List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Crocodylus sp.
Laurenti 1768
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Euthecodon sp.
Fortau 1920
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Reptilia
- Anseriformes
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Anseriformes indet.
Wagler 1831
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| ETE occurrence; species: Anseriformes | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Squamata
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Squamata indet.
Oppel 1811
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| ETE occurrence; species: Squamata | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Pythonidae
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Pythonidae indet.
(Fitzinger 1826)
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| ETE occurrence; species: Pythoninae | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Trionychidae
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Trionychidae indet.
Gray 1825
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| ETE occurrence; species: Trionychidae | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Pelomedusidae
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cf. Pelomedusidae indet.
Cope 1868
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: cf. Pelomedusidae | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Podocnemididae
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Podocnemis informal sp. 1
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| ETE occurrence; species: sp. 1 nov. | ||||||||||
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Podocnemis informal sp. 2
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| ETE occurrence; species: sp. 2 nov. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Felidae
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Felidae indet.
Gray 1821
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| ETE occurrence; species: Felinae large | ||||||||||
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Machairodontinae indet.
Gill 1872
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| ETE occurrence; species: Machairodontinae | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Viverridae
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cf. Civettictis indet.
Pocock 1915
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| ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Hyaenidae
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Hyaenidae indet.
Gray 1821
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| ETE occurrence; species: Hyaenidae | ||||||||||
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aff. Euryboas sp.
Schaub 1941
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| ETE occurrence; species: aff. Euryboas | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Hipparion turkanense
Hooijer and Maglio 1974
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Hipparion sitifense
Pomel 1897
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| originally entered as "Hipparion sistifense" | ||||||||||
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Hipparion cf. sitifense
Pomel 1897
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Hipparion primigenium
(von Meyer 1829)
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Hipparion cf. primigenium
(von Meyer 1829)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Hippopotamidae
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Hippopotamidae indet.
Gray 1821
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| ETE occurrence; species: Hippopotamidae sp. 2 | ||||||||||
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Hippopotamus (Hexaprotodon) informal sp. A
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| ETE occurrence; species: A (Hexaprotodon) | ||||||||||
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Hippopotamus (Hexaprotodon) informal sp. B
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| ETE occurrence; species: B (Hexaprotodon) | ||||||||||
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Hexaprotodon harvardi
Coryndon 1977
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Suidae
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Nyanzachoerus tulotos
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| originally entered as "Nyanachoerus tulotos" | ||||||||||
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Nyanzachoerus aff. jaegeri
Coppens 1971
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| ETE occurrence; species: mak - species name from unique name; originally entered as "Nyanachoerus aff. jaegeri" | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Bovidae
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Bovidae indet.
Gray 1821
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| ETE occurrence; species: Pachytragus-like | ||||||||||
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aff. Damaliscus sp.
Sclater and Thomas 1894
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| ETE occurrence; species: aff. Damaliscus | ||||||||||
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aff. Redunca sp.
Smith 1827
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| ETE occurrence; species: aff. Redunca | ||||||||||
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Redunca aff. ancystrocera
Arambourg 1947
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| ETE occurrence; species: mak - species name from unique name | ||||||||||
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Kobus elliptica
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| originally entered as "elliptica elliptica" | ||||||||||
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aff. Kobus sp.
Smith 1840
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| ETE occurrence; species: aff. Kobus | ||||||||||
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aff. Aepyceros sp.
Sundevall 1847
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| ETE occurrence; species: aff. Aepyceros | ||||||||||
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Antilope sp.
Pallas 1766
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Gazella informal sp. A
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| ETE occurrence; species: A | ||||||||||
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Gazella informal sp. B
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| ETE occurrence; species: B | ||||||||||
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aff. Rhynchotragus sp.
Neumann 1905
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| ETE occurrence; species: aff. Rhynocotragus | ||||||||||
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Tragelaphus informal sp. A
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| ETE occurrence; species: A | ||||||||||
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Tragelaphus informal sp. B
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| ETE occurrence; species: B | ||||||||||
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Tragelaphus cf. nakuae
Arambourg 1941
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Miotragocerus sp.
Stromer 1928
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| originally entered as "Miotragoceras sp." | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Giraffidae
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Giraffa sp.
Brisson 1762
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Mammalia
- Primates
- Hominidae
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Hominidae indet.
Gray 1825
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hominidae | ||||||||||
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Australopithecus cf. africanus
Dart 1925
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Mammalia
- Primates
- Cercopithecidae
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cf. Cercocebus sp.
Geoffroy 1812
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cf. Parapapio sp.
Jones 1937
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| ETE occurrence; species: small | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Stegotetrabelodon orbus
Maglio 1970
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| originally entered as "Stegatetrobelodon orbus" | ||||||||||
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Stegotetrabelodon orbus
Maglio 1970
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Primelephas gomphotheroides
Maglio 1970
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Gomphotheriidae
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Gomphotheriidae indet.
Hay 1922
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| ETE occurrence; species: Gomphotheriidae | ||||||||||
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Anancinae indet.
Hay 1922
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| ETE occurrence; species: Anancinae | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Deinotheriidae
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Deinotherium sp.
Kaup 1829
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Mammalia
- Tubulidentata
- Orycteropodidae
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Orycteropodidae indet.
Gray 1821
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| ETE occurrence; species: nov. Orycteropodidae | ||||||||||
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Leptorycteropus guilielmi
Patterson 1975
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| originally entered as "Leptorycteropus guiliemi" | ||||||||||
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Cladistia
- Polypteriformes
- Polypteridae
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Polypterus sp.
Lacépède 1803
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unclassified
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Kubwaxerus pattersoni
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Thiaridae
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Melanoides indet.
Olivier 1804
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| ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Viviparidae
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cf. Bellamya indet.
Jousseaume 1886
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| ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ampullariidae
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Lanistes carinatus
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| originally entered as "carinatus carinatus" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Barleeiidae
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cf. Caelatura sp.
Conrad 1865
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| ETE occurrence; species: mak - shift family name to genus name, new species name "sp. A" chnaged | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Ampullaria wernei
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| ETE occurrence; species: mak - name shift | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Kenya |
| Coordinates: | 2.9° North, 36.1° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 2.5° North, 35.2° East |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Nawata and Nachukui | Member: | Lower/Upper Nawata & Apak | ||
| Stratigraphy comments: ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max age=8.31+/-.25 Ma;Min age = 3.71+/- .23 Ma radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | conglomerate |
| Lithology description: ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: "Nawata fm:conglom,ss,sdy;Apak mbr:ss,silt lenses" | |
| Environment: | fluvial indet. |
| Geology comments: ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: "large, slow, well-oxygenated river" | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | bulk |
| Collection size: | 68 specimens |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 924, ; ETE museum list: KNM | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | ETE Locality 1059, Lothagam 2, Lothagam 1, Lothagam 1 & 2, Lothagam, Lothagam-Nawata fm/Apak mbr, | ||
| Database number: | 22236 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Behrensmeyer | Enterer: | A. Behrensmeyer |
| Modifier: | G. Varnham | ||
| Created: | 1999-06-30 00:00:00 | Last modified: | 2022-04-27 05:30:13 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-06-30 00:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 5448. | ETE 1183 | M. G. Leakey and C. Feibel. 1996. Lothagam: a record of faunal change in the late Miocene of East Africa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(3):556-570 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/J. Alroy] |