East Turkana - Kapthurin fm. (Pleistocene to of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 1096, Baringo, Kapthurin, Kapthurin fm.,

Where: Kenya (0.5° N, 36.0° E: paleocoordinates 0.5° N, 36.0° E)

When: Kapthurin Formation, Middle Pleistocene to Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.0 Ma)

• ETE dating method: composite, ETE age comment: Max age=.78 Ma;Min age=.25+/- .12 Ma (K/Ar dates from tuff K4) radiometric intage_min

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•Detailed tephrochronology reports can be found in Blegen et al. 2018 (A new tephrochronology for early diverse stone tool technologies and long-distance raw material transport in the Middle to Late Pleistocene Kapthurin Formation, East Africa, Journal of Human Evolution) supporting Middle–Late Pleistocene age for the Kapthurin Fm.

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; tuff

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: 0
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: coarsely-bed blder conglm>fn-gned volc tuffs

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: ETE Size: both; ETE reference list: 922, ; ETE museum list: KNM

Primary reference: L. E. Frostick and I. Reid. 1986. Evolution and sedimentary character of lake deltas fed by ephemeral rivers in the Turkana Basin, southern Kenya. Geological Society of America Special Publication 25:113-125 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 22272: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 04.08.1999, edited by John Damuth and Patricia Holroyd

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
  -
Oenomys sp., Tilapia sp.
Actinopteri
 Siluriformes - Clariidae
Clarias sp.
Clarias sp. Scopoli 1777 catfish
Mammalia
  -
Mammalia indet.
Mammalia indet. Linnaeus 1758 mammal
ETE occurrence; species: Carnivora
 Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae
Orycteropus afer
Orycteropus afer Pallas 1766 aardvark
 Hyracoidea - Procaviidae
Heterohyrax sp.
Heterohyrax sp. Gray 1868 rock hyrax
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Elephas sp.
Elephas sp. Linnaeus 1758 elephant
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Soricidae indet.
Soricidae indet. Fischer 1814 shrew
ETE occurrence; species: Soricidae
 Carnivora - Felidae
Panthera leo
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 lion
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Crocuta crocuta
Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena
 Carnivora - Herpestidae
Ichneumia sp.
Ichneumia sp. Geoffroy 1837 mongoose
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Suidae indet., Phacochoerus aethiopicus, Kolpochoerus majus, Potamochoerus porcus, Mesochoerus majus
Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig
ETE occurrence; species: Suidae
Phacochoerus aethiopicus Pallas 1766 desert warthog
Kolpochoerus majus Hopwood 1934 pig
Potamochoerus porcus Linnaeus 1758 red river hog
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Gazella sp., cf. Syncerus caffer, Tragelaphus sp., Tragelaphus cf. scriptus, Sylvicapra sp., Cephalophus sp., Kobus sp., Kobus cf. ellipsiprymnus, Redunca sp., Ourebia sp., Oryx sp., Antidorcas sp., Damaliscus sp., Alcelaphus sp., Alcelaphus cf. buselaphus
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
cf. Syncerus caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo
Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope
Tragelaphus cf. scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck
Sylvicapra sp. Ogilby 1837 duiker
Cephalophus sp. Smith 1827 duiker
Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope
Kobus cf. ellipsiprymnus Ogilby 1833 waterbuck
Redunca sp. Smith 1827 reedbuck
Ourebia sp. antelope
Oryx sp. de Blainville 1816 oryx
Antidorcas sp. Sundevall 1847 springbok
Damaliscus sp. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope
Alcelaphus sp. Blainville 1816 hartebeest
Alcelaphus cf. buselaphus Pallas 1766 hartebeest
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium simum
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
 Rodentia - Nesomyidae
Cricetomys sp., Dendromus sp.
Cricetomys sp. Waterhouse 1840 giant pouched rat
Dendromus sp. Smith 1829 African climbing mice
 Rodentia - Muridae
Otomys cf. angoniensis, Steatomys sp.
Steatomys sp. Peters 1846 fat mouse
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Graphiurus sp.
Graphiurus sp. Smuts 1832 dormouse
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix sp.
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine
 Rodentia - Thryonomyidae
Thryonomys sp.
Thryonomys sp. Fitzinger 1867 cane rat
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae indet., Colobus sp., Papio sp., Theropithecus cf. oswaldi
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey
ETE occurrence; species: Cecopithecinae
Colobus sp. Illiger 1811 monkey
Papio sp. Erxleben 1777 baboon
Theropithecus cf. oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada
 Primates - Hominidae
Homo cf. erectus
Homo cf. erectus Dubois 1892 human
Reptilia
  -
Reptilia indet.
Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768 reptile
ETE occurrence; species: Chelonia
 Squamata - Varanidae
Varanus sp.
Varanus sp. Merrem 1820 monitor lizard
Aves
 Struthioniformes - Struthionidae
Struthio sp.
Struthio sp. Linnaeus 1758 ostrich
Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
Crocodylus sp.
Crocodylus sp. Laurenti 1768 crocodile
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Thiaridae
Melanoides indet.
Melanoides indet. Olivier 1804 snail
ETE occurrence; species: mak - replaced genus name sp. with family name