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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unclassified
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Pteridophyta indet.
Pteridophyta indet. Haeckel 1875
ETE occurrence; species: Pteridophyte
Angiospermae
 Poales - Poaceae
"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae
"Gramineae indet." = Poaceae Barnhart 1895 true grass
 Fabales - Fabaceae
aff. Acacia mellifera
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Anancus kenyensis
Anancus kenyensis MacInnes 1942 gomphothere
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Loxodonta sp., "Primelephas gomphotheroides" = Primelephas korotorensis, Stegotetrabelodon orbus
Loxodonta sp. Cuvier 1825 African elephant
"Primelephas gomphotheroides" = Primelephas korotorensis Coppens 1965 elephant
Stegotetrabelodon orbus Maglio 1970 elephant
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotheriidae indet.
Deinotheriidae indet. Bonaparte 1845 deinothere
 Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae
Orycteropus sp.
Orycteropus sp. Geoffroy 1791 aardvark
 Placentalia -
Carnivora indet.
Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821 carnivoran
 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.
 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
 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., Reduncini indet., Aepyceros sp., Cephalophus sp., Ugandax sp., Tragelaphini indet., Tragelaphus sp.
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
Aepyceros sp. Sundevall 1847 impala
Cephalophus sp. Smith 1827 duiker
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
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Sivachoerus tulotos, "Nyanzachoerus syrticus" = Sivachoerus syrticus
"Nyanzachoerus syrticus" = Sivachoerus syrticus Leonardi 1954 pig
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamidae indet.
Hippopotamidae indet. Gray 1821 hippopotamus
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Alilepus sp.
Alilepus sp. Dice 1931 rabbit
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystricidae indet., Hystrix sp.
Hystricidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 porcupine
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine
 Rodentia - Muridae
Muridae indet.
Muridae indet. Illiger 1811 mouse
 Rodentia - Nesomyidae
Dendromurinae indet.
Dendromurinae indet. Alston 1875 mouse
 Primates - Hominidae
Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecus afarensis Johanson et al. 1978 australopithecine
 Primates -
Cercopithecoidea indet.
Cercopithecoidea indet. Gray 1821 monkey
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae indet.
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey