West Turkana - Nariokotome III (NK3) HS: Gelasian - Calabrian, Kenya

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis africana Dartevelle and Casier 1959
Reptilia - Varanidae
Varanus niloticus (Linnaeus 1766)
Reptilia
ETE occurrence; species: Aves
Reptilia - Testudines - Pelomedusidae
ETE occurrence; species: Pelomedusidae
Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae
Homo erectus (Dubois 1892)
1 specimen
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
1 specimen
Mammalia - Suidae
Kolpochoerus limnetes (Hopwood 1926)
1 specimen
Metridiochoerus sp. Hopwood 1926
Mammalia - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus gorgops Dietrich 1928
Hippopotamus aethiopicus Coryndon and Coppens 1975
Mammalia - Bovidae
ETE occurrence; species: Bovidae
Megalotragus sp. van Hoepen 1932
unclassified
ETE occurrence; species: mak - name shift
ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
ETE occurrence; species: mak - name shift
41 specimens
Actinopteri - Characiformes - Alestidae
Hydrocynus sp. Cuvier 1816
Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
ETE occurrence; species: Cyprinidae
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Claroteidae
Clarotes sp. Kner 1855
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Clariidae
Clarias sp. Scopoli 1777
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Mochokidae
Synodontis sp. Cuvier 1816
Actinopteri - Cichliformes - Cichlidae
Cichlidae indet. Heckel 1840
ETE occurrence; species: Cichlidae
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Darwinulidae
Darwinula stevensoni (Brady and Robertson 1870)
ETE occurrence; species: mak - name shift
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae
ETE occurrence; species: mak - name shift
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Ilyocyprididae
Ilyocypris gibba (Ramdohr 1808)
ETE occurrence; species: mak - name shift
see common names

Geography
Country:Kenya
Coordinates: 4.3° North, 35.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:3.7° North, 35.8° East (Wright 2013)
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period: Quaternary Epoch: Pleistocene
Stage: Gelasian - Calabrian 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 6
Key time interval: Gelasian - Calabrian
Age range of interval: 2.58 - 0.774 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Omo Formation:Nachukui Member:Natoo
Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max age=1.88 +/- .02 ;min age=1.39 +/- .02 radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min
Lithology and environment
Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: clyst/sltst/sst/tuff
Tectonic setting:rift
Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: floodplain ETE event: flood, ETE env comment: "fluc floodbasin,marsh,lake"
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,selective quarrying,surface (in situ)
Collection size:145 specimens
Collection method comments: ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 933, ; ETE museum list: KNM
Metadata
Also known as:ETE Locality 1166, Nariokotome III, NK 3, Nariokotome III (NK3) HS,
Database number:22342
Authorizer:A. Behrensmeyer Enterer:A. Behrensmeyer, R. Potts
Modifier:A. Behrensmeyer
Created:1999-08-23 00:00:00 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:1999-08-23 00:00:00
Creative Commons license:CC0
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]