West Turkana - Kangatukuseo II: Gelasian, Kenya

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934
1 specimen
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Elephas recki Dietrich 1915
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: shungurensis
Mammalia - Carnivora
Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Carnivora
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Homotherium problematicus
1 specimen
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion hasumense Eisenmann 1983
4 specimens
Mammalia - Sivatheridae
Sivatherium maurusium (Pomel 1893)
1 specimen
Mammalia - Suidae
Suidae indet. Gray 1821
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Suidae
Notochoerus scotti (Leakey 1943)
7 specimens
Kolpochoerus limnetes (Hopwood 1926)
5 specimens
Kolpochoerus majus (Hopwood 1934)
1 specimen
Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926
1 specimen
Mammalia - Bovidae
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
2 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-medium
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-small
Menelikia sp. Arambourg 1941
2 specimens
Kobus sp. Smith 1840
Kobus sp. Smith 1840
2 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.B-W.Turkana
Kobus sp. Smith 1840
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.D-W.Turkana
Kobus oricornis
2 specimens
Kobus sp. Smith 1840
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.A-W.Turkana
Kobus sp. Smith 1840
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.C-W.Turkana
Kobus sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941
4 specimens
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876
3 specimens
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-sm
Connochaetes sp. (Lichtenstein 1812)
2 specimens
Aepyceros shungurae Gentry 1985
2 specimens
Gazella janenschi
1 specimen
Ugandax sp. Cooke and Coryndon 1970
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Turkana sp. nov.
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941
5 specimens
Mammalia - Hippopotamidae
Hexaprotodon protoamphibius
1 specimen
Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-lg.
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821
1 specimen
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-sm.
Theropithecus brumpti Arambourg 1947
4 specimens
Parapapio cf. whitei Broom 1940
1 specimen
see common names

Geography
Country:Kenya State/province:Rift Valley County:West Turkana
Coordinates: 3.9° North, 35.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:3.8° North, 35.5° East
Time
Period: Quaternary Epoch: Pleistocene
Stage: Gelasian 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 6
*Period:Tertiary *Epoch:Middle - Late/Upper Pliocene
*International age/stage:Gelasian (minimum)
Key time interval: Gelasian
Age range of interval: 2.58 - 1.8 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Omo Formation:Nachukui Member:Lomekwi/Lokalalei
Local bed:below/just above Lokala- lei T
Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Kalochoro Tuff (2.36 +/- 0.05) and Tulu Bor Tuff (3.36 +/- 0.04) radiometric intage_min
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: see Upper Lomekwi and Lokalalei Faunas
Environment:fluvial indet. Tectonic setting:rift
Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: upward fining cycles in- cludes paleosols
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (in situ)
Collection size:0 specimens
Collection method comments: ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 6, ; ETE museum list: KNM
Metadata
Also known as:ETE Locality 144, KU2, Kangatukuseo II,
Database number:21345
Authorizer:A. Behrensmeyer Enterer:A. Behrensmeyer
Modifier:A. Behrensmeyer
Created:1991-06-12 00:00:00 Last modified:2009-10-06 12:35:44
Access level:the public Released:1991-06-12 00:00:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
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]