Also known as ETE Locality 88, NY2, Naiyena Engol II,
Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (4.2° N, 35.7° E: paleocoordinates 4.0° 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
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 21291: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 31.05.1991, edited by John Damuth
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
"Elephas cf. recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas cf. recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: cf. ileretensis
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Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus 1758 striped hyaena | |
Hippopotamus gorgops, "Hexaprotodon karumensis" = Hippopotamus karumensis
Hippopotamus gorgops Dietrich 1928 hippo
"Hexaprotodon karumensis" = Hippopotamus karumensis Coryndon 1977 hippo | |
Kolpochoerus limnetes, Metridiochoerus modestus, Metridiochoerus andrewsi, Metridiochoerus compactus
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig
Metridiochoerus modestus van Hoepen and van Hoepen 1932 pig
Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926 pig
Metridiochoerus compactus Van Hoepen and Van Hoepen 1932 pig | |
Pelorovis sp., Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Aepyceros cf. melampus, Hippotragus gigas, Caprini indet., Alcelaphini indet.
Pelorovis sp. Reck 1928 antelope
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu
Aepyceros cf. melampus Lichtenstein 1812 impala
Hippotragus gigas Leakey 1965 antelope
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-med
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Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse | |
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae
Theropithecus oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada |