East Turkana - Area 116 - Upper Burgi: Gelasian, Kenya
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Sindacharax sp.
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Hemicypris sp.
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Megalocypris durbani
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Cathormion sp.
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: gallery forest | ||||||||||
Cola lateritia
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: gallery forest | ||||||||||
Brachystegia sp.
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: miombo woodland | ||||||||||
Salacia sp.
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: dry,decid. woodland | ||||||||||
Brachylaena hutchisii
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: dry,decid.woodland | ||||||||||
Angiospermae
- Sapindales
- Anacardiaceae
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Lannea welwitschii
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: gallery forest | ||||||||||
Angiospermae
- Malpighiales
- Euphorbiaceae
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Croton haumanianus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: gallery forest | ||||||||||
Angiospermae
- Malpighiales
- Salicaceae
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Populus euphratica
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: alkaline pans | ||||||||||
Angiospermae
- Fabales
- Fabaceae
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Acacia meillifera
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: herb | ||||||||||
Acacia nilotica
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: wooded savanna | ||||||||||
Milletia dura
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1 specimen | |||||||||
original and current combination Millettia | ||||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: arboreal | ||||||||||
Angiospermae
- Rosales
- Rhamnaceae
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Zizyphus abyssinica
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1 specimen | |||||||||
original and current combination Ziziphus | ||||||||||
Angiospermae
- Myrtales
- Combretaceae
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Terminalia prunioides
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: herb | ||||||||||
Angiospermae
- Gentianales
- Rubiaceae
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Canthium sp.
Lamarck 1783
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: herb | ||||||||||
Angiospermae
- Gentianales
- Apocynaceae
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Tabernaemontana sp.
Linnaeus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: gallery forest | ||||||||||
Ostracoda
- Podocopida
- Cytherideidae
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Cyprideis torosa
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Primates
- Hominidae
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Homo habilis
Leakey et al. 1964
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Isaac 1997 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Hipparion cf. ethiopicum
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Eisenmann 1983 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Equus koobiforensis
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Eisenmann 1983 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Suidae
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Notochoerus scotti
(Leakey 1943)
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Harris 1983 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
original and current combination Gerontochoerus scotti | ||||||||||
Metridiochoerus andrewsi
Hopwood 1926
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Harris 1983 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
Notochoerus euilus
(Hopwood 1926)
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Harris 1983 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
original and current combination Hylochoerus euilus | ||||||||||
Kolpochoerus limnetes
(Hopwood 1926)
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Harris 1983 | 7 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Hippopotamidae
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Hexaprotodon karumensis
Coryndon 1977
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Harris 1991 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
recombined as Hippopotamus karumensis | ||||||||||
Hexaprotodon aethiopicus
Coryndon and Coppens 1975
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Harris 1991 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Gazella praethomsoni
Arambourg 1947
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Harris 1991 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Oryx sp.
de Blainville 1816
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Alcelaphini indet.
Brookes 1876
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Harris 1991 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Medium-sized Alcelaphini dentitions | ||||||||||
Megalotragus isaaci
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Connochaetes gentryi
Harris 1991
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Harris 1991 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Reduncini indet.
Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
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Harris 1991 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
Reduncini gen. and sp. indet. | ||||||||||
Menelikia lyrocera
Arambourg 1941
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Kobus sigmoidalis
Arambourg 1941
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Harris 1991 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Bovini indet.
Gray 1821
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Bovini gen. and sp. indet. | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Giraffidae
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Giraffa sp.
Brisson 1762
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Deinotheriidae
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Deinotherium bozasi
Arambourg 1934
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Harris 1983 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Actinopteri
- Osteoglossiformes
- Gymnarchidae
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Gymnarchus niloticus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Actinopteri
- Characiformes
- Alestidae
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Hydrocynus sp.
Cuvier 1816
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Harris 1991 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Kenya |
Coordinates: | 4.1° North, 36.3° East (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 4.5° North, 36.1° East |
Geographic resolution: | basin |
Time
Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
Stage: | Gelasian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
*Period: | Tertiary | *Epoch: | Pliocene |
*International age/stage: | Gelasian (minimum) | ||
Key time interval: | Gelasian | ||
Age range of interval: | 2.58800 - 1.80600 m.y. ago | ||
* legacy (obsolete) database fields |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Koobi Fora | Member: | Upper Burgi | ||
Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max = Lokalalei tuff, Min = KBS Tuff radiometric intage_min |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | planar lamination,red or brown claystone | ||
Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: light-colored, ETE lithology comments: dark olive claystone, fine and medium grained sandstone, siltstone | |||
Environment: | lacustrine indet. | Tectonic setting: | rift |
Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: lacustrine, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: upper member=deltaic, pollen suggests lacustrine |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | surface (in situ) |
Collection size: | 123 specimens |
Collection method comments: ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 17, ; ETE museum list: KNM |
Metadata
Also known as: | ETE Locality 292, Area 116 - Upper Burgi, | ||
Database number: | 21478 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Behrensmeyer | Enterer: | A. Behrensmeyer |
Modifier: | A. Behrensmeyer | ||
Created: | 1993-05-19 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2009-10-06 12:35:44 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 1993-05-19 00:00:00 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
4469. | ETE 104 | J. M. Harris. 1983. Koobi Fora Research Project The Fossil Ungulates: Proboscidea, Perissodactyla, Suidae. Clarendon Press, Oxford, United Kingdom 2 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton] |
Secondary references:
10216 | ETE | V. Eisenmann. 1983. Family Equidae. Koobi Fora Research Project: The Fossil Ungulates: Proboscidea, Perissodactyla, and Suidae 2:156-214 [A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton/V. Egerton] |
10217 | ETE | J. M. Harris. 1983. Family Suidae. Koobi Fora Research Project: The Fossil Ungulates: Proboscidea, Perissodactyla, and Suidae 2:215-302 [A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton/V. Egerton] |
10214 | ETE | J. M. Harris. 1983. Family Deinotheriidae. Koobi Fora Research Project: The Fossil Ungulates: Proboscidea, Perissodactyla, and Suidae 2:22-39 [A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton/V. Egerton] |
10318 | ETE | J. M. Harris. 1991. Family Hippopotamidae. Koobi Fora Research Project: The Fossil Ungulates: Geology, Fossil Artiodactyls, and Palaeoenvironments 3:31-85 [A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton/V. Egerton] |
10320 | ETE | J. M. Harris. 1991. Family Giraffidae. Koobi Fora Research Project: The Fossil Ungulates: Geology, Fossil Artiodactyls, and Palaeoenvironments 3:93-138 [A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton/V. Egerton] |
10321 | ETE | J. M. Harris. 1991. Family Bovidae. Koobi Fora Research Project: The Fossil Ungulates: Geology, Fossil Artiodactyls, and Palaeoenvironments 3:139-320 [A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton/V. Egerton] |
8610 | ETE | G. L. Isaac. 1997. Koobi Fora Research Project Volume 5 Plio-Pleistocene Archaeology. [A. Behrensmeyer/S. Cote/S. Cote] |