Also known as ETE Locality 72, Lainyamok - surface,
Where: Kenya (1.8° S, 36.2° E: paleocoordinates 1.8° S, 36.2° E)
• basin-level geographic resolution
When: Middle Pleistocene to Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.0 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: see Lainyamok - general radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: dry floodplain; siltstone
Collection methods: surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 6, ; ETE museum list: KENYA N.S.
Primary reference: R. Potts, P. Shipman, and E. Ingall. 1988. Taphonomy, Paleoecology, and Hominids of Lainyamok, Kenya. Journal of Human Evolution 17:596-614 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Uhen]more details
PaleoDB collection 21276: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 19.06.1991, edited by John Damuth and Richard Potts
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Procavia sp. Storr 1780 Cape hyrax | |
Orycteropus afer Pallas 1766 aardvark | |
Equus sp., "Equus burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli, "Equus grevyi" = Equus (Dolichohippus) grevyi
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
"Equus burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli Gray 1824 Burchell's zebra
"Equus grevyi" = Equus (Dolichohippus) grevyi Oustalet 1882 Grevy's zebra | |
Hippopotamus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hippo | |
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis Linnaeus 1758 giraffe | |
Bovidae indet., Taurotragus oryx, Bovini indet., Antilopini indet., "Gazella granti" = Nanger granti, Antidorcas sp., "Gazella thomsoni" = Eudorcas thomsoni, Cephalophini indet., Litocranius walleri, Madoqua sp., Aepyceros melampus, Kobus sp., Alcelaphini indet., Connochaetes sp., Damaliscus hunteri, Damaliscus lunatus, Hippotragus equinus, Oryx sp.
Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 common eland
"Gazella granti" = Nanger granti Brooke 1872 Grant's gazelle
Antidorcas sp. Sundevall 1847 springbok
"Gazella thomsoni" = Eudorcas thomsoni Gunther 1884 Thomson's gazelle
Litocranius walleri Brooke 1878 antelope
Madoqua sp. Ogilby 1837 dikdik
Aepyceros melampus Lichtenstein 1812 impala
Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope
Connochaetes sp. Lichtenstein 1812 wildebeest
Damaliscus hunteri antelope
Damaliscus lunatus Burchell 1823 common tsessebe
Hippotragus equinus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1803 roan antelope
Oryx sp. de Blainville 1816 oryx | |
Potamochoerus porcus Linnaeus 1758 red river hog | |
Felis libyca Forster 1780 African wildcat
Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 leopard
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion
"Felis caracal" = Caracal caracal Schreber 1776 caracal | |
Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena | |
Ichneumia albicauda Cuvier 1829 white-tailed mongoose | |
Canidae indet., Otocyon sp., Canis sp., "Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas, "Canis adustus" = Schaeffia adusta
Canidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 canid ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Canidae
Otocyon sp. Müller 1835 bat-eared fox
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal
"Canis adustus" = Schaeffia adusta Sundevall 1847 side-striped jackal | |
Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 honey badger | |
Thryonomys sp. Fitzinger 1867 cane rat | |
Pedetes sp. Illiger 1811 springhaas | |
Lepus capensis Linnaeus 1758 cape hare | |
Papio sp. Erxleben 1777 baboon |