West Turkana - Ekora (Pliocene to of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 1061, Ekora,

Where: Kenya (2.5° N, 36.2° E: paleocoordinates 2.4° N, 36.0° E)

When: Piacenzian to Piacenzian (3.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: composite, ETE age comment: Max age = 3.4 my). Min age = Pleistocene radiometric intage_max,

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: 0
• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: .

Collection methods: ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 927, 926, ; ETE museum list: KNM

Primary reference: M. G. Leakey, P. S. Ungar, and A. Walker. 1995. A new genus of large primate from the late Oligocene of Lothidok, Turkana District, Kenya. Journal of Human Evolution 28(6):519-531 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/P. Mannion]more details

PaleoDB collection 22238: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 30.06.1999

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Indet. Mollusca
Indet. Mollusca
ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Gnathostomata
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Osteichthyes indet.
Osteichthyes indet. bony fish
ETE occurrence; species: Osteichthyes
Mammalia
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae indet., "Simopithecus sp." = Theropithecus
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Papionini
"Simopithecus sp." = Theropithecus Geoffroy 1843 gelada
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Hipparion turkanense" = Eurygnathohippus turkanense, Hipparion cf. sitifense, "Hipparion primigenium" = Hippotherium primigenium, "Hipparion primigenium" = Hippotherium primigenium
"Hipparion turkanense" = Eurygnathohippus turkanense Hooijer and Maglio 1974 hipparionine horse
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: or primigenium
Hipparion cf. sitifense Pomel 1897 hipparionine horse
"Hipparion primigenium" = Hippotherium primigenium von Meyer 1829 hipparionine horse
"Hipparion primigenium" = Hippotherium primigenium von Meyer 1829 hipparionine horse
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: turkanense
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium praecox
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Nyanzachoerus cf. plicatus, Nyanzachoerus cf. pattersoni
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Anancus sp.
Anancus sp. Aymard 1855 gomphothere
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Loxodonta adaurora, Elephas ekorensis
Loxodonta adaurora Maglio 1970 African elephant
Elephas ekorensis Maglio 1970 elephant
Reptilia
 Testudines - Podocnemididae
Podocnemis sp.
Podocnemis sp. Wagler 1830 river turtle
ETE occurrence; species: A nov.
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Geochelone sp.
Geochelone sp. Fitzinger 1835 turtle
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
Euthecodon sp.
Euthecodon sp. Fortau 1920 crocodile