Lukeino fm. - mbr. A (Miocene of Kenya)

Also known as ETE Locality 1099, Lukeino, Baringo, Lukeino fm. - mbr. A,

Where: Kenya (0.5° N, 35.7° E: paleocoordinates 0.2° N, 35.0° E)

When: A Member (Lukeino Formation), Messinian (7.2 - 5.3 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max age = 6.20 +/- .19 Ma ;Min age = 5.9-5.1 Ma radiometric intage_max, radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; siltstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluv_lacustr, ETE sed env 2: . ETE event: ., ETE env comment: "fluv, flplain env to S"
• ETE rock type adj: 0, ETE lithology comments: red slts/gr slty tuffs/diatom sh

Collection methods: ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 921, ; ETE museum list: KNM

Primary reference: H. Thomas. 1981. Les bovides miocenes de la formation de Ngorora du Bassin de Baringo (Rift Valley, Kenya) 3. Proceedings of the Koninkluke Ned.Akad.Van Wet.:Series B 84(4):377-392 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/M. Kosnik]more details

PaleoDB collection 22275: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 05.08.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
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Bivalvia indet.
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
ETE occurrence; species: Bivalvia
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Stegotetrabelodon sp., Primelephas sp.
Stegotetrabelodon sp. Petrocchi 1941 elephant
Primelephas sp. Maglio 1970 elephant
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Anancus sp.
Anancus sp. Aymard 1855 gomphothere
 Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae
Orycteropus sp.
Orycteropus sp. Geoffroy 1791 aardvark
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion cf. sitifense
Hipparion cf. sitifense Pomel 1897 hipparionine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
cf. Ceratotherium sp.
cf. Ceratotherium sp. Gray 1868 white rhino
 Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus sp.
Hippopotamus sp. Linnaeus 1758 hippo
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffa sp.
Giraffa sp. Brisson 1762 giraffe
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Gazella sp., Tragelaphini indet., Reduncini indet., cf. Aepyceros sp., Hippotragini indet., Neotragini indet., Alcelaphini indet., Cephalophini indet.
Gazella sp. Blaineville 1816 gazelle
Tragelaphini indet. Blyth 1863 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Tragelaphini
Reduncini indet. Knottnerus-Meyer 1907 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Reduncini
cf. Aepyceros sp. Sundevall 1847 impala
Hippotragini indet. Sundevall 1845 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Hippotragini
Neotragini indet. Sclater and Thomas 1894 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Neotragini
Alcelaphini indet. Brookes 1876 antelope
ETE occurrence; species: Alcelaphini
Cephalophini indet. Blyth 1863 antelope
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: Cephalophini
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Nyanzachoerus tulotos
 Carnivora - Felidae
Felidae indet.
Felidae indet. Gray 1821 cat
ETE occurrence; species: Felidae
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
cf. Crocuta sp.
cf. Crocuta sp. Erxleben 1777 spotted hyaena
 Carnivora - Herpestidae
cf. Ichneumia sp.
cf. Ichneumia sp. Geoffroy 1837 mongoose
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canidae indet.
Canidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 canid
ETE occurrence; species: Canidae
 Placentalia -
Lagomorpha indet., Rodentia indet.
Lagomorpha indet. Brandt 1885 placental
ETE occurrence; species: Lagomorpha
Rodentia indet. Bowdich 1821 rodent
ETE occurrence; species: Rodentia
 Rodentia - Hystricidae
Hystrix sp.
Hystrix sp. Linnaeus 1758 porcupine
 Primates - Hominidae
Hominidae indet.
Hominidae indet. Gray 1825 ape
ETE occurrence; species: Hominidae
 Primates - Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecidae indet.
Cercopithecidae indet. Gray 1821 monkey
ETE occurrence; species: Cercopithecidae
Reptilia
 Testudines - Pelomedusidae
Pelomedusidae indet.
Pelomedusidae indet. Cope 1868 sideneck turtle
ETE occurrence; species: Pelomedusidae
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionychidae indet.
Trionychidae indet. Gray 1825 softshell turtle
ETE occurrence; species: Trionychidae
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
Crocodylidae indet.
Crocodylidae indet. crocodile
ETE occurrence; species: Crocodylidae
Actinopteri
 Siluriformes - Clariidae
Clariidae indet.
Clariidae indet. Bonaparte 1846 airbreathing catfish
ETE occurrence; species: Clariidae
 Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae indet.
Cyprinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 carp-like fish
ETE occurrence; species: Cyprinidae
 Cichliformes - Cichlidae
Cichlidae indet.
Cichlidae indet. Heckel 1840 cichlid
ETE occurrence; species: Cichlidae