Lukeino fm. (Miocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 1098, Lukeino, Baringo, Lukeino fm.,

Where: Kenya (0.5° N, 35.7° E: paleocoordinates 0.2° N, 35.0° E)

When: Lukeino Formation, Messinian (7.2 - 5.3 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max age = 6.20 +/- .19 Ma;Min age = 5.9-5.1 Ma radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: period dessic
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: slts/tffs/sh/rdbds/ls

Collection methods: ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 940, 926, ; ETE museum list: KNM

Primary reference: A. Hill, G. Curtis, and R. Drake. 1986. Sedimentary stratigraphy of the Tugen Hills,Baringo,Kenya. Geological Society of America Special Publication 25:285-295 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22274: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 05.08.1999, edited by Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

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Angiospermae
 Fabales - Fabaceae
aff. Acacia mellifera
 Poales - Poaceae
"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae
"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae Barnhart 1895 true grass
unclassified
  -
Pteridophyta indet.
Pteridophyta indet. Haeckel 1875
ETE occurrence; species: Pteridophyte
Mammalia
 Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae
Orycteropus sp.
Orycteropus sp. Geoffroy 1791 aardvark
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Stegotetrabelodon orbus, "Primelephas gomphotheroides" = Primelephas korotorensis, Loxodonta sp.
Stegotetrabelodon orbus Maglio 1970 elephant
"Primelephas gomphotheroides" = Primelephas korotorensis Coppens 1965 elephant
Loxodonta sp. Cuvier 1825 African elephant
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotheriidae indet.
Deinotheriidae indet. Bonaparte 1845 deinothere
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Anancus kenyensis
Anancus kenyensis MacInnes 1942 gomphothere
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystricidae indet., Hystrix sp.
Hystricidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 porcupine
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine
 Rodentia - Nesomyidae
Dendromurinae indet.
Dendromurinae indet. Alston 1875 mouse
 Rodentia - Muridae
Muridae indet.
Muridae indet. Illiger 1811 mouse
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Alilepus sp.
Alilepus sp. Dice 1931 rabbit
 Primates -
Cercopithecoidea indet.
Cercopithecoidea indet. Gray 1821 monkey
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae indet.
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey
 Primates - Hominidae
Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecus afarensis Johanson et al. 1978 australopithecine
 Placentalia -
Carnivora indet.
Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821 carnivoran
 Carnivora -
Arctoidea indet.
Arctoidea indet. Flower 1869 carnivoran
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Enhydriodon cf. iluecai, Sivaonyx soriae n. sp.
Enhydriodon cf. iluecai otter
originally entered as "Enhydrion cf. iluecai"
Sivaonyx soriae n. sp. Morales and Pickford 2005 otter
 Carnivora - Felidae
Homotherium sp.
Homotherium sp. Fabrini 1890 cat
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Pachycrocuta sp.
Pachycrocuta sp. Kretzoi 1938 brown hyaena
 Carnivora - Herpestidae
Atilax sp.
Atilax sp. Cuvier 1826 marsh mongoose
ETE occurrence; species: nov.
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet.
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae
Chalicotheriidae indet., Ancylotherium sp.
Chalicotheriidae indet. Gill 1872 chalicothere
Ancylotherium sp. Gaudry 1863 chalicothere
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparionini indet.
Hipparionini indet. Quinn 1955 hipparionine horse
ETE occurrence; species: Hipparioninae; originally entered as "Hipparioninae"
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa sp.
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet., Ugandax sp., Tragelaphini indet., Tragelaphus sp., Aepyceros sp., Reduncini indet., Cephalophus sp.
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Ugandax sp. Cooke and Coryndon 1970 antelope
Tragelaphini indet. Blyth 1863 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Tragelaphini/Boselaphini
Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope
Aepyceros sp. Sundevall 1847 impala
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
Cephalophus sp. Smith 1827 duiker
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamidae indet.
Hippopotamidae indet. Gray 1821 hippopotamus
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Sivachoerus tulotos, "Nyanzachoerus syrticus" = Sivachoerus syrticus
"Nyanzachoerus syrticus" = Sivachoerus syrticus Leonardi 1954 pig