PBDB Collection

West Turkana - Lomekwi V (Pleistocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 79, LO5, Lomekwi V,

Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (3.9° N, 35.7° E: paleocoordinates 3.8° N, 35.5° E)

When: Lomekwi Member (Nachukui Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Lokalalei Tuff (2.52 +/- 0.05) and Tulu Bor Tuff (3.36 +/- 0.04) most fossils from just above Tulu Bor Tuff radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: channel ETE event: ., ETE env comment: upward-fining cycles

• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: see Lower Lomekwi Fauna

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 21282: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 30.05.1991, edited by John Damuth and Philip Mannion

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
Crocodylia - Crocodylidae	Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni Brochu and Storrs 2012 crocodile KNM-WT 38977 (anterior portion of skull)
Mammalia
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki, Loxodonta adaurora "Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: brumpti Loxodonta adaurora Maglio 1970 African elephant
Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae	Deinotherium bozasi Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere
Placentalia -	Carnivora indet. Carnivora indet. Bowdich 1821 carnivoran ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Carnivora
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Crocuta sp., cf. Crocuta sp. Crocuta sp. Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Turkana sp. nov. cf. Crocuta sp. Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena
Perissodactyla - Equidae	"Hipparion hasumense" = Eurygnathohippus hasumense "Hipparion hasumense" = Eurygnathohippus hasumense Eisenmann 1983 hipparionine horse
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Diceros bicornis, Ceratotherium simum Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae	Hexaprotodon protoamphibius Hexaprotodon protoamphibius pygmy hippo
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Kolpochoerus limnetes, "Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus, Nyanzachoerus kanamensis, "Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig "Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus Hopwood 1926 giant forest hog Nyanzachoerus kanamensis Leakey 1958 pig "Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti Leakey 1943 pig
Artiodactyla - Giraffidae	Giraffa sp. Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Gazella janenschi, Aepyceros shungurae, Hippotragini indet., Alcelaphini indet., Alcelaphini indet., Damaliscus sp., Parmularius sp., cf. Megalotragus sp., Reduncini indet., Reduncini indet., Kobus oricornis, Kobus sp., Tragelaphus imberbis, Ugandax sp. Gazella janenschi gazelle Aepyceros shungurae Gentry 1985 impala Hippotragini indet. Sundevall 1845 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hippotragini 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 Damaliscus sp. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope Parmularius sp. Hopwood 1934 antelope cf. Megalotragus sp. van Hoepen 1932 antelope Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-medium Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-small Kobus oricornis antelope Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.A-W.Turkana Tragelaphus imberbis Blythe 1869 lesser kudu ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: or scriptus Ugandax sp. Cooke and Coryndon 1970 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Turkana sp. nov.
Primates - Cercopithecidae	Cercopithecidae indet., Cercopithecidae indet., Cercopithecidae indet., Theropithecus brumpti Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-lg. Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-med. Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae Theropithecus brumpti Arambourg 1947 gelada