Lukenya HIll GvJm 62, 390-180cm (Pleistocene of Kenya)

Also known as Lukenya Hill

Where: Athi-Kapiti Plains, Kenya (1.5° S, 37.1° E: paleocoordinates 1.5° S, 37.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• Level within the site GvJm 62. Dated between ~40,000-~21,000BP with C14. Sample Gx-5774 = 21,535 (+-) 980. Sample Gx-5773 + 12,195(+-) 330 and 11,950 (+-) 460.

Environment/lithology: alluvial fan

• Tropical climate, Savanna biome, Open vegetation structure. Open, arid, short and moist grasses. Open air site.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Late Pleistocene non-geometric separated from upper by 30cm of low density artifactual material, microlith-rich LSA.

•Material held in Kenya National Museum.

Primary reference: C. W. Marean. 1992. Implications of Late Quaternary mammalian fauna from Lukenya Hill (South-Central Kenya) for paleoenvironmental change and faunal extinctions. Quaternary Research 37:239-255 [A. Behrensmeyer/H. O'Regan/H. O'Regan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 32090: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Hannah O'Regan on 04.06.2003, edited by Denne Reed

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Hyracoidea - Procaviidae
Procavia sp. Storr 1780 Cape hyrax
or Heterohyrax. MNI = 1
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena
MNI = 1
 Carnivora - Felidae
Acinonyx jubatus, "Felis serval" = Caracal serval
Acinonyx jubatus Schreber 1775 cheetah
MNI = 1
"Felis serval" = Caracal serval Schreber 1776 serval
MNI = 1
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp., "Equus burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli, "Equus grevyi" = Equus (Dolichohippus) grevyi
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
MNI = 1
"Equus burchelli" = Equus quagga burchelli Gray 1824 Burchell's zebra
MNI = 2
"Equus grevyi" = Equus (Dolichohippus) grevyi Oustalet 1882 Grevy's zebra
MNI = 1
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Alcelaphus buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest
MNI = 1
Connochaetes taurinus Burchell 1823 blue wildebeest
MNI = 1
Madoqua kirki dikdik
MNI = 1
"Gazella thomsoni" = Eudorcas thomsoni Gunther 1884 Thomson's gazelle
MNI = 1
Sylvicapra grimmia Linnaeus 1758 common duiker
MNI = 1
Pedetes capensis
  -
"Pedetes capensis" = Yerbua capensis
"Pedetes capensis" = Yerbua capensis Forster 1778 South African springhare
MNI = 1