Kapturo: Messinian, Kenya
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Angiospermae
- Fabales
- Fabaceae
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Leguminosae indet.
de Jussieu
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| ETE occurrence; species: cf. Leguminosae | ||||||||||
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Leguminosae indet.
de Jussieu
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| ETE occurrence; species: Leguminosae | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Sapindales
- Rutaceae
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Rutaceae indet.
de Jussieu 1789
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: aff. Toddaliopsis | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Kenya |
| Coordinates: | 0.8° North, 35.8° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 0.9° South, 35.7° East (Wright 2013) |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| Stage: | Messinian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| *Period: | Tertiary | ||
| *International age/stage: | Tortonian - Messinian | ||
| Key time interval: | Messinian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 7.246 - 5.333 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Mpesida | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max age = 7.3-6.9 Ma;Min age = 6.20 +/- .19 Ma radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | siltstone |
| Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: indurated siltstone | |
| Environment: | lacustrine indet. |
| Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: lacustrine, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: quiet-water deposits | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection size: | 3 specimens |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 953, ; ETE museum list: KNM | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | ETE Locality 1132, Baringo, Kapturo, | ||
| Database number: | 22308 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Behrensmeyer | Enterer: | A. Behrensmeyer |
| Modifier: | G. Varnham | ||
| 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:
| 5586. | ETE 1328 | F. Hivernel. 1983. Excavations at Ngenyn(Baringo District,Kenya). Azania 18:45-79 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik] |