuvier 1816
Siluriformes - Mochokidae	Synodontis sp. Synodontis sp. Cuvier 1816 upside down catfish
Chondrichthyes
Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae	Dasyatis africana Dasyatis africana Dartevelle and Casier 1959 whiptail stingray ETE occurrence; species: A-E.Turkana
Ostracoda
Podocopida - Darwinulidae	Darwinula stevensoni Darwinula stevensoni Brady and Robertson 1870 ostracod
Podocopida - Ilyocyprididae	Ilyocypris gibba Ilyocypris gibba Ramdohr 1808 ostracod
Podocopida - Cyprididae	Cypris sp. Cypris sp. Müller 1776 ostracod
Podocopida - Limnocytheridae	Limnocythere africana Limnocythere africana ostracod
Podocopida - Cytherideidae	Cyprideis torosa Cyprideis torosa ostracod
Adenota
-	"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki⁸ "Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki⁸ Schwartz 1932

¹Beden 1983; ²Eisenmann 1983; ³Harris 1983; ⁴Harris 1983; ⁵Harris 1983; ⁶Harris 1991; ⁷Harris 1991; ⁸Harris 1991; ⁹Isaac 1997