Nyabusosi fm. - general (Pliocene to of Congo-Kinshasa)

Also known as ETE Locality 1030, Kaiso, Nyabusosi fm. - general,

Where: Congo-Kinshasa (1.0° N, 30.5° E: paleocoordinates 0.9° N, 30.3° E)

When: Nyabusosi Formation (Albertine Group), Pliocene to Pliocene (5.3 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: Max age is between 1.8-2 MY based on fauna. Min age is ~1.5 My based on fauna.

Environment/lithology: lacustrine

• ETE sed env 1: lacustrine, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: 0
• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: "Makondo mbr:clays&silts;Behanga mbr:clays,silts,ironstones;Kagusa mbr:clays,silts,&Kagusa Tuff"

Collection methods: ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 10038, 631, 629, 583, 581, ; ETE museum list:

Primary reference: G. Petter. 1994. Carnivora from Nkondo and Kisegi-Nyabusosi,Western Rift, Uganda. In:Geol. and palaeobiology of the Albertine rift valley, B.Senut(ed.) II:207-215 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 22207: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 26.05.1999, edited by John Damuth

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
  -
Hyperopisus sp., Bunocharax sp.
Actinopteri
 Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Barbus sp.
Barbus sp. Cuvier and Cloquet 1816 carp-like fish
 Siluriformes - Mochokidae
Synodontis sp.
Synodontis sp. Cuvier 1816 upside down catfish
 Siluriformes - Clariidae
Clariidae indet.
Clariidae indet. Bonaparte 1846 airbreathing catfish
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Clariidae
 Characiformes - Alestidae
Hydrocynus sp.
Hydrocynus sp. Cuvier 1816
 Tetraodontiformes - Tetraodontidae
Tetraodon sp.
Tetraodon sp. Linnaeus 1758
 Cichliformes - Cichlidae
Cichlidae indet.
Cichlidae indet. Heckel 1840 cichlid
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Tilapiini
 Acanthomorphata - Centropomidae
Lates cf. niloticus
Lates cf. niloticus Linnaeus 1758 Nile perch
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: atavus
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Crocuta crocuta
Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocerotidae indet., Diceros bicornis
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Rhinocerotidae
Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Kolpochoerus majus
Kolpochoerus majus Hopwood 1934 pig
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
"Hexaprotodon imagunculus" = Hexaprotodon imaguncula, Hippopotamus gorgops, Hippopotamus kaisensis
"Hexaprotodon imagunculus" = Hexaprotodon imaguncula Hopwood 1926 pygmy hippo
Hippopotamus gorgops Dietrich 1928 hippo
Hippopotamus kaisensis Hopwood 1926 hippo