Also known as ETE Locality 73, Lainyamok - excavation,
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: bulk
• 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 21277: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 19.06.1991, edited by John Damuth
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
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Homo sp. Linnaeus 1758 human | |
Papio sp. Erxleben 1777 baboon | |
Canis sp. Linnaeus 1758 canine
Otocyon megalotis Desmarest 1822 bat-eared fox
"Canis mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal
Lycaon pictus Temminck 1820 African wild dog | |
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion | |
Ichneumia albicauda Cuvier 1829 white-tailed mongoose | |
Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus 1758 striped hyaena | |
Mellivora capensis Schreber 1776 honey badger | |
Phacochoerus aethiopicus Pallas 1766 desert warthog | |
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis Linnaeus 1758 giraffe | |
Bovidae indet., Taurotragus oryx, Alcelaphini indet., Damaliscus cf. dorcas, Litocranius walleri, "Gazella thomsoni" = Eudorcas thomsoni, "Gazella granti" = Nanger granti, Aepyceros melampus, Madoqua sp., Hippotragini indet., Hippotragus equinus, Oryx beisa, Reduncini indet., Cephalophus sylvicultor
Taurotragus oryx Pallas 1766 common eland
Damaliscus cf. dorcas Pallas 1766 bontebok
Litocranius walleri Brooke 1878 antelope
"Gazella thomsoni" = Eudorcas thomsoni Gunther 1884 Thomson's gazelle
"Gazella granti" = Nanger granti Brooke 1872 Grant's gazelle
Aepyceros melampus Lichtenstein 1812 impala
Madoqua sp. Ogilby 1837 dikdik
Hippotragini indet. Sundevall 1845 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hippotragini
Hippotragus equinus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1803 roan antelope
Oryx beisa Rüppell 1835 East African oryx
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini
Cephalophus sylvicultor Afzelius 1815 yellow-backed duiker | |
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 | |
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Procavia sp. Storr 1780 Cape hyrax | |
Orycteropus afer Pallas 1766 aardvark |