West Turkana - Kalochoro region (Pleistocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 97, Kalochoro region,

Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (4.2° N, 35.8° E: paleocoordinates 4.1° N, 35.5° E)

When: Kalochoro Member (Nachukui Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Kalochoro Tuff (2.36 +/- 0.05) and KBS Tuff (1.88 +/- 0.02); KBS Tuff also dated by Ar/Ar radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: lacustrine, ETE sed env 2: lake_margin ETE event: ., ETE env comment: refers to fossiliferous upper part; fluvial lower
• ETE rock type adj: fine-medium grained, ETE lithology comments: also silt, clay, conglomerate, and dolo-mite; upward fining cycles

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 21300: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 01.04.1992

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Metridiochoerus compactus Van Hoepen and Van Hoepen 1932 pig
"Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus Hopwood 1926 giant forest hog
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
Pelorovis sp. Reck 1928 antelope
Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
Euthecodon brumpti Joleaud 1920 crocodile
Crocodylus sp. Laurenti 1768 crocodile
Aves
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Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird
ETE occurrence; species: Aves