Also known as ETE Locality 91, Natoo region,
Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (4.3° N, 35.8° E: paleocoordinates 4.2° N, 35.7° E)
When: Natoo Member (Nachukui Formation), Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)
• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Lower Koobi Fora Tuff (=Okote Tuff; 1.64 +/- 0.03) &Lower Nariokotome Tuff (1.33 +/- 0.03) radiometric intage_min
Environment/lithology: lacustrine - small; yellow sandstone
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 21294: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 02.04.1992
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Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Mammalia | |
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Homo erectus Dubois 1892 human | |
Theropithecus oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada | |
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine | |
"Canis cf. mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas
"Canis cf. mesomelas" = Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 black-backed jackal | |
Hipparion cf. ethiopicum hipparionine horse
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse | |
Hippopotamus aethiopicus Coryndon and Coppens 1975 hippo
"Hexaprotodon karumensis" = Hippopotamus karumensis Coryndon 1977 hippo
Hippopotamus gorgops Dietrich 1928 hippo | |
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe | |
Bovidae indet., Aepyceros cf. melampus, Alcelaphini indet., Alcelaphini indet., Damaliscus sp., Connochaetes sp., cf. Megalotragus sp., Reduncini indet., Reduncini indet., Kobus cf. kob, Kobus sigmoidalis, Menelikia lyrocera, Caprini indet., Pelorovis sp., Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Tragelaphus nakuae, Gazella sp., Gazella janenschi, Gazella praethomsoni
Aepyceros cf. melampus Lichtenstein 1812 impala
Damaliscus sp. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope
cf. Megalotragus sp. van Hoepen 1932 antelope
Kobus cf. kob Erxleben 1777 kob
Kobus sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941 antelope
Menelikia lyrocera Arambourg 1941 antelope
Pelorovis sp. Reck 1928 antelope
Tragelaphus strepsiceros Pallas 1766 greater kudu
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
Gazella janenschi gazelle
Gazella praethomsoni Arambourg 1947 gazelle | |
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig
Metridiochoerus compactus Van Hoepen and Van Hoepen 1932 pig | |
"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium
"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium Pomel 1893 placental | |
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere | |
Reptilia | |
Trionyx sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle | |
Aves | |
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Reptilia | |
Euthecodon brumpti Joleaud 1920 crocodile | |
Actinopteri | |
Hydrocynus sp. Cuvier 1816 | |
Chondrichthyes | |
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