West Turkana - Lomekwi I: Gelasian, Kenya
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Elephas recki
Dietrich 1915
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: shungurensis | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Hyaenidae
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Hyaena hyaena
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Hipparion hasumense
Eisenmann 1983
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Suidae
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Notochoerus scotti
(Leakey 1943)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
Kolpochoerus limnetes
(Hopwood 1926)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Giraffidae
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Giraffa sp.
Brisson 1762
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Reduncini indet.
Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
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6 specimens | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-medium | ||||||||||
Reduncini indet.
Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-small | ||||||||||
Reduncini indet.
Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-large | ||||||||||
Menelikia sp.
Arambourg 1941
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5 specimens | |||||||||
Kobus oricornis
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Kobus sp.
Smith 1840
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3 specimens | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.A-W.Turkana | ||||||||||
Kobus sigmoidalis
Arambourg 1941
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Hippotragus gigas
Leakey 1965
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Alcelaphini indet.
Brookes 1876
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-med | ||||||||||
Alcelaphini indet.
Brookes 1876
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-sm | ||||||||||
Damaliscus sp.
Sclater and Thomas 1894
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Aepyceros shungurae
Gentry 1985
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Gazella cf. granti
Brooke 1872
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Hippopotamidae
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Hexaprotodon protoamphibius
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Primates
- Hominidae
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Australopithecus boisei
Leakey 1959
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Primates
- Cercopithecidae
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Cercopithecidae indet.
Gray 1821
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-med. | ||||||||||
Cercopithecidae indet.
Gray 1821
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1 specimen | |||||||||
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-sm. | ||||||||||
Paracolobus mutiwa
Leakey 1982
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Theropithecus brumpti
Arambourg 1947
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12 specimens | |||||||||
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: | Upper Lomekwi | Local bed: | above Emekwi Tuff/ below Lokal |
Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Lokalalei Tuff (2.52 +/- 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 Fauna | |||
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- clude 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 153, LO1, Lomekwi I, | ||
Database number: | 21354 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Behrensmeyer | Enterer: | A. Behrensmeyer, J. Damuth |
Modifier: | A. Behrensmeyer | ||
Created: | 1991-06-14 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2009-10-06 12:35:44 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 1991-06-14 00:00:00 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
4454. | ETE 88 | J. 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] |