Lukeino fm. - mbr. A: Messinian, Kenya

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758
ETE occurrence; species: Bivalvia
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion cf. sitifense Pomel 1897
nomen dubium belonging to Hipparion
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
cf. Ceratotherium sp. Gray 1868
Mammalia - Suidae
Nyanzachoerus tulotos
Mammalia - Bovidae
Tragelaphini indet. Blyth 1863
ETE occurrence; species: Tragelaphini
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876
ETE occurrence; species: Alcelaphini
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
ETE occurrence; species: Reduncini
Neotragini indet. Sclater and Thomas 1894
ETE occurrence; species: Neotragini
Hippotragini indet. Sundevall 1845
ETE occurrence; species: Hippotragini
cf. Aepyceros sp. Sundevall 1847
Cephalophini indet. Blyth 1863
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cephalophini
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816
Mammalia - Giraffidae
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762
Mammalia - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
cf. Crocuta sp. Erxleben 1777
Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae
cf. Ichneumia sp. Geoffroy 1837
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Felidae indet. Gray 1821
ETE occurrence; species: Felidae
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Canidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817
ETE occurrence; species: Canidae
Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821
ETE occurrence; species: Cercopithecidae
Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae
Hominidae indet. Gray 1825
ETE occurrence; species: Hominidae
Mammalia - Lagomorpha
Lagomorpha indet. Brandt 1885
ETE occurrence; species: Lagomorpha
Mammalia - Rodentia
Rodentia indet. Bowdich 1821
ETE occurrence; species: Rodentia
Mammalia - Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758
Mammalia - Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae
Orycteropus sp. Geoffroy 1791
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Anancus sp. Aymard 1855
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Primelephas sp. Maglio 1970
Stegotetrabelodon sp. Petrocchi 1941
Reptilia - Crocodylidae
Crocodylidae indet. Cuvier 1807
ETE occurrence; species: Crocodylidae
Reptilia - Testudines - Pelomedusidae
Pelomedusidae indet. Cope 1868
ETE occurrence; species: Pelomedusidae
Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionychidae indet. Gray 1825
ETE occurrence; species: Trionychidae
Actinopteri - Cichliformes - Cichlidae
Cichlidae indet. Heckel 1840
ETE occurrence; species: Cichlidae
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Clariidae
Clariidae indet. Bonaparte 1846
ETE occurrence; species: Clariidae
Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
ETE occurrence; species: Cyprinidae
see common names

Geography
Country:Kenya
Coordinates: 0.5° North, 35.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:0.2° North, 35.0° East
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:7.24600 - 5.33300 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:2002-06-25 21:59:02
Access level:the public Released:1999-08-05 00:00:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
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]