NK101 - Nkondo fm. (Miocene to of Uganda)

Also known as ETE Locality 1229, Nkondo 101, NK101 - Nkondo fm.,

Where: Uganda (1.5° N, 31.0° E: paleocoordinates 0.7° N, 29.5° E)

When: Nkondo Formation (Albertine Group), Miocene to Miocene (23.0 - 2.6 Ma)

• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: Max age = ~7 Ma based on fauna;min age = ~4.5

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; silty claystone

• ETE sed env 1: lacustrine, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: L. Obweruka
• ETE rock type adj: silty, ETE lithology comments: Nk:cly/slt/ironst;War:slt/snd/microcongl/ls

Collection methods: ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 933, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: V. Eisenmann. 1994. Equidae of the Albertine rift valley,Uganda. In:Geol. and paleobiology of the Albertine rift valley, B.Senut(ed.) II:289-307 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22405: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 23.08.1999

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Brachystegia sp., Dichapetalum sp., Salacia pyriformis, Salacia wood_frags, Distichodus sp., Bunocharax sp., Alestes sp.
Alestes sp.
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: or Brycinus
Actinopteri
 Osteoglossiformes - Gymnarchidae
Gymnarchus cf. niloticus
 Siluriformes - Claroteidae
Chrysichthys cf. macrotis, Chrysichthys macrotis
 Siluriformes - Mochokidae
Synodontis sp.
Synodontis sp. Cuvier 1816 upside down catfish
 Characiformes - Alestidae
Hydrocynus sp.
Hydrocynus sp. Cuvier 1816
 Characiformes - Characidae
Characidae indet.
Characidae indet.
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Characidae sp. B
 Acanthomorphata - Centropomidae
Lates cf. niloticus
Lates cf. niloticus Linnaeus 1758 Nile perch
Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Hipparion turkanense" = Eurygnathohippus turkanense, Hipparion cf. sitifense
"Hipparion turkanense" = Eurygnathohippus turkanense Hooijer and Maglio 1974 hipparionine horse
Hipparion cf. sitifense Pomel 1897 hipparionine horse
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Nyanzachoerus jaegeri
Nyanzachoerus jaegeri Coppens 1971 pig
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: med
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Paracolobus sp.
Paracolobus sp. Leakey 1969 monkey
Dicotyledoneae
 Myrtales - Combretaceae
Combretum hereroense, Combretum mechowianum
Angiospermae
 Fabales - Fabaceae
"Leguminosae indet." = Fabaceae, Acacia dendroplanolobium, Acacia mellifera, Acacia nilotica
"Leguminosae indet." = Fabaceae Lindley 1836 legume
ETE occurrence; species: Leguminosae
Acacia nilotica wattle
ETE occurrence; species: var. adansonieae