BPRP K055 (Miocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 1090, K055, loc 2/114, Baringo, BPRP K055,

Where: Kenya (0.9° N, 35.8° E: paleocoordinates 0.1° N, 34.3° E)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Ngorora Formation, Serravallian (13.8 - 11.6 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max age=12.71+/- .38 Ma;Min age=12.37+/- .1 Ma;Paleomag data sugg age of ~12.2 Ma radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology:

• ETE sed env 1: volcanic, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: airfall, ETE env comment: subaerial deposition
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: white tuff

Collection methods: ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 937, 936, ; ETE museum list: KNM

Primary reference: B. F. Jacobs and C.H. Kabuye. 1989. An extinct species of Pollia thunberg (Commelinaceae) from the Miocene Ngorora Formation,Kenya. Review of Paleobot. and Paly. 59(1-4):67-76 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22266: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 04.08.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
  -
cf. Asystasia sp., cf. Cola sp., Polyspatha sp., Cola sp., cf. Desplatsia sp.
Angiospermae
 Magnoliales - Annonaceae
Artabotrys sp., cf. Lettowianthus stellatus
Artabotrys sp. Brown 1810 custard apple
 Dioscoreales - Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea cf. longicuspis
 Asparagales - Agavaceae
cf. Dracaena sp.
cf. Dracaena sp. Linnaeus 1758
 Poales - Poaceae
"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae, Humbertochloa sp., Leptaspis cf. zeylanica
"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae Barnhart 1895 true grass
ETE occurrence; species: Gramineae
Humbertochloa sp. Camus and Stapf grass
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Cissampelos sp.
Cissampelos sp. Linnaeus
 Gentianales - Loganiaceae
cf. Strychnos sp.
cf. Strychnos sp. Linnaeus 1753
 Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae indet.
Rubiaceae indet. Jussieu 1789 coffee
ETE occurrence; species: Rubiaceae
 Gentianales - Apocynaceae
Landolphia sp., Rauvolfia sp.
Landolphia sp. de Beauvois dogbane
Rauvolfia sp. Linnaeus 1753 dogbane
 Lamiales - Bignoniaceae
Markhamia cf. lutea
Markhamia cf. lutea trumpet vine
 Santalales - Olacaceae
cf. Strombosia sp.
 Malpighiales - Violaceae
Rinorea cf. brachypetala
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
cf. Sapium sp., Acalypha sp.
cf. Sapium sp. Browne 1756 milktree
Acalypha sp. Linnaeus 1753 spurge
 Celastrales - Celastraceae
Mystroxylon cf. aethiopicum, Mystroxylon sp.
Mystroxylon sp. Ecklon and Zeyher bittersweet
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Lasiodiscus sp., Lasiodiscus cf. marmoratus, cf. Ziziphus sp.
Lasiodiscus sp. Hooker buckthorn
cf. Ziziphus sp. Miller 1758 buckthorn
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Celtis sp.
Celtis sp. Linnaeus 1753 hackberry
 Malvales - Tiliaceae
Grewia sp.
Grewia sp. Linnaeus 1753 crossberry
 Sapindales - Rutaceae
cf. Zanthoxylum sp., Teclea cf. nobilis
cf. Zanthoxylum sp. Linnaeus 1753 prickly ash
  - Commelinacea
Pollia tugenensis