West Turkana - Nanyangakipi (Pleistocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 103, NN, Nanyangakipi,

Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (4.4° N, 35.8° E: paleocoordinates 4.4° N, 35.7° E)

When: Natoo/Kaitio Member (Nachukui Formation), Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Malbe Tuff (1.86 +/- 0.02) and Lower Koobi Fora Tuff(=Okote Tuff; 1.64 +/- 0.03); Malbe Tuff also dated by Ar/Ar radiometric intage_min

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: sand, silt, and clay

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 21306: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 03.06.1991

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium bozasi
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equidae indet.
Equidae indet. Gray 1821 horse
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Equidae
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus aethiopicus
Hippopotamus aethiopicus Coryndon and Coppens 1975 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Suidae indet.
Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Suidae