NK 21-Warwire fm (Pliocene of Uganda)

Also known as ETE Locality 1074, Nkondo 21, Kaiso, NK 21-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: 932, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: W. Van Neer. 1994. Fish remains from Late Pleistocene and Holocene archaeological sites near Khashm el Girba,Sudan. Archaeofauna 3:115-126 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22250: 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
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Torolutra ougandensis
Torolutra ougandensis Petter et al. 1991 mustelid carnivore
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Nyanzachoerus kanamensis
Nyanzachoerus kanamensis Leakey 1958 pig
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium bozasi
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Stegodon kaisensis
Stegodon kaisensis Hopwood 1939 elephant
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Warwire stage
Actinopteri
 Acanthomorphata - Centropomidae
Lates cf. niloticus
Lates cf. niloticus Linnaeus 1758 Nile perch
 Siluriformes - Claroteidae
Chrysichthys macrotis
Chrysichthys macrotis catfish
ETE occurrence; species: sp. nov.
 Siluriformes - Mochokidae
Synodontis sp.
Synodontis sp. Cuvier 1816 upside down catfish
 Characiformes - Characidae
Characidae indet.
Characidae indet.
ETE occurrence; species: Characidae