East Turkana - Area 102 - Upper Burgi (Pleistocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 275, Area 102 - Upper Burgi,

Where: Kenya (3.9° N, 36.3° E: paleocoordinates 3.8° N, 36.0° 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: Lokalalei and KBS Tuffs radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: fluvial-deltaic; claystone

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_deltaic, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: brackish-fresh water, 5 stages of deposition
• ETE rock type adj: light-colored, ETE lithology comments: olive claystone, med-coarse grained sandstone, molluscan packstones, thicker upwards

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: .; ETE reference list: 303, 122, 121, 88, ; ETE museum list: MUSEUMS OF, NATIONAL

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 21461: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 04.03.1993, edited by Victoria Egerton

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Sindacharax sp., Cathormion sp., Cola lateritia, Brachystegia sp., Salacia sp., Brachylaena hutchinsii, Labeo sp., Hyperopsius sp., Distichodus sp.
Cathormion sp.
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Cola lateritia
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Brachystegia sp.
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Salacia sp.
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Brachylaena hutchinsii
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki1
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki1 Dietrich 1915 elephant
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: atavus
 Proboscidea - Deinotheriidae
Deinotherium bozasi3
Deinotherium bozasi3 Arambourg 1934 deinothere
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equus indet., Equus koobiforensis2, Hipparion cf. ethiopicum2
Equus indet. Linnaeus 1758 horse
Hipparion cf. ethiopicum2 hipparionine horse
 Theriamorpha - Sivatheridae
"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium6
"Sivatherium maurusium" = Libytherium maurusium6 Pomel 1893 placental
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
"Hexaprotodon karumensis" = Hippopotamus karumensis5
"Hexaprotodon karumensis" = Hippopotamus karumensis5 Coryndon 1977 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa sp.6, Giraffa pygmaea6
Giraffa sp.6 Brisson 1762 giraffe
Giraffa pygmaea6 Harris 1976 giraffe
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bovidae indet., Gazella praethomsoni7, Tragelaphini indet.7, Tragelaphus strepsiceros7, Tragelaphus strepsiceros7, Reduncini indet.7, Menelikia lyrocera7, Kobus sigmoidalis7, Aepyceros melampus7, Oryx sp.7, Raphicerus sp., Alcelaphini indet.7, Connochaetes gentryi7, Megalotragus isaaci7
Bovidae indet. Gray 1821 antelope
Bovini gen. and sp. indet.
Gazella praethomsoni7 Arambourg 1947 gazelle
Tragelaphini indet.7 Blyth 1863 antelope
Tragelaphini gen. and sp. indet.
Tragelaphus strepsiceros7 Pallas 1766 greater kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros7 Pallas 1766 greater kudu
"Tragelaphus aff. T. strepsiceros maryanus"
Reduncini indet.7 Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
Reduncini gen. and sp. indet.
Menelikia lyrocera7 Arambourg 1941 antelope
Kobus sigmoidalis7 Arambourg 1941 antelope
Aepyceros melampus7 Lichtenstein 1812 impala
Oryx sp.7 de Blainville 1816 oryx
Raphicerus sp. Smith 1827 antelope
Alcelaphini indet.7 Brookes 1876 antelope
Medium-sized Alcelaphini dentitions
Connochaetes gentryi7 Harris 1991 wildebeest
 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
 Primates - Hominidae
Hominidae indet., "Australopithecus boisei" = Paranthropus boisei7
Hominidae indet. Gray 1825 ape
ETE occurrence; species: Hominidae
"Australopithecus boisei" = Paranthropus boisei7 Leakey 1959 australopithecine
Actinopteri
 Characiformes - Alestidae
Hydrocynus sp.
Hydrocynus sp. Cuvier 1816
 Siluriformes - Mochokidae
Synodontis sp.
Synodontis sp. Cuvier 1816 upside down catfish
 Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Barbus sp.
Barbus sp. Cuvier and Cloquet 1816 carp-like fish
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis africana
Dasyatis africana Dartevelle and Casier 1959 whiptail stingray
Demospongiae
 Tetralithistida - Cylindrophymatidae
Coscinodiscus sp.
Coscinodiscus sp. Schrammen 1937 demosponge
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Angiospermae
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Lannea welwitschii
Lannea welwitschii cashew
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
 Fabales - Fabaceae
"Milletia dura" = Millettia, Acacia nilotica, Acacia meillifora
"Milletia dura" = Millettia legume
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Acacia nilotica wattle
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Acacia meillifora wattle
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
 Rosales - Rhamnaceae
Zizyphus abyssinia
Zizyphus abyssinia buckthorn
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Croton haumanianus
Croton haumanianus rushfoil
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
 Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Populus euphratica
Populus euphratica poplar
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
 Gentianales - Apocynaceae
Tabernaemontana sp.
Tabernaemontana sp. Linnaeus dogbane
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
 Gentianales - Rubiaceae
Canthium sp.
Canthium sp. Lamarck 1783 coffee
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Dicotyledoneae
 Myrtales - Combretaceae
Terminalia prunioides
Terminalia prunioides
ETE occurrence; species: pollen
Adenota
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"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki7
"Antidorcas recki" = Adenota recki7 Schwartz 1932
1Beden 1983; 2Eisenmann 1983; 3Harris 1983; 4Harris 1983; 5Harris 1991; 6Harris 1991; 7Harris 1991