PBDB Collection

West Turkana - Naiyena Engol II (Pliocene to of Kenya)

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

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: .

• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: silt, clay, and fine sand; 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 21291: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 31.05.1991, edited by John Damuth

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	"Elephas cf. recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki "Elephas cf. recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: cf. ileretensis
Primates - Cercopithecidae	Cercopithecidae indet., Theropithecus oswaldi Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae Theropithecus oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Pelorovis sp., Caprini indet., Alcelaphini indet., Hippotragus gigas, Aepyceros cf. melampus Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu Pelorovis sp. Reck 1928 antelope Caprini indet. Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Caprini Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-med Hippotragus gigas Leakey 1965 antelope Aepyceros cf. melampus Lichtenstein 1812 impala
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Metridiochoerus modestus, Metridiochoerus andrewsi, Metridiochoerus compactus, Kolpochoerus limnetes Metridiochoerus modestus van Hoepen and van Hoepen 1932 pig Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926 pig Metridiochoerus compactus Van Hoepen and Van Hoepen 1932 pig Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig
Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae	Hippopotamus gorgops, "Hexaprotodon karumensis" = Hippopotamus karumensis Hippopotamus gorgops Dietrich 1928 hippo "Hexaprotodon karumensis" = Hippopotamus karumensis Coryndon 1977 hippo
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus sp. Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Hyaena hyaena Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus 1758 striped hyaena