NK34 - Nyaweiga mbr. (Miocene to of Uganda)

Also known as ETE Locality 1266, Nkondo 34, NK34 - Nyaweiga mbr.,

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

When: Nyaweiga 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: 926, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: C. Guernet. 1994. Ostracods from Nkondo Formation,upper Miocene,lake Albert Basin,Uganda. Int.Cent.Train.Exch.in the Geosci. 29:59-63 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22442: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 23.08.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Testudines - Pelomedusidae
Pelusios sinuatus
Pelusios sinuatus Smith 1838 Serrated hinged terrapin
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Cyclanorbis sp.
Cyclanorbis sp. Gray 1854 softshell turtle
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: B