West Turkana - Kangatukuseo I (Pliocene to of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 143, KU1, Kangatukuseo I,

Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (3.9° N, 35.7° E: paleocoordinates 3.7° N, 35.4° E)

When: Lomekwi Member (Nachukui Formation), Piacenzian to Piacenzian (3.6 - 1.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Lokalalei Tuff (2.52 +/- 0.05) and Tulu Bor Tuff (3.36 +/- 0.04) radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: fluvial; sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: upward fining cycles in- clude paleosols
• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: see Upper Lomekwi Fauna

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 6, ; ETE museum list: KNM

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 21344: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 12.06.1991

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: shungurensis
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-medium
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-large
Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.A-W.Turkana
Aepyceros shungurae Gentry 1985 impala
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-sm
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Camelus sp. Linnaeus 1758 camel
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926 pig
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig
"Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti Leakey 1943 pig
 Carnivora - Felidae
Felidae indet. Gray 1821 cat
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Felidae
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Hyaenidae indet. Gray 1821 hyaena
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Hyaenidae
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-lg.
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-med.
Theropithecus brumpti Arambourg 1947 gelada
Adenota
  -
"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki
"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki Schwartz 1932