Ngorora fm. - mbr. E (Miocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 1124, Baringo, Ngorora, Ngorora fm. - mbr. E,

Where: Kenya (0.9° N, 35.9° E: paleocoordinates 0.2° N, 34.4° E)

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

• ETE dating method: composite, ETE age comment: Max age = 12.71 +/- .38 Ma;Min age = 10-8 Ma radiometric intage_max,

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: upper sediments are fluvial
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: diatom/conglom/tuffs

Collection methods: ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 944, ; ETE museum list: KNM

Primary reference: H. Thomas. 1981. Les bovides miocenes de la formation de Ngorora du Bassin de Baringo (Rift Valley, Kenya) 3. Proceedings of the Koninkluke Ned.Akad.Van Wet.:Series B 84(4):377-392 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22300: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 05.08.1999

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Annelida indet. Lamarck 1809
ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Bivalvia
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Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Reptilia
 Loricata -
Crocodylia indet. crocodilian
ETE occurrence; species: Crocodylia
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionychidae indet. Gray 1825 softshell turtle
ETE occurrence; species: Trionychidae
 Testudines - Pelomedusidae
Pelomedusidae indet. Cope 1868 sideneck turtle
ETE occurrence; species: Pelomedusidae
Mammalia
 Hyracoidea - Procaviidae
Procaviidae indet. Thomas 1892 hyrax
ETE occurrence; species: Procaviidae
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae indet. Hay 1922 gomphothere
ETE occurrence; species: Gomphotheriidae
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equidae indet. Gray 1821 horse
ETE occurrence; species: Equidae
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
ETE occurrence; species: Rhinocerotidae
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig
ETE occurrence; species: Suidae
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffidae indet. Gray 1821 giraffe
ETE occurrence; species: Giraffidae
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovidae
Pseudotragus gentryi Thomas 1981 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp. nov.
Boselaphini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1997 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Boselaphini
 Primates - Hominidae
"Pongidae indet." = Hominidae
"Pongidae indet." = Hominidae Gray 1825 ape
ETE occurrence; species: cf. Pongidae
Actinopteri
 Cichliformes - Cichlidae
Cichlidae indet. Heckel 1840 cichlid
ETE occurrence; species: Cichlidae
 Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 carp-like fish
ETE occurrence; species: cf. Cyprinidae
 Siluriformes - Clariidae
Clariidae indet. Bonaparte 1846 airbreathing catfish
ETE occurrence; species: Clariidae