Also known as ETE Locality 105, LK1, Loruth Kaado I,
Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (4.5° N, 35.9° E: paleocoordinates 4.4° N, 35.6° E)
When: Kataboi Member (Nachukui Formation), Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Tulu Bor Tuff (stratigraphic scaling sets date at 3.36 +/- 0.04) and Moiti Tuff (4.10 +/- 0.07) radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; siltstone
Collection methods: surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 6, ; ETE museum list: KENYA N.M.
Primary reference: J. M. Harris, F.H. Brown, and M.G. Leakey. 1988. Stratigraphy and Paleontology of pliocene and Pleistocene Localities West of Lake Turkana, Kenya. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 399:1-128 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details
PaleoDB collection 21307: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 03.06.1991
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Loxodonta adaurora Maglio 1970 African elephant | |
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Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere | |
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Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Rhinocerotidae
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Hippopotamus cf. kaisensis Hopwood 1926 hippo | |
Tragelaphus nakuae, Reduncini indet., Aepyceros sp., "Gazella cf. granti" = Nanger granti, Alcelaphini indet., Alcelaphini indet.
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-large
Aepyceros sp. Sundevall 1847 impala
"Gazella cf. granti" = Nanger granti Brooke 1872 Grant's gazelle
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-med
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-sm
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"Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus
"Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus Hopwood 1926 giant forest hog | |
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