West Turkana - Lomekwi VIII (Pleistocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 83, LO8, Lomekwi VIII,

Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (3.9° N, 35.8° E: paleocoordinates 3.8° N, 35.5° 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: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: .
• ETE rock type adj: fine-grained, ETE lithology comments: also silt and clay; see Lokalalei 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 21286: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 31.05.1991

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: shungurensis
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equidae indet. Gray 1821 horse
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Equidae
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926 pig
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Aepyceros shungurae Gentry 1985 impala
Menelikia sp. Arambourg 1941 antelope
Menelikia lyrocera Arambourg 1941 antelope
Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.C-W.Turkana
Kobus sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941 antelope
Ugandax sp. Cooke and Coryndon 1970 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Turkana sp. nov.
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope
Tragelaphus gaudryi Thomas 1884 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: or robbinsi