West Turkana - Lomekwi V: Gelasian, Kenya

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Elephas recki Dietrich 1915
4 specimens
recombined as Palaeoloxodon recki
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: brumpti
Loxodonta adaurora Maglio 1970
2 specimens
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934
1 specimen
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion hasumense Eisenmann 1983
7 specimens
recombined as Eurygnathohippus hasumense
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium simum (Burchell 1821)
2 specimens
Diceros bicornis (Linnaeus 1758)
2 specimens
Mammalia - Hippopotamidae
Hexaprotodon protoamphibius
2 specimens
Mammalia - Giraffidae
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762
1 specimen
Mammalia - Bovidae
Gazella janenschi
1 specimen
Tragelaphus imberbis (Blythe 1869)
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: or scriptus
Ugandax sp. Cooke and Coryndon 1970
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Turkana sp. nov.
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
3 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-medium
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
2 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-small
Kobus oricornis
1 specimen
Kobus sp. Smith 1840
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.A-W.Turkana
Aepyceros shungurae Gentry 1985
20 specimens
Hippotragini indet. Sundevall 1845
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hippotragini
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876
10 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-med
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876
7 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-sm
Damaliscus sp. Sclater and Thomas 1894
1 specimen
cf. Megalotragus sp. van Hoepen 1932
3 specimens
Parmularius sp. Hopwood 1934
1 specimen
Mammalia - Suidae
Notochoerus euilus (Hopwood 1926)
20 specimens
original and current combination Hylochoerus euilus
Kolpochoerus limnetes (Hopwood 1926)
1 specimen
Nyanzachoerus kanamensis Leakey 1958
2 specimens
Notochoerus scotti (Leakey 1943)
1 specimen
original and current combination Gerontochoerus scotti
Mammalia - Carnivora
Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821
2 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Carnivora
Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Crocuta sp. Erxleben 1777
3 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Turkana sp. nov.
cf. Crocuta sp. Erxleben 1777
3 specimens
Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821
7 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-lg.
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821
4 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-med.
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821
3 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae
Theropithecus brumpti Arambourg 1947
13 specimens
Reptilia
Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni Brochu and Storrs 2012
Brochu and Storrs 2012
KNM-WT 38977 (anterior portion of skull)
see common names

Geography
Country:Kenya State/province:Rift Valley County:West Turkana
Coordinates: 3.9° North, 35.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:3.8° North, 35.5° East
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
Stage:Gelasian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
*Period:Tertiary *Epoch:Middle - Late/Upper Pliocene
*International age/stage:Gelasian (minimum)
Key time interval:Gelasian
Age range of interval:2.58000 - 1.80000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Omo Formation:Nachukui Member:Lomekwi
Local bed:just above Tulu Bor Tuff
Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Lokalalei Tuff (2.52 +/- 0.05) and Tulu Bor Tuff (3.36 +/- 0.04) most fossils from just above Tulu Bor Tuff radiometric intage_min
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: see Lower Lomekwi Fauna
Tectonic setting:rift
Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: channel ETE event: ., ETE env comment: upward-fining cycles
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (in situ)
Collection size:0 specimens
Collection method comments: ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 6, ; ETE museum list: KENYA N.M.
Metadata
Also known as:ETE Locality 79, LO5, Lomekwi V,
Database number:21282
Authorizer:A. Behrensmeyer, P. Mannion Enterer:A. Behrensmeyer, P. Mannion, J. Damuth
Modifier:A. Behrensmeyer
Created:1991-05-30 00:00:00 Last modified:2009-10-06 12:35:44
Access level:the public Released:1991-05-30 00:00:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
4454.ETE 88J. M. Harris, F.H. Brown, and M.G. Leakey. 1988. Stratigraphy and Paleontology of pliocene and Pleistocene Localities West of Lake Turkana, Kenya. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 399:1-128 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]

Secondary references:

46593 C. A. Brochu and G. W. Storrs. 2012. A giant crocodile from the Plio-Pleistocene of Kenya, the phylogenetic relationships of Neogene African crocodylines, and the antiquity of Crocodylus in Africa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(3):587-602 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]