PBDB Collection

West Turkana - Nachukui I (Pleistocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 146, NC1, Nachukui I,

Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (4.2° N, 35.8° E: paleocoordinates 4.2° N, 35.7° E)

When: Nariokotome Member (Nachukui Formation), Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: between Lower Nariokotome Tuff (1.33 +/- 0.03) and Kale Tuff(nearest date on Silbo Tuff - 0.74 +/- 0.01 - K/Ar and Ar/Ar radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: lake_margin ETE event: ., ETE env comment: .

• ETE rock type adj: coarse-grained, ETE lithology comments: also volcanic clast conglomerates and siltstone; poorly-sorted

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 21347: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 13.06.1991, edited by John Damuth

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Proboscidea - Elephantidae	"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki "Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: recki
Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae	Rhinocerotidae indet., Ceratotherium simum Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Rhinocerotidae Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Equus sp. Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae	Hippopotamus amphibius, Hippopotamus aethiopicus, Hippopotamus gorgops Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo Hippopotamus aethiopicus Coryndon and Coppens 1975 hippo Hippopotamus gorgops Dietrich 1928 hippo
Artiodactyla - Giraffidae	Giraffa sp. Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Bovidae indet., Tragelaphus sp., Tragelaphus scriptus, Syncerus cf. caffer, Aepyceros cf. melampus, Reduncini indet., Reduncini indet., Kobus ellipsiprymnus, Alcelaphini indet., Alcelaphini indet., cf. Megalotragus sp. Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Caprini C-W.Turkana Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: or Taurotragus sp. Tragelaphus scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck Syncerus cf. caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo Aepyceros cf. melampus Lichtenstein 1812 impala 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 ellipsiprymnus Ogilby 1833 waterbuck 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
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Suidae indet., Metridiochoerus compactus, Metridiochoerus modestus, Kolpochoerus majus, Kolpochoerus limnetes Suidae indet. Gray 1821 pig ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Suidae Metridiochoerus compactus Van Hoepen and Van Hoepen 1932 pig Metridiochoerus modestus van Hoepen and van Hoepen 1932 pig Kolpochoerus majus Hopwood 1934 pig Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Crocuta crocuta Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena
Primates - Cercopithecidae	Theropithecus oswaldi Theropithecus oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada