South Turkwel (Pliocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 1145, South Turkwel,

Where: Kenya (3.1° N, 35.8° E: paleocoordinates 3.6° N, 35.4° E)

When: Lonyumun,Kataboi Member (Nachukui Formation), Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: Lonyamun mbr est to be 4.3-3.9 Ma;fluv sed=~3.2 Ma

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrinegraded

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: "lo lacus seq, up fluv seq"
• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: Lo:clyst/sh/tff/ss;Up:ss/conglom

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

Primary reference: C. V. Ward, M. G. Leakey, B. Brown, F. Brown, J. Harris and A. Walker. 1999. South Turkwel: a new Pliocene hominid site in Kenya. Journal of Human Evolution 36:69-95 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 22321: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 05.08.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki, Loxodonta adaurora
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
ETE occurrence; species: early
Loxodonta adaurora Maglio 1970 African elephant
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium bozasi
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere
 Carnivora - Viverridae
Civettictis civetta
Civettictis civetta Schreber 1776 civet cat
originally entered as "Civetticus civetta"
 Carnivora - Felidae
Homotherium sp., Megantereon sp.
Homotherium sp. Fabrini 1890 cat
Megantereon sp. Croizet and Jobert 1828 cat
 Carnivora - Canidae
cf. Canidae indet.
cf. Canidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 canid
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa stillei
Giraffa stillei Arambourg 1947 giraffe
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Simatherium kohllarseni, Tragelaphus kyloae, Tragelaphus nakuae, Aepyceros sp., Madoqua sp., Antidorcas sp., Alcelaphini indet.
Simatherium kohllarseni antelope
originally entered as "Simatherium kohllarsoni"
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope
Aepyceros sp. Sundevall 1847 impala
Madoqua sp. Ogilby 1837 dikdik
Antidorcas sp. Sundevall 1847 springbok
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Alcelaphini-sm
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hexaprotodon protoamphibius
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Nyanzachoerus kanamensis, "Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus, "Potamochoerus afarensis" = Kolpochoerus afarensis
Nyanzachoerus kanamensis Leakey 1958 pig
"Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus Hopwood 1926 giant forest hog
"Potamochoerus afarensis" = Kolpochoerus afarensis Cooke 1978 pig
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Hipparion hasumense" = Eurygnathohippus hasumense
"Hipparion hasumense" = Eurygnathohippus hasumense Eisenmann 1983 hipparionine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet.
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Parapapio sp., Colobinae "indet. lg.", Colobinae "indet. sm."
Parapapio sp. Jones 1937 monkey
Colobinae "indet. lg." Blyth 1875 monkey
ETE occurrence; species: Colobinae lg.
Colobinae "indet. sm." Blyth 1875 monkey
ETE occurrence; species: Colobinae sm.
 Primates - Hominidae
Australopithecus sp.
Australopithecus sp. Dart 1925 australopithecine
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix sp.
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine
 Placentalia -
Lagomorpha indet.
Lagomorpha indet. Brandt 1885 placental