Lukeino fm. - mbr. A: Messinian, Kenya

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia
ETE occurrence; species: Bivalvia
Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
ETE occurrence; species: Cyprinidae
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Clariidae
Clariidae indet. Bonaparte 1846
ETE occurrence; species: Clariidae
Actinopteri - Cichliformes - Cichlidae
Cichlidae indet. Heckel 1840
ETE occurrence; species: Cichlidae
Reptilia - Testudines - Pelomedusidae
ETE occurrence; species: Pelomedusidae
Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
ETE occurrence; species: Trionychidae
Reptilia - Crocodylidae
ETE occurrence; species: Crocodylidae
Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae
ETE occurrence; species: Cercopithecidae
Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae
ETE occurrence; species: Hominidae
Mammalia - Rodentia
Rodentia indet. Bowdich 1821
ETE occurrence; species: Rodentia
Mammalia - Rodentia - Hystricidae
Mammalia - Lagomorpha
Lagomorpha indet. Brandt 1885
ETE occurrence; species: Lagomorpha
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Mammalia - Suidae
Mammalia - Hippopotamidae
Mammalia - Giraffidae
Mammalia - Bovidae
ETE occurrence; species: Tragelaphini
Hippotragini indet. Sundevall 1845
ETE occurrence; species: Hippotragini
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cephalophini
cf. Aepyceros sp. Sundevall 1847
Neotragini indet. Sclater and Thomas 1894
ETE occurrence; species: Neotragini
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876
ETE occurrence; species: Alcelaphini
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
ETE occurrence; species: Reduncini
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
ETE occurrence; species: Canidae
Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
cf. Crocuta sp. Erxleben 1777
Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae
cf. Ichneumia sp. Geoffroy 1837
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
ETE occurrence; species: Felidae
Mammalia - Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae
Orycteropus sp. Geoffroy 1791
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Stegotetrabelodon sp. Petrocchi 1941
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Anancus sp. Aymard 1855
see common names

Geography
Country:Kenya
Coordinates: 0.5° North, 35.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:1.3° South, 35.5° East (Wright 2013)
Time
Period: Neogene Epoch: Miocene
Stage: Messinian 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 6
*International age/stage:Messinian - Messinian
Key time interval: Messinian
Age range of interval: 7.246 - 5.333 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Lukeino Member:A
Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max age = 6.20 +/- .19 Ma ;Min age = 5.9-5.1 Ma radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: siltstone
Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: red slts/gr slty tuffs/diatom sh
Environment:fluvial-lacustrine indet.
Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: "fluv, flplain env to S"
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection size:33 specimens
Collection method comments: ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 921, ; ETE museum list: KNM
Metadata
Also known as:ETE Locality 1099, Lukeino, Baringo, Lukeino fm. - mbr. A,
Database number:22275
Authorizer:A. Behrensmeyer Enterer:A. Behrensmeyer
Modifier:M. Kosnik
Created:1999-08-05 00:00:00 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:1999-08-05 00:00:00
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
5579.ETE 1319H. Thomas. 1981. Les bovides miocenes de la formation de Ngorora du Bassin de Baringo (Rift Valley, Kenya) 3. Proceedings of the Koninkluke Ned.Akad.Van Wet.:Series B 84(4):377-392 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]