NK11 - Nkondo mbr. (Miocene to of Uganda)

Also known as ETE Locality 1234, Nkondo 11, NK11 - Nkondo mbr.,

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

When: Nkondo Member (Nkondo Formation), 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: cly/slt/ironst

Collection methods: ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 929, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: S. Bailon and J.C. Rage. 1994. Neogene and Pleistocene squamates from the Western Rift,Uganda. In:Geol. and paleobiology of the Albertine rift valley, B.Senut(ed.) II:129-135 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22410: 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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Smiatherium aff. demissum
Smiatherium aff. demissum
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: mak - species name from unique name
Reptilia
 Squamata - Boidae
Python cf. sebae
Python cf. sebae Gmelin 1789 rock python
 Squamata - Varanidae
Varanus sp.
Varanus sp. Merrem 1820 monitor lizard
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Hyaenidae indet.
Hyaenidae indet. Gray 1821 hyaena
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hyaenidae