Also known as ETE Locality 1064, Lothagam 1B, Lothagam 1A, Lothagam 1, Lothagam, Lothagam-Lower Nawata mbr,
Where: Kenya (2.9° N, 36.1° E: paleocoordinates 2.5° N, 35.2° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Lower Nawata Member (Nawata Formation), Tortonian to Tortonian (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)
• K-Ar dating constrains lower Nawata to 7.44 +/- 0.05 Ma and 6.54 +/- 0.04 Ma (Marker Tuff).
Environment/lithology: fluvial; poorly lithified mudstone and poorly lithified sandstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: bulk, mechanical, sieve,
• Held at the Kenya National Museums (KNM-LT-). Surface collection.
Primary reference: M. G. Leakey and J. M. Harris. 2003. Lothagam: the dawn of humanity in eastern Africa. Lothagam: the dawn of humanity in eastern Africa 678 [A. Behrensmeyer/R. Bobe/R. Bobe]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 22241: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 30.06.1999, edited by Suzanne Cote, Mark Uhen and Philip Mannion
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Malacostraca | |
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Cladistia | |
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Actinopteri | |
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Lates niloticus Linnaeus 1758 Nile perch | |
Perciformes indet. Bleeker 1859 perch-like fish | |
Percoidei indet. Bleeker 1859 perch-like fish | |
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Siluriformes indet. catfish | |
Synodontis sp. Cuvier 1816 upside down catfish | |
Bagridae indet. Bleeker 1852 naked catfish
Bagrus aff. sp. Bosc 1816 naked catfish | |
Clarotes sp. Kner 1855 catfish | |
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Osteichthyes | |
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Reptilia | |
Crocodylus sp.1, Crocodylus checchiai1, "Crocodylus cataphractus" = Mecistops cataphractus, Euthecodon brumpti
"Crocodylus cataphractus" = Mecistops cataphractus Cuvier 1825 crocodile
Euthecodon brumpti Joleaud 1920 crocodile | |
Eogavialis andrewsi Storrs 2003 crocodilian | |
Aves | |
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird | |
Anhinga cf. rufa Daudin 1802 African darter | |
Ardeidae indet. Leach 1820 heron | |
Ciconiidae indet. Sundevall 1836 stork | |
Rallidae indet. Vigors 1825 rail | |
Strigidae indet. Vigors 1825 true owl | |
Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl | |
Aepyornithidae indet. Bonaparte 1853 elephant bird | |
cf. Struthio indet. Linnaeus 1758 ostrich | |
Reptilia | |
Turkanemys pattersoni n. sp. Wood 2003 sideneck turtle
Kenyemys wiliamsi sideneck turtle | |
cf. Geochelone indet. Fitzinger 1835 turtle | |
Trionychidae indet. Gray 1825 softshell turtle | |
Mammalia | |
Alilepus sp. Dice 1931 rabbit | |
Muridae indet. Illiger 1811 mouse
Karnimata jacobsi mouse | |
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Paraulacodus cf. johanesi cane rat
Paraphiomys chororensis cane rat | |
Cercopithecidae indet., Colobinae "indet. A", Colobinae "indet. B", Colobinae "indet. small", Parapapio lothagamensis n. sp.
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey
Parapapio lothagamensis n. sp. Leakey et al. 2003 monkey | |
Nyanzachoerus tulotus, "Nyanzachoerus cf. syrticus" = Sivachoerus syrticus, cf. Kubanochoerus sp., Potamochoerus sp., "Nyanzachoerus devauxi" = Propotamochoerus devauxi
"Nyanzachoerus cf. syrticus" = Sivachoerus syrticus Leonardi 1954 pig
Potamochoerus sp. Gray 1854 pig
"Nyanzachoerus devauxi" = Propotamochoerus devauxi Arambourg 1968 pig | |
Palaeotragus sp. Gaudry 1861 giraffe
Palaeotragus germaini Arambourg 1959 giraffe
cf. Sivatherium sp. Falconer and Cautley 1836 giraffe | |
Tragoportax "sp. A", Tragoportax "sp. B", Tragoportax aff. cyrenaicus, Bovini indet., Tragelaphini indet., Boselaphini indet., Gazella sp., Reduncini indet., Menelikia leakeyi, Kobus presigmoidalis n. sp., Alcelaphini indet., Damalacra "sp. A", Damalacra "sp. B", Hippotragini indet., Hippotragus sp., Raphicerus sp., Madoqua sp., Aepyceros premelampus
Tragoportax aff. cyrenaicus Thomas 1979 antelope
Bovini indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Tragelaphini indet. Blyth 1863 antelope
Boselaphini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1997 antelope
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
Menelikia leakeyi Harris 1991 antelope
Kobus presigmoidalis n. sp. Harris 2003 antelope
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
Hippotragini indet. Sundevall 1845 antelope
Hippotragus sp. Sundevall 1845 antelope
Madoqua sp. Ogilby 1837 dikdik
Aepyceros premelampus Harris 2003 impala | |
"Hexaprotodon harvardi" = Archaeopotamus harvardi, "Hexaprotodon lothagamensis n. sp." = Archaeopotamus lothagamensis, Hexaprotodon sp.
"Hexaprotodon harvardi" = Archaeopotamus harvardi Coryndon 1977 hippopotamus
"Hexaprotodon lothagamensis n. sp." = Archaeopotamus lothagamensis Weston 2000 hippopotamus
Hexaprotodon sp. Falconer and Cautley 1836 pygmy hippo | |
Eurygnathohippus feibeli n. sp. hipparionine horse
Eurygnathohippus turkanense n. sp. Hooijer and Maglio 1974 hipparionine horse
Hippotherium cf. primigenium von Meyer 1829 hipparionine horse | |
Brachypotherium lewisi rhinoceros
Ceratotherium praecox white rhino | |
Ikelohyaena cf. abronia Hendey 1974 hyaena
cf. Hyaenictis sp. Gaudry 1861 hyaena
Ictitherium ebu hyaena
Hyaenictitherium cf. parvum Khomenko 1914 hyaena | |
Viverrinae indet. Gray 1821 civet
Viverra cf. leakeyi Petter 1963 civet | |
Dinofelis sp. Zdansky 1924 cat
Lokotunjailurus emageritus Werdelin 2003 cat
cf. Metailurus sp. Zdansky 1924 cat | |
Vishnuonyx angololensis otter
Mellivorinae indet. Gray 1865 ratel
Ekorus ekakeran n. gen. n. sp. Werdelin 2003 ratel | |
Amphicyonidae indet. Haeckel 1886 bear-dog | |
Leptorycteropus guilielmi Patterson 1975 aardvark
Orycteropus sp. Geoffroy 1791 aardvark | |
Anancus kenyensis MacInnes 1942 gomphothere | |
Elephantidae "indet. A", Elephantidae indet., "Primelephas gomphotheroides" = Primelephas korotorensis, Stegotetrabelodon orbus
Elephantidae indet. Gray 1821 elephant
"Primelephas gomphotheroides" = Primelephas korotorensis Coppens 1965 elephant
Stegotetrabelodon orbus Maglio 1970 elephant | |
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere |