PBDB Collection

East Turkana - Area 116 - Upper Burgi (Pleistocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 292, Area 116 - Upper Burgi,

Where: Kenya (4.1° N, 36.3° E: paleocoordinates 4.5° N, 36.1° E)

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Upper Burgi Member (Koobi Fora Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max = Lokalalei tuff, Min = KBS Tuff radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; claystone

• ETE sed env 1: lacustrine, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: upper member=deltaic, pollen suggests lacustrine

• ETE rock type adj: light-colored, ETE lithology comments: dark olive claystone, fine and medium grained sandstone, siltstone

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 17, ; ETE museum list: KNM

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

PaleoDB collection 21478: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 19.05.1993

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Sindacharax sp., Hemicypris sp., Megalocypris durbani, Cathormion sp., Cola lateritia, Brachystegia sp., Salacia sp., Brachylaena hutchisii Sindacharax sp. Hemicypris sp. Megalocypris durbani Cathormion sp. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: gallery forest Cola lateritia ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: gallery forest Brachystegia sp. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: miombo woodland Salacia sp. ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: dry,decid. woodland Brachylaena hutchisii ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: dry,decid.woodland
Dicotyledoneae
Myrtales - Combretaceae	Terminalia prunioides Terminalia prunioides ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: herb
Angiospermae
Rosales - Rhamnaceae	Zizyphus abyssinica Zizyphus abyssinica buckthorn
Malpighiales - Salicaceae	Populus euphratica Populus euphratica poplar ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: alkaline pans
Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae	Croton haumanianus Croton haumanianus rushfoil ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: gallery forest
Fabales - Fabaceae	Acacia meillifera, Acacia nilotica, "Milletia dura" = Millettia Acacia meillifera wattle ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: herb Acacia nilotica wattle ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: wooded savanna "Milletia dura" = Millettia legume ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: arboreal
Sapindales - Anacardiaceae	Lannea welwitschii Lannea welwitschii cashew ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: gallery forest
Gentianales - Rubiaceae	Canthium sp. Canthium sp. Lamarck 1783 coffee ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: herb
Gentianales - Apocynaceae	Tabernaemontana sp. Tabernaemontana sp. Linnaeus dogbane ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: gallery forest
Actinopteri
Osteoglossiformes - Gymnarchidae	Gymnarchus niloticus Gymnarchus niloticus aba knifefish
Characiformes - Alestidae	Hydrocynus sp.⁶ Hydrocynus sp.⁶ Cuvier 1816
Mammalia
Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae	Deinotherium bozasi² Deinotherium bozasi² Arambourg 1934 deinothere
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Hipparion cf. ethiopicum¹, Equus koobiforensis¹ Hipparion cf. ethiopicum¹ hipparionine horse Equus koobiforensis¹ horse
Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae	Hexaprotodon aethiopicus⁴, "Hexaprotodon karumensis" = Hippopotamus karumensis⁴ Hexaprotodon aethiopicus⁴ Coryndon and Coppens 1975 pygmy hippo "Hexaprotodon karumensis" = Hippopotamus karumensis⁴ Coryndon 1977 hippo
Artiodactyla - Giraffidae	Giraffa sp.⁵ Giraffa sp.⁵ Brisson 1762 giraffe
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Bovini indet.⁶, Reduncini indet.⁶, Menelikia lyrocera⁶, Kobus sigmoidalis⁶, Alcelaphini indet.⁶, Connochaetes gentryi⁶, Megalotragus isaaci⁶, Oryx sp.⁶, Gazella praethomsoni⁶ Bovini indet.⁶ Gray 1821 antelope Bovini gen. and sp. indet. Reduncini indet.⁶ Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope Reduncini gen. and sp. indet. Menelikia lyrocera⁶ Arambourg 1941 antelope Kobus sigmoidalis⁶ Arambourg 1941 antelope Alcelaphini indet.⁶ Brookes 1876 antelope Medium-sized Alcelaphini dentitions Connochaetes gentryi⁶ Harris 1991 wildebeest Megalotragus isaaci⁶ antelope Oryx sp.⁶ de Blainville 1816 oryx Gazella praethomsoni⁶ Arambourg 1947 gazelle
Artiodactyla - Suidae	"Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti³, "Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus³, Metridiochoerus andrewsi³, Kolpochoerus limnetes³ "Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti³ Leakey 1943 pig "Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus³ Hopwood 1926 giant forest hog Metridiochoerus andrewsi³ Hopwood 1926 pig Kolpochoerus limnetes³ Hopwood 1926 pig
Primates - Hominidae	Homo habilis⁷ Homo habilis⁷ Leakey et al. 1964 human
Ostracoda
Podocopida - Cytherideidae	Cyprideis torosa Cyprideis torosa ostracod

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