Where: Kenya (4.2° N, 36.4° E: paleocoordinates 4.1° N, 36.3° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Okote Member (Koobi Fora Formation), Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)
• Datum plane: conglomerate sandstone. Top of section 0 meters, bottom of section -12.2 meters.
Environment/lithology: deltaic; poorly lithified, burrowed sandstone and poorly lithified, tuffaceous, sandy, conglomeratic mudstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical, sieve,
Primary reference: G. L. Isaac. 1997. Koobi Fora Research Project Volume 5 Plio-Pleistocene Archaeology. [A. Behrensmeyer/S. Cote/S. Cote]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taphonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 32060: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Denne Reed on 03.06.2003, edited by Victoria Egerton
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
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Mammalia | |
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal | |
cf. Felidae indet. Gray 1821 cat | |
Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig
Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926 pig | |
Giraffidae indet. Gray 1821 giraffe | |
Bovidae indet., Reduncini indet., Kobus ellipsiprymnus, Alcelaphini indet., Tragelaphini indet., Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
Kobus ellipsiprymnus Ogilby 1833 waterbuck
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
Tragelaphini indet. Blyth 1863 antelope
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu | |
Hippopotamidae indet., "Hexaprotodon karumensis" = Hippopotamus karumensis
Hippopotamidae indet. Gray 1821 hippopotamus
"Hexaprotodon karumensis" = Hippopotamus karumensis Coryndon 1977 hippo | |
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros | |
Equidae indet. Gray 1821 horse
Hipparion indet. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse | |
Rodentia indet. Bowdich 1821 rodent | |
Thryonomys indet. Fitzinger 1867 cane rat | |
Hystrix indet. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine | |
Colobus sp. Illiger 1811 monkey
Theropithecus oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada
Papio sp. Erxleben 1777 baboon | |
Proboscidea indet. proboscidean | |
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant | |
Reptilia | |
Crocodylus indet. Laurenti 1768 crocodile | |
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines Batsch 1788 turtle | |
Cladistia | |
Polypterus indet. Lacépède 1803 bichir | |
Actinopteri | |
Clarias indet. Scopoli 1777 catfish |