West Turkana - Lokalalei I (Pleistocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 98, LA1, Lokalalei I,

Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (4.0° N, 35.7° E: paleocoordinates 3.9° 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) radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: fluvial; sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: lake_margin ETE event: ., ETE env comment: .
• ETE rock type adj: medium-fine grained, ETE lithology comments: also silt, clay, conglomerate; 40m of upward fining cycles with paleosols

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 21301: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 31.05.1991

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium bozasi
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion cf. ethiopicum, Equus sp.
Hipparion cf. ethiopicum hipparionine horse
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Metridiochoerus andrewsi, Kolpochoerus limnetes, "Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti
Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926 pig
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig
"Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti Leakey 1943 pig
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa sp.
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Gazella praethomsoni, Aepyceros cf. melampus, Alcelaphini indet., Alcelaphini indet., cf. Megalotragus sp., Reduncini indet., Menelikia lyrocera, Tragelaphus nakuae
Gazella praethomsoni Arambourg 1947 gazelle
Aepyceros cf. melampus Lichtenstein 1812 impala
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-med
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-sm
cf. Megalotragus sp. van Hoepen 1932 antelope
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-medium
Menelikia lyrocera Arambourg 1941 antelope
Tragelaphus nakuae Arambourg 1941 antelope