Chemoigut_fm (Pleistocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 1094, Tugen Hills, Chemoigut, Baringo, Chemoigut_fm,

Where: Kenya (0.7° N, 36.2° E: paleocoordinates 0.6° N, 36.1° E)

When: Chemoigut Formation, Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: time_unit, ETE age comment: Fauna sugg age of 1.34 Ma;paleomag sugg age 0.7-2.4 Ma

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: shallow water
• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: "clys,grit,slts,tuffs,calc,algal ls"

Collection methods: ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 938, ; ETE museum list: KNM

Primary reference: W. W. Bishop and M.H. Pickford. 1975. Geology,fauna and palaeoenvironments of the Ngorora Formation,Kenya Rift Valley. Nature (London) 254(5497):185-192 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22270: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 04.08.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Indet. Bivalvia
Indet. Bivalvia
ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name
Gnathostomata
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Osteichthyes indet.
Osteichthyes indet. bony fish
ETE occurrence; species: Siluriformes
Mammalia
 Primates - Hominidae
Australopithecus sp.
Australopithecus sp. Dart 1925 australopithecine
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Theropithecus sp.
Theropithecus sp. Geoffroy 1843 gelada
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp.
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium sp.
Ceratotherium sp. Gray 1868 white rhino
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus sp., Hippopotamus cf. amphibius
Hippopotamus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hippo
Hippopotamus cf. amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffidae indet.
Giraffidae indet. Gray 1821 giraffe
ETE occurrence; species: Giraffidae
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Alcelaphini indet., Alcelaphini indet., Alcelaphini indet., "cf. Megalotragus kattwinkeli" = Alcelaphus kattwinkeli, cf. Connochaetes sp., cf. Antidorcas sp., Kobus sp., Bovini indet., Tragelaphini indet., Tragelaphini indet., Tragelaphus sp.
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Alcelaphini-sm
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Alcelaphini-v sm
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini
"cf. Megalotragus kattwinkeli" = Alcelaphus kattwinkeli Scwarz 1932 hartebeest
cf. Connochaetes sp. Lichtenstein 1812 wildebeest
cf. Antidorcas sp. Sundevall 1847 springbok
Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope
Bovini indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Bovini
Tragelaphini indet. Blyth 1863 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Tragelaphini
Tragelaphini indet. Blyth 1863 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: cf. Tragelaphini
Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Mesochoerus limnetes, Metridiochoerus andrewsi, Metridiochoerus hopwoodi
Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926 pig
Metridiochoerus hopwoodi Leakey 1958 pig
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium bozasi
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas cf. recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas cf. recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
Reptilia
 Testudines - Pelomedusidae
Pelomedusidae indet.
Pelomedusidae indet. Cope 1868 sideneck turtle
ETE occurrence; species: Pelomedusidae
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionychidae indet.
Trionychidae indet. Gray 1825 softshell turtle
ETE occurrence; species: Trionychidae
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
Crocodylus sp.
Crocodylus sp. Laurenti 1768 crocodile
Gastropoda
 Architaenioglossa - Viviparidae
Bellamya indet.
Bellamya indet. Jousseaume 1886 snail
ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name