Also known as ETE Locality 154, LO10, Lomekwi X,
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
Collection methods: surface (in situ)
• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 9, ; 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 21355: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 18.06.1991, edited by John Damuth
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Theropithecus brumpti Arambourg 1947 gelada | |
Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 black rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 white rhinoceros | |
"Hipparion hasumense" = Eurygnathohippus hasumense
"Hipparion hasumense" = Eurygnathohippus hasumense Eisenmann 1983 hipparionine horse | |
Suidae indet., "Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti, "Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus
"Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti Leakey 1943 pig
"Notochoerus euilus" = Hylochoerus euilus Hopwood 1926 giant forest hog | |
Hexaprotodon protoamphibius pygmy hippo | |
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
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
Aepyceros shungurae Gentry 1985 impala | |
Dinofelis cf. barlowi Broom 1937 cat | |
Crocuta sp. Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Turkana sp. nov.
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cf. Civettictis sp. Pocock 1915 African civet | |
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: brumpti
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