West Turkana - Kangatukuseo II: Gelasian, Kenya
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Hipparion hasumense
Eisenmann 1983
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Eurygnathohippus hasumense | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Sivatheridae
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Sivatherium maurusium
(Pomel 1893)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Libytherium maurusium | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Suidae
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Suidae indet.
Gray 1821
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Suidae | ||||||||||
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Metridiochoerus andrewsi
Hopwood 1926
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Kolpochoerus limnetes
(Hopwood 1926)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Kolpochoerus majus
(Hopwood 1934)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Notochoerus scotti
(Leakey 1943)
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Gerontochoerus scotti | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Tragelaphus nakuae
Arambourg 1941
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Ugandax sp.
Cooke and Coryndon 1970
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Turkana sp. nov. | ||||||||||
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Gazella janenschi
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Alcelaphini indet.
Brookes 1876
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-sm | ||||||||||
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Connochaetes sp.
(Lichtenstein 1812)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Aepyceros shungurae
Gentry 1985
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Reduncini indet.
Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-medium | ||||||||||
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Reduncini indet.
Knottnerus-Meyer 1907
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-small | ||||||||||
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Kobus sp.
Smith 1840
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Kobus sp.
Smith 1840
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.B-W.Turkana | ||||||||||
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Kobus sp.
Smith 1840
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.D-W.Turkana | ||||||||||
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Kobus oricornis
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Kobus sp.
Smith 1840
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.A-W.Turkana | ||||||||||
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Kobus sp.
Smith 1840
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.C-W.Turkana | ||||||||||
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Kobus sigmoidalis
Arambourg 1941
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Menelikia sp.
Arambourg 1941
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Hippopotamidae
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Hexaprotodon protoamphibius
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
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Carnivora indet.
Bowdich 1821
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Carnivora | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Homotherium problematicus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Primates
- Cercopithecidae
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Cercopithecidae indet.
Gray 1821
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-lg. | ||||||||||
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Cercopithecidae indet.
Gray 1821
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-sm. | ||||||||||
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Theropithecus brumpti
Arambourg 1947
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Parapapio cf. whitei
Broom 1940
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Deinotheriidae
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Deinotherium bozasi
Arambourg 1934
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Elephas recki
Dietrich 1915
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Palaeoloxodon recki | ||||||||||
| ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: shungurensis | ||||||||||
| 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: | 2.58000 - 1.80000 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 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] |