East Turkana - Area 129 - Upper Burgi (Pleistocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 223, Area 129 - Upper Burgi,

Where: Kenya (4.2° N, 36.4° E: paleocoordinates 4.1° N, 36.2° E)

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Upper Burgi Member (Koobi Fora Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: KBS and Lokalalei Tuff radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: alluvial fan; sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: alluvial_fan ETE event: ., ETE env comment: basin margin facies
• ETE rock type adj: ., ETE lithology comments: basaltic conglomerate, mudstones

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 133, ; ETE museum list: NATIONAL MUSEUMS OF KENYA

Primary reference: J. M. Harris. 1983. Koobi Fora Research Project The Fossil Ungulates: Proboscidea, Perissodactyla, Suidae. Clarendon Press, Oxford, United Kingdom 2 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/V. Egerton]more details

PaleoDB collection 21410: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 15.12.1992

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki1
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki1 Dietrich 1915 elephant
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: shungurensis
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium bozasi3
Deinotherium bozasi3 Arambourg 1934 deinothere
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion sp.2, Hipparion cf. ethiopicum2, Equus indet.2, Equus koobiforensis2
Hipparion sp.2 de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse
H. sp. B
Hipparion cf. ethiopicum2 hipparionine horse
Equus indet.2 Linnaeus 1758 horse
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Metridiochoerus andrewsi4, Kolpochoerus limnetes4, "Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti4
Metridiochoerus andrewsi4 Hopwood 1926 pig
Kolpochoerus limnetes4 Hopwood 1926 pig
"Notochoerus scotti" = Gerontochoerus scotti4 Leakey 1943 pig
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa pygmaea5, Giraffa stillei5
Giraffa pygmaea5 Harris 1976 giraffe
Giraffa stillei5 Arambourg 1947 giraffe
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet.5, Gazella sp.6, Aepyceros melampus6, Connochaetes gentryi6, Megalotragus isaaci6, Reduncini indet.6, "Kobus ancystrocera" = Redunca ancystrocera6, Kobus sigmoidalis6, Tragelaphini indet.6, Tragelaphus strepsiceros6, Pelorovis oldowayensis6
Bovidae indet.5 Gray 1821 antelope
Bovini gen. and sp. indet.
Gazella sp.6 Blaineville 1816 gazelle
Aepyceros melampus6 Lichtenstein 1812 impala
Connochaetes gentryi6 Harris 1991 wildebeest
Reduncini indet.6 Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
Reduncini gen. and sp. indet.
"Kobus ancystrocera" = Redunca ancystrocera6 Arambourg 1947 reedbuck
Kobus sigmoidalis6 Arambourg 1941 antelope
Tragelaphini indet.6 Blyth 1863 antelope
Tragelaphini gen. and sp. indet.
Tragelaphus strepsiceros6 Pallas 1766 greater kudu
Pelorovis oldowayensis6 Reck 1928 antelope
 Primates - Hominidae
Hominidae indet.7
Hominidae indet.7 Gray 1825 ape
Hominidae gen. et sp. indet.
Adenota
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"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki6
"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki6 Schwartz 1932
1Beden 1983; 2Eisenmann 1983; 3Harris 1983; 4Harris 1983; 5Harris 1991; 6Harris 1991; 7Isaac 1997