PBDB Collection

West Turkana - Lomekwi I (Pleistocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 153, LO1, Lomekwi I,

Where: Rift Valley, Kenya (3.9° N, 35.8° E: paleocoordinates 3.8° N, 35.5° E)

When: Upper 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 21354: 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 - Elephantidae	"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki "Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: shungurensis
Carnivora - Hyaenidae	Hyaena hyaena Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus 1758 striped hyaena
Perissodactyla - Equidae	"Hipparion hasumense" = Eurygnathohippus hasumense "Hipparion hasumense" = Eurygnathohippus hasumense Eisenmann 1983 hipparionine horse
Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae	Hexaprotodon protoamphibius Hexaprotodon protoamphibius pygmy hippo
Artiodactyla - Suidae	Kolpochoerus limnetes, "Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926 pig "Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti Leakey 1943 pig
Artiodactyla - Giraffidae	Giraffa sp. Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe
Artiodactyla - Bovidae	Aepyceros shungurae, Hippotragus gigas, Alcelaphini indet., Alcelaphini indet., Damaliscus sp., Reduncini indet., Reduncini indet., Reduncini indet., Kobus oricornis, Kobus sp., Kobus sigmoidalis, Menelikia sp., "Gazella cf. granti" = Nanger granti Aepyceros shungurae Gentry 1985 impala Hippotragus gigas Leakey 1965 antelope 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 Damaliscus sp. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope 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-small Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Reduncini-large Kobus oricornis antelope Kobus sp. Smith 1840 antelope ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: sp.nov.A-W.Turkana Kobus sigmoidalis Arambourg 1941 antelope Menelikia sp. Arambourg 1941 antelope "Gazella cf. granti" = Nanger granti Brooke 1872 Grant's gazelle
Primates - Hominidae	"Australopithecus boisei" = Paranthropus boisei "Australopithecus boisei" = Paranthropus boisei Leakey 1959 australopithecine
Primates - Cercopithecidae	Cercopithecidae indet., Cercopithecidae indet., Theropithecus brumpti, Paracolobus mutiwa Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-med. Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cercopithecidae-sm. Theropithecus brumpti Arambourg 1947 gelada Paracolobus mutiwa Leakey 1982 monkey