West Turkana - Lomekwi VII (Pleistocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 82, LO7, Lomekwi VII,

Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (3.9° N, 35.8° E: paleocoordinates 3.8° N, 35.6° E)

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

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Lokalalei Tuff (2.52 +/- 0.05) and Kalochoro Tuff (2.36 +/- 0.05) radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: fluvial; sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: lake_margin ETE event: ., ETE env comment: .
• ETE rock type adj: fine-grained, ETE lithology comments: also silt and clay; see Lokalalei Fanuna

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 9, ; 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 21285: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 31.05.1991

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Menelikia sp. Arambourg 1941 antelope
Kobus sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941 antelope
Caprini indet. Gray 1821 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Caprini A-W.Turkana