Also known as M6/7s, LM7ds, UM7p
Where: Kenya (1.6° S, 36.4° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 1.9° S, 36.4° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: 7 Member (Olorgesailie Formation), Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: diatomaceous, pebbly, gray, white, sandy sandstone and diatomaceous, white siltstone
•LM7ds: fluctuating lacustrine and fluvial
•UM7p: lake regression and the formation of a stable land surface (Potts 1999)
•LM7ds: "20-40cm of white-buff diatomaceous silts immediately overlying M6/7s"
•UM7p: "A well-developed greenish brown paleosol 5-100cm thick" (Potts 1999)
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: anthropogenic, bone collector
Collection methods: quarrying,
Primary reference: R. Potts, A. K. Behrensmeyer, and P. Ditchfield. 1999. Paleolandscape variation and Early Pleistocene hominid activities: Members 1 and 7, Olorgesailie Formation, Kenya. Journal of Human Evolution 37:747-788 [A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton/V. Egerton]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 38040: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Victoria Egerton on 01.04.2004
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
| Mammalia | |
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Elephas sp. Linnaeus 1758 elephant | |
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Theropithecus oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada | |
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Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse | |
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Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope | |