NK 93-Warwire fm (Pliocene of Uganda)

Also known as ETE Locality 1082, Nkondo 93, Kaiso, NK 93-Warwire fm,

Where: Uganda (1.5° N, 31.0° E: paleocoordinates 1.3° N, 30.6° E)

When: Warwire Formation (Albertine Group), Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: Warwire tuff near base of fm correlates with the Lomogol Tuff (~3.6 Ma).

Environment/lithology: lacustrine

• ETE sed env 1: lacustrine, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: "L. Obweruka, Warwire substage"
• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: .

Collection methods: ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 933, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: P. Tassy. 1994. Fossil proboscideans,Mammalia, from the Western Rift,Uganda. In:Geol. and palaeo. of the Albertine rift valley II:217-257 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22258: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 30.06.1999

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Bunocharax sp.
Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
cf. Menelikia sp.
cf. Menelikia sp. Arambourg 1941 antelope
Reptilia
 Squamata - Boidae
Python sp.
Python sp. Daudin 1803 boa
Actinopteri
 Cichliformes - Cichlidae
Cichlidae indet.
Cichlidae indet. Heckel 1840 cichlid
ETE occurrence; species: Tilapiini
 Acanthomorphata - Centropomidae
Lates cf. niloticus
Lates cf. niloticus Linnaeus 1758 Nile perch
 Siluriformes - Claroteidae
Chrysichthys macrotis
Chrysichthys macrotis catfish
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp. nov.
 Siluriformes - Clariidae
Clariidae indet.
Clariidae indet. Bonaparte 1846 airbreathing catfish
ETE occurrence; species: Clariidae
 Siluriformes - Bagridae
Auchenoglanis sp.
Auchenoglanis sp. Günther 1865 naked catfish
 Siluriformes - Mochokidae
Synodontis sp.
Synodontis sp. Cuvier 1816 upside down catfish
 Characiformes - Characidae
Characidae indet.
Characidae indet.
ETE occurrence; species: B Characidae
 Characiformes - Alestidae
Hydrocynus sp.
Hydrocynus sp. Cuvier 1816