West Turkana - Lomekwi III (Pleistocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 152, LO3, Lomekwi III,

Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (3.9° N, 35.7° E: paleocoordinates 3.8° N, 35.5° E)

When: Lomekwi Member (Nachukui Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 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_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 21353: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 14.06.1991, edited by John Damuth

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium bozasi
Deinotherium bozasi Arambourg 1934 deinothere
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki, "Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: brumpti
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: shungurensis
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
"Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti, Metridiochoerus andrewsi
"Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti Leakey 1943 pig
Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926 pig
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Ugandax sp., Tragelaphus scriptus, Aepyceros shungurae, Alcelaphini indet., Damaliscus sp., Kobus oricornis, Kobus sp.
Ugandax sp. Cooke and Coryndon 1970 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Turkana sp. nov.
Tragelaphus scriptus Pallas 1766 bushbuck
Aepyceros shungurae Gentry 1985 impala
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Alcelaphini-sm
Damaliscus sp. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope
Kobus oricornis antelope
Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.C-W.Turkana
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa sp.
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe
 Theriamorpha - Sivatheridae
"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium
"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium Pomel 1893 placental
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Diceros bicornis, Ceratotherium simum
Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae indet.
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-med.
Adenota
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"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki
"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki Schwartz 1932