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
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
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: recki
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Theropithecus oswaldi Andrews 1916 gelada | |
Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena | |
Rhinocerotidae indet. Gray 1821 rhinoceros ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Rhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros | |
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse | |
Hippopotamus aethiopicus Coryndon and Coppens 1975 hippo
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 hippo
Hippopotamus gorgops Dietrich 1928 hippo | |
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe | |
Bovidae indet., Alcelaphini indet., Alcelaphini indet., cf. Megalotragus sp., Aepyceros cf. melampus, Reduncini indet., Reduncini indet., Kobus ellipsiprymnus, Syncerus cf. caffer, Tragelaphus sp., Tragelaphus scriptus
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Caprini C-W.Turkana
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
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
Syncerus cf. caffer Sparman 1779 African buffalo
Tragelaphus sp. de Blainville 1816 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: or Taurotragus sp.
Tragelaphus scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck | |
Suidae indet., Kolpochoerus majus, Kolpochoerus limnetes, Metridiochoerus modestus, Metridiochoerus compactus
Kolpochoerus majus Hopwood 1934 pig
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig
Metridiochoerus modestus van Hoepen and van Hoepen 1932 pig
Metridiochoerus compactus Van Hoepen and Van Hoepen 1932 pig |