West Turkana - Loruth Kaado IV (Pliocene to of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 85, LK4, Loruth Kaado IV,

Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (4.5° N, 35.8° E: paleocoordinates 4.4° N, 35.5° E)

When: Kaitio Member (Nachukui Formation), Late/Upper Pliocene to Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Malbe Tuff (1.86 +/- 0.02) & Lower Koobi Fora Tuff (=Okote Tuff; 1.64 +/- 0.03); Malbe Tuff also dated by Ar/Ar

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: .
• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: not investigated; see Kaitio 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 21288: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 31.05.1991, edited by John Damuth

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus aethiopicus Coryndon and Coppens 1975 hippo
"Hexaprotodon karumensis" = Hippopotamus karumensis Coryndon 1977 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Metridiochoerus hopwoodi Leakey 1958 pig
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig
Potamochoerus sp. Gray 1854 pig
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Aepyceros cf. melampus Lichtenstein 1812 impala
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu